Presentation

The Saint John's Bible

The first illuminated handwritten Bible commission by a Benedictine monastery in more than 500 years.

Location:  Special Collections and Archives, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Date and Time: Thursday, March 7 at 3 p.m.

"One of the extraordinary undertakings of our time." - Smithsonian Magazine.

An exhibit concerning Ralph Brown Draughon (after whom the R.B.D. Library is named) is on display in the two glass cases recently placed on the First Floor near the Atrium staircase and elevator.

The exhibit features numerous photographs of Ralph Brown Draughon (1899-1968) plus memorabilia and informative captions.  Draughon served as President of Auburn University from 1947 through 1965.  The exhibit covers important events of Draughon's presidency including the transition of Auburn from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute to Auburn University in 1960 and the desegregation of the University in 1964 when Harold Franklin was admitted as the first African American student.  The photos cover Draughon's life from a 1925 scene where he was serving as a teacher at Sumter County High School in 1925 through his retirement.

Meet Littleton-Franklin Speaker

Roger Thurow, author of

The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change

Date and Time:  Wednesday, February 20, 9 - 10 a.m.

Location: Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Multicultural Center Lecture Series

I Hope I Join the Band: Narrative, Affiliation, and Antiracist Rhetoric

Frankie Condon (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)

Date and Time:  Wednesday, February 27 at 3 p.m.

Location: Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Sponsored by:  Auburn Univeristy Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Auburn University Office of University Writing, and Auburn University Libraries.

Discover Auburn Lecture Series

Deep Water in the Deep South: Coastal Alabama and the Complicated Response to the B.P. Oil Spill

Judith Sheppard (Professor, Communication and Journalism, Auburn University)

Time and Date: Wednesday, February 6 at 3 p.m.

Location: Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and Auburn University Bookstore.

Be sure to check library hours of operation during the Martin Luther King Holiday period by clicking on the Hours link located in the upper central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage . The dates affected are from Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 21.

Discover Auburn Lecture Series

Please join us for a talk by Dr. Steven P. Brown (Political Science Department, Auburn University) on his new book:

John McKinley and the Antebellum Supreme Court:  Circuit Riding in the Old Southwest

Date and Time:  Tuesday, January 29 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Discover Auburn showcases the research and publications of Auburn faculty, students, and alumni.  For more information and video/audio streaming of past programs, click here .

Be sure to check library hours of operation during the Intersession and Holiday season by clicking on the Hours link located  in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.  Intersession hours will be in effect December 8 - 19 and January 3 - 8.  Holiday hours will be in effect December 20 - January 2 (and the library will be closed December 23-26 and December 30 - January 1).

Regular hours of operation will resume on January 9, the first day of classes for the Spring Semester.

Be sure to check library hours of operation during Final Exams December 3 - 7 by clicking on the Hours link located in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.