Be sure to click on the Hours link located in the upper central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage to find out library hours of operation during the Labor Day holiday period, September 3 -  5.  Regular hours of operation begin at 6 p.m. on September 5.

Be sure to check library hours of operation during Final Exams August 3 - 5 by clicking on the Hours link located in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.  Special hours will be in place also for July 29 - August 2 for classes ending and for Study/Reading days.  Intersession Hours will be in effect August 6 - 15.  Regular Fall Semester hours of operation will begin on Tuesday, August 16, the first day of classes.

Be sure to check the Hours link located in the upper central part of the Auburn University Libraries  homepage to find out hours of operation during the July 4 holiday period affecting Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4.  Normal Summer Semester hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, July 5.

Located in the upright exhibit case on the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library near the restrooms is an exhibit featuring the Army ROTC Centennial 1916 - 2016 commemorating the establishment of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) at the Auburn Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).

The exhibit features photographs and captions plus artifacts such as a piccolo used by API Cadet Band Member J.A. Douglas during the years 1917-1919 and a uniform worn by Frank Hayes Newman, API student, during the years 1929 - 1930.

The exhibit also includes photographs and documents concerning the dedication of the W.T. Nichols Center ROTC building in 1986.

Sponsored by the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Department.

Shifting has progressed to the Second Floor  in the HE series. The A series is moving to OLAF (Offsite Library Archival Facility).

Shelving construction work at the OLAF site is now complete. Movement of materials to the building is proceeding.

Sprinkler installation will be in the Learning Commons area in the coming week. No call number ranges are expected to be affected.

Library Mell Classroom Building  page: http://mcb.lib.auburn.edu

Facilities Management project website: http://www.auburn.edu/administration/facilities/webapps/projects/profile.php?proj=11-209

Be sure to click on the Hours link located in the upper central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage to find out library hours of operation during the Intersession schedule, May 7 - 18.  Regular Summer hours of operation will resume on Thursday, May 19 (first day of classes).

Be sure to check library hours of operation during Final Exams May 2 - 6  by clicking on the Hours link located in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.  Special hours will be in place also for April 29 - May 1 for classes ending and for Study/Reading days.  Intersession Hours will be in effect May 7 - 18.

Discover Auburn Book Talk

The Village on the Plain:  Auburn University 1856-2006

Dr. Dwayne Cox, Former Head, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University

Date and Time:  Thursday, May 5 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Reception and book signing to follow.

Auburn University possesses a rich and storied past.   Dwayne Cox's The Village on the Plain tells the story of a small private college that transformed itself in the face of sweeping national events and state politics, not only to survive the threats but to emerge more complex and resilient.  It is a lively and authoritative history of the rivalries, achievements, and controversies surrounding the growth of Alabama's premier land-grant institution.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries.

Keeping Up with the Juvi's

Date and Time:  Tuesday, April 19, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Location:  By the Juvenile Collection, Third Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Come join us to browse the 2016 Children's and Young Adults Award Winning Books and the Libraries' Juvenile Collection!  There will be refreshments along with information about the libraries' resources for juvenile literature.  Book jackets from this year's and previous years' award winners will be available for free to take on a first come - first served basis - great for bulletin boards and classroom decor!

For more information, contact Todd Shipman, Education Librarian at todd.shipman@auburn.edu .