While Emory University has a full calendar of offerings for the upcoming King Week, Emory Libraries and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) will recognize King Week next week and Black History Month in February with events and resources of their own. Events “Jim Crow in the Asylum”: Kylie Smith in Conversation with Vanessa Read More …
Between January 12–24, members of the Emory community will commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during King Week. The federal holiday commemorating Dr. King was officially established in 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating King’s birthday as a national public holiday. Its passage followed years of persistent advocacy led Read More …
Every year, on January 1, works previously protected by copyright enter the public domain in the United States and become free for everyone to use. On Jan. 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 entered the public domain in the United States, along with sound recordings from 1925. Works in the public domain are Read More …
As of January 2, 2026, Woodruff Library will reduce book retrieval services from Woodruff Stacks. We will no longer retrieve and place on hold physical books listed as available (on the shelf) in the Woodruff Library stacks, except for delivery to the Oxford Library or as a disability accommodation. Like the entire campus, the library Read More …
Starting in February, Emory Libraries, the Michael C. Carlos Museum, and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship will be coordinating a series of exhibitions and programs that will lead up to the World Cup soccer events in Atlanta in June and July. Updates will be made to the “Footwork” webpage as additional details become available. Read More …
The next Miscellaneous Month will be 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, with the theme of typewriters and their impact on literature, activism, and art. Please note that the Woodruff Library is restricted to Emory cardholders only during this week due to final exams, so members of the public should send an email to gaby Read More …
At Emory Libraries, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make sure you have access to the academic books you need for your research, teaching, and learning. Now that the winter holiday break is near, we want to ensure you have some leisure material to enjoy. To relax, we are reading, viewing, and listening Read More …
For the first time, items from Emory’s Rose Library will be on exhibit at the world’s busiest airport, where millions of travelers coming through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international can take a break and explore materials on the history of hip hop in Atlanta and its torchbearer, EarWax Records. “Beyond the 50: Continuing Hip Hop’s Legacy in Read More …
Finals are upon us! Whether it’s help with research, a quiet place to focus, or the equipment needed for recording a multimedia project, Emory Libraries has you covered. Check out all of the resources available within the Robert W. Woodruff Library building: Quiet study areas Short-term Individual Study Rooms are available for solitary, short-term work. Read More …
November is International Games Month! It’s a good time to remember the importance of play in our lives, socially, educationally, and of course just for fun. If you’re on the Atlanta campus, please drop in and try out our fledgling collection of board and card games on the second floor across from the Library Service Read More …
Audience members can be a part of history when they attend “Artist & Influence: An Oral History Interview with Noah Jemisin in conversation with Halima Taha” on Friday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. The event, inspired by the Artist & Influence journal and interview series created by Camille Billops and James V. Hatch, will be Read More …
Every October, when the Nobel Prize in Literature is announced, readers unfamiliar with the laureate’s work often wonder whether they would enjoy the author’s writings, and which book to start with. This blog introduces readers to this year’s laureate, Hungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai, whose books and films are well represented in the Woodruff Read More …