We have a donation box for Greenville Literacy for the next few months, right as you walk into the James B Duke Library. This is a great time of year to weed your bookshelves and donate to a good cause! The 2019 Really Good, Really Big, Really Cheap Booksale will take place August 9-11 at McAlister Square in Greenville | 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive.
June 28, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
Written by Robyn Andrews
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. the raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighboring streets and in nearby Christopher Park. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States.
Fifty years later, on June 6, 2019, New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill issued an apology for the actions of the department that night, stating “the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple. The actions and the laws were discriminatory and opporessive…and for that, I apologize.”
Furman University is committed to created an inclusive environment for all. For more information on Stonewall, and other LGBTQ-related resources including books, DVDs and music, please visit our display located in the James B. Duke Main Library.
The Libraries will be closed from noon on June 6th through the end of the day on June 9th for our annual “Bugs & Rugs”, closure. During this time, our buildings undergo routine fumigation and steam carpet cleaning.
You can still access the Libraries databases and other online resources during the closure including this lovely drawing of a stink bug from the Encyclopedia Britannica available through ImageQuest.
The Audio Recording Studio in the James B. Duke Library is open and available for reservation this summer! The Audio Recording Studio is a sound-insulated room located on the lower level of the library near the IT Service Center, and is equipped with a microphone and a laptop computer with Camtasia and Audacity installed.
Faculty, staff and students may reserve the studio for up to 4 hours per week. Make a Reservation – Please keep the email confirmation of your reservation.
For the first time ever, Furman Music students and faculty can listen to their recitals and concerts online. The Furman Music Department Recitals and Concerts online collection replaces the recitals/concerts CDs that were available for check-out in the Music Library. The online collection is available on-campus, but it is only accessible off-campus with a current Furman username and password.
This collaborative project involving the Digital Collections Center, Furman Music Department, Music Library, Information Technology Services, and Special Collections & Archives was years in the making. Currently the collection contains programs and audio recordings from the Furman Music Department’s 2017-2019 recitals/concerts, but the hope is to have all the available programs and audio files online over the next year or so.
Because of the Furman Music Department Recitals and Concerts online collection, the Music Library will no longer be circulating CDs.
Got questions? Ask us at digitalcollections@furman.edu
All three Furman Libraries will be closed Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day weekend.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship. The scholarship is given annually to a senior or a Furman graduate who has been accepted into, or is enrolled in, an American Library Association accredited graduate program. Learn more about the Scholarship.
Raven was a Bachelor of Arts Urban Studies major (’12). She is currently enrolled in The School of Library and Information Sciences at North Carolina Central University. She is working towards a job in a public library as a children’s librarian or as a school media specialist.
Elizabeth was an English major (’11). She is currently enrolled in the USC School of Library and Information Science. She is interested in working as a media specialist in the public school system in South Carolina. She is pursuing a MLIS degree and School Library Certificate.
Vivian was a Bachelor of Arts Music major (’17). She has been accepted into the Master of Science in Information program at the University of Michigan, Master of Science in Library and Information Science at Syracuse University and the Master of Library and Information Science at the University of Maryland. She has worked in a variety of Furman library settings including a Furman Advantage Summer Research Fellow with Patricia Sasser. Within the broader field of music librarianship, she would like to work as a digital humanities specialist in a special collection or an archive.
Our Spring interim and MayX hours are as follows:
Please check hours on Music Library website.
Please check hours on Science Library website.
Hours are summarized below. For complete information check hours on Duke Library website.
May 8 – 14
Mon – Fri: 9am – 5pm
Sat – Sun: 1pm – 5pm
May 15 – Jun 4
Mon – Fri: 8am – 10pm
Sat – Sun: 1pm – 5pm
Exceptions:
May 25 – CLOSED
May 27 – CLOSED
The Library Cafe (TLC) in the Duke Library is closed from May 13 – August 19, 2019.
For those craving a hot beverage and warm breakfast pastry or sandwich, the Barnes & Noble cafe in the Trone Student Center will remain open on summer hours.
Two of Furman’s librarians have recently co-edited new books.
Recipes for Mindfulness in Your Library: Supporting Resilience and Community Engagement
Co-edited by Jenny Colvin, Assistant Director for Outreach Services, and published by the American Library Association. The book explores a wide range of approaches that demonstrate how librarians have integrated mindfulness into their daily work life.
In Dogs We Trust: An Anthology of American Dog Literature
Co-edited by Jeff Makala, Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist, and published by the University of South Carolina Press. The book celebrates canines through stories, anecdotes, and poetry from the 19th to the early 20th century
