Category: Events

  • Enter the Bandana Advantage Mug Raffle!

    Enter the Bandana Advantage Mug Raffle!

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    Miles Dame

    Have you ever wondered exactly how Ed Babinski tracks down the most obscure ILL requests? What wizardry he invokes to decode vague citations and incomplete titles? What mysterious arts he employs to convince stubborn institutions to lend that one critical source? We may never know the real answer to these questions but we suspect it…

  • End-of-Semester Support at the Library: Writing Marathon and Study Break Events

    End-of-Semester Support at the Library: Writing Marathon and Study Break Events

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    Miles Dame

    As the semester winds down and final papers and exams loom large, Furman University Libraries are here to support you through the final stretch. We’re excited to offer two special opportunities to help you stay focused, recharge, and finish strong. Writing Marathon – April 24 (Partnership with the Trone Center for Mental Fitness)Need some company…

  • Celebrate Poetry Month at the Library!

    Celebrate Poetry Month at the Library!

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    Miles Dame

    April is Poetry Month, and there’s no better place to celebrate the power of words than at with the Furman University Libraries. Whether you’re new to verse or a longtime poetry lover, we invite you to explore creativity in fresh ways. This month, our libraries are brimming with hands-on activities, inspiring displays, and opportunities for…

  • Fictional Librarian Showdown

    Fictional Librarian Showdown

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    Miles Dame

    It’s March Madness season—but at the James B. Duke Library, we’re putting our own literary twist on the bracket frenzy with a new passive event: Fictional Librarian Showdown! Sixteen legendary librarians from across books, movies, TV shows, and comics are going head-to-head in a bracket-style tournament. From spell-casting scholars to ghostly guardians of knowledge, these…

  • Discover Library Resources: Employee Professional Development Sessions

    Discover Library Resources: Employee Professional Development Sessions

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    Miles Dame

    Are you making the most of the resources available to you through Furman University Libraries? Whether you’re looking for books to read for pleasure or want to stay up to date with the latest news publications, we have two upcoming sessions designed to help you unlock the full potential of our library collections. Shelf Secrets:…

  • Postcard Collections on Display

    Postcard Collections on Display

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    Jeffrey Makala

    The new display in the Duke Library’s foyer showcases postcards. Special Collections and Archives houses several postcard collections: from Furman and the Greenville Woman’s College; from Greenville; tourist sites and locales from around South Carolina; and prominent buildings and sites from around the USA. We also have a collection of postcards from Camp Sevier, the…

  • Discover Stories of Resilience and Resistance at Our Upcoming CLP Events

    Discover Stories of Resilience and Resistance at Our Upcoming CLP Events

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    Miles Dame

    Furman University Libraries are excited to announce two thought-provoking events as part of the Cultural Life Program (CLP) this February. Both events spotlight powerful narratives on the importance of representation, access, and freedom in the world of libraries and education. Mark your calendars and join us for these inspiring evenings! Black Librarianship Through Our EyesThursday,…

  • International Education Week

    International Education Week

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    Miles Dame

    Every year, the Library celebrates the richness that international learning adds to the Furman Advantage. This includes all the international students that come to study at Furman as well as all the opportunities to travel away that come with semester and May X programs. This year, international students participated in hanging flags from around the…

  • Cothran Center Conversations Now Online

    Cothran Center Conversations Now Online

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    Christy Allen

    Recordings of recent Cothran Center Conversations on Meaning and Purpose are now online thanks to a partnership between the Cothran Center and the Libraries’ Digital Collections Center. Cothran Conversations are led by Furman staff and faculty who share their vocational stories, along with their basic beliefs and values. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are…

  • Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections

    Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections

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    Jeffrey Makala

           The largest corpus of objects of material culture from the medieval period in the West come to us as examples of textual culture: handwritten manuscripts on treated animal skin (parchment, or vellum) and, later in the 15th century, early printed books. Considering surviving textiles, household objects, and even architecture in stone, it…