There’s a study break station at the Research Assistance Desk equipped with coloring pages, colored pencils, and bubble wrap (a.k.a. Stress Relief Capsules).
Category: Events
Photos! Study Day Recharge!
Great food and a wonderful turnout! We hope you feel recharged for exams. Thanks to the Furman Culinary Club and the Department of Health Sciences for partnering with the Furman Library to host this event. The Study Day Recharge Menu Included: Tex-Mex Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing Green Monster Smoothies Salmon Salad with Fresh . . .Continue reading Photos! Study Day Recharge!
Up All Night in the Science Library
Anytime is the right time to study in the Sanders Science Library during finals week. We’ll be open, so come on over when you need that perfect place to review for exams or finish up term papers. And, as always, the snack fairy arrives at midnight! Sanders Science Library Exam Week Hours Wednesday, April 29 – . . .Continue reading Up All Night in the Science Library
Study Day Recharge!
The green monster smoothies, the fresh local strawberries AND the chair massages are all back for Study Day Recharge! Wednesday, April 29. Healthy refreshments will be served at 5:00 pm in Room 041, lower level of the James B. Duke Library. Chair massages run from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm in Room 043, lower level . . .Continue reading Study Day Recharge!
“Free” Book Sale
The Library is offering for free withdrawn K-12 textbook materials from our Curriculum Collection. These materials are either older or being replaced by a later edition and cover a wide range of subject matter. The free books will be available Wednesday, April 29, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the library porch. Don’t forget . . .Continue reading “Free” Book Sale
Work Smart Workshop
Introduction to Citation Managers Tuesday, April 21 @ 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Wednesday, April 22 @ 11:30 am – 12:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 041 Friday, April 24 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Sanders Science Library Big projects often involve lots of research and complex bibliographies. . . .Continue reading Work Smart Workshop
Poetry Creation Station
April is National Poetry Month, and the James B. Duke Library is encouraging you to discover your inner poet. We have set up a Poetry Creation Station using a magnetic white board and inspiring words. Express yourself!
CLP: Poetry Reading
To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, the Library’s Special Collections and Archives and the English Department will co-sponsor South Carolina poet and internationally celebrated performer, Kurtis Lamkin. He will recite his poetry while accompanying himself on the kora, a twenty-one-stringed West African harp-lute. Kurtis Lamkin is a contemporary American embodiment of the ancient West . . .Continue reading CLP: Poetry Reading
Work Smart Workshop
Work Smart Workshop: Digital Media Resources Friday, March 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 043 Looking for new ways to engage your students with your class material? Looking for images or video to add to a presentation? Consider adding media. The libraries provide access to an impressive number of digital . . .Continue reading Work Smart Workshop
Dessert Celebration!
With its recent ranking of STARS Gold status by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Furman joins an elite group of 37 universities, and only 3 others in the Southeastern U.S., who have been so recognized for the strength and breadth of their campus-wide implementation of sustainability. We are proud to . . .Continue reading Dessert Celebration!