Wouldn’t it be nice to have your own private study room in the library? For an entire month? To share with 3 friends?! SUCH A ROOM EXISTS! The library has created a private, VIP study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and 3 of their friends. Perks include: a floor to ceiling dry . . .Continue reading Win a Private, VIP Study Room!
Category: James B. Duke Library
Lockers in the Library
Did you know that the James B. Duke Library has lockers? Here’s the details: 20 lockers are located in the 24-hour study room sign up for a locker at the Circulation Desk and get your locker key lockers can be kept for 1 month (with a 2 week renewal if nobody is on the waiting list)
Summer Interim Hours
Today is the last day of Summer Session II! If you will be around between now and the first day of class, the library is open so come and see us. Summer Interim Hours August 13, Saturday 1 pm – 5 pm August 14, Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm August 15, Monday 9 am – . . .Continue reading Summer Interim Hours
On Display: Books to Film
Currently on display in the James B. Duke Library is a selection of books and their corresponding movie adaptations. Titles include: Pride and Prejudice Pride & Prejudice (DVD) Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (DVD) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (DVD) Gone with the Wind Gone with . . .Continue reading On Display: Books to Film
Alumni Collections
We are Furman: Alumni Collections in Special Collections and Archives 2nd Floor James B. Duke Library Furman University July-December 2016 Students, past and present, are what the university is all about. Students will forever fill a role—whether they are current students or long graduated. Alumni are life blood of a university and “Furman’s blood runs deep.” Special . . .Continue reading Alumni Collections
JBD Flooding and Cleanup
On the morning of July 1st, a ruptured water pipe caused significant damage in the lower level of the James B. Duke Library. The public areas most heavily affected include the student carrels between the Digital Collections Center and the Bound Periodicals. Library staff space accessed through the Multimedia Commons also experienced significant damage. Clean . . .Continue reading JBD Flooding and Cleanup
Independence Day Hours
Due to the Independence Day holiday, the James B. Duke Library and all campus branches will be closed on Sunday, July 3rd and Monday, July 4th. To help get your 4th off to a good start, here are just a few of the library’s great resources on the subject. The full text of the Declaration of Independence can . . .Continue reading Independence Day Hours
On Display: Food and Cooking
Currently on display in the James B. Duke Library is a selection of books about food and cooking. Titles are arranged by category and include: Ancient Cookery The philosopher’s kitchen: recipes from ancient Greece and Rome for the modern cook The Roman cookery book Church Lady Cookbooks 300 years of Carolina cooking Dessert cookbook Food History . . .Continue reading On Display: Food and Cooking
Summer Orientation Hours
Library hours during Summer Orientation are as follows: Friday June 17 8am-5pm Saturday June 18 9am-5pm Sunday June 19 1pm-5pm Monday June 20 8am-10pm Tuesday June 21 8am-10pm Wednesday June 22 8am-10pm Thursday June 23 8am-10pm Friday June 24 8am-5pm Saturday June 25 9am-5pm Sunday June 26 9am-5pm Monday June 27 8am-10pm Tuesday June 28 8am-10pm Wednesday June 29 8am-10pm The Research Assistance Desk will be staffed from 11am-3pm Monday – Friday. If you need help at another time, please . . .Continue reading Summer Orientation Hours
On Display: Around the World
Visit the James B. Duke Library to browse our latest display based on the question, “What in the world should you read next?” Titles include: Africa Nervous Conditions (Former Rhodesia) Wife of the Gods (Ghana) Children of the Alley (Egypt) The Golden Notebook (Former Rhodesia) Asia Interpreter of Maladies: Stories (India) The Vegetarian: A Novel (South . . .Continue reading On Display: Around the World