Thanksgiving Info

If you'll be here over the holiday, note our reduced hours;  if you'll be out and about but still need access to library resources be sure to observe the instructions for off campus access. 

National Book Awards for 2014

We've got 3 of the 4 winners in our collections - and many of the finalists.

Pick up some Thanksgiving leisure reading or add to your holiday wishlist! 

Evidence from the Ferguson case released by prosecutor

St. Louis Public Radio has posted the documents considered by the grand jury in the Michael Brown case.   The site may be down at times due to strong interest. 

"Picturing Jazz" - A Talk by Gary Giddins - Nov 20th

The Harold Jantz Memorial Lecture will be given by Gary Giddins, renowned American jazz critic, at 4:30pm on Thursday, November 20th in King 106. 

Research paper stress? Make a research appointment!

Make an appointment with a Reference Librarian for a 30-minute individual consultation about your research project.  Librarians can help you:

• Map out a research strategy
• Focus and refine your topic
• Come up with useful keywords for searching
• Navigate and search databases effectively
• Locate books, articles, primary sources, images, data, etc.
• Evaluate sources for relevance and credibility
• Make sure you haven’t missed important resources
• Manage your citations 

Booksale in Mudd this Fri & Sat!

Oberlin College Library is hosting a book sale on Friday November 7th from 12:30pm-7:00 pm and Saturday November 8th from 10:00am-1:00pm, in Mudd's Academic Commons. Come down to browse/buy beautiful cheap books! 

Election night TV coverage in Azariah's

We're pulling out the big-screen TV and will tune in to CNN for live coverage of election returns Tuesday night starting at 8 pm.  Bring a friend and settle in!  Some of those races are going to be real nail-biters.  Will the Republicans take control of the Senate?  Grab a cup of coffee and watch it all unfold in Azariah's Café.