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February 06, 2025
Clarence Ward Art Library Call for Artists
Salon-style exhibition wall In an effort to make the communal space more lively and inspiring, the Clarence Ward Art Library will be displaying student artwork throughout the Spring 2025 semester. Students are encouraged to submit a photo of their mount-ready work to art.library@oberlin.edu to be considered. All entries must... Continue Reading

January 24, 2025
2025 Weidenthal Undergraduate Summer Internship
The Oberlin College Archives invites applicants for the position of Weidenthal Undergraduate Summer Intern for 2025. The internship provides an opportunity for an undergraduate student at any institution to learn about arrangement and description of collections, digitization, exhibit installation and outreach activities... Continue Reading

January 21, 2025
New Library System Coming Summer 2025
We are excited to announce that Oberlin College Libraries will be upgrading its library services platform to Ex Libris Alma/Primo in the summer of 2025. Alma/Primo is the most-used library system in U.S. academic libraries, with more than 65% of Association of Research Libraries using it–including Harvard, Yale, Duke, and... Continue Reading

December 02, 2024
Scenes from Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd
A Ship Aground (1828), J.M.W. Turner To celebrate the exhibition Melville's Billy Budd at 100 currently on display in the Terrell Main Library's Special Collections and Archives until December 20, the Oberlin Conservatory's Opera department will be presenting Scenes from Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd on December 10. Be sure to... Continue Reading

November 26, 2024
Clarence Ward Art Library Book Club
Illustration of Oscar Wilde (Credit: Junelle Apuya) The Clarence Ward Art Library Book Club is official! The community was polled on what the first book of the series should be and the winner is: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. If you would like to join the discussion on December 10, you can pick up one of the... Continue Reading

October 08, 2024
Third Annual Long Story Short Award
The third Annual Long Story Short Award begins today, October 8, and runs until October 29. Entry is free for Oberlin students. All submitted works will be published on the contest webpage and the public (American colleges and universities) will vote on their favorites. Winners will be announced November 27. Submission... Continue Reading

October 02, 2024
Peace Paper Project
The Peace Paper Project is an international organization of hand papermakers, art therapists, activists and fine artists. The program which is based in Hamburg, Germany, works with communities to establish papermaking programs that use the book arts to address issues of war and terrorism, trauma and loss, and social and... Continue Reading

May 20, 2024
A Toast to Mudd Center
Please join us on Friday, May 24 from 4:00-5:00 for a Toast to Mudd Center on its 50th birthday. Dr. Robert Fuller, who was president when the building was erected and dedicated, will be on hand to raise the toast at 4:30pm sharp. The event takes place in the Contemplation Garden under the ramp at Mudd. All are... Continue Reading

April 17, 2024
The Oberlin Review Turns 150 Exhibition
Exhibition display case The Oberlin Review Turns 150 is now on display. Visit the 1st Floor Gallery in Terrell Main Library to learn about the history of the College newspaper and its 150 years of existence. Exhibition Information When: April 12-27, 2024 Where: 1st Floor Gallery, Terrell Main Library, 148 W College St.... Continue Reading

April 04, 2024
Check It Out: Young Naturalist's Pop-Up Handbooks: Beetles and Butterflies
Pop-up mechanism in Young Naturalist's Pop-Up Handbook: Beetles Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart are two renowned creators of elaborate pop-up books. The Clarence Ward Art Library has two of Sabuda and Reinhart’s collaborations in our collection of pop-up books: Young Naturalist’s Pop-Up Handbook: Beetles and... Continue Reading