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November 04, 2021
Join Us for Focus Groups
The Oberlin College Libraries are embarking on a strategic planning process where we will talk with a wide variety of stakeholders about the future of Oberlin. We will think deeply about what we’re doing right, where we want some improvements, and what the new normal will look like for Oberlin’s libraries in the... Continue Reading

November 04, 2021
#DigBlk: Building Today's Archives Through Oberlin's Early Black Activist History
P. Gabrielle Foreman and Shirley Moody-Turner, co-directors of the Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk at Penn State University Libraries will be the featured speakers at the Friends of the Libraries annual meeting, Saturday Nov. 13 7:45 pm.After their presentation, the CBDR co-directors will be joined by Tracy... Continue Reading

November 03, 2021
Water restored in Terrell
Update, 11/5/21, 5:00p.m.: The water boil alert has been lifted and water is safe to drink. The Seeley G. Mudd Center, home to the Terrell Main Library, will have no water service on Thursday, November 4, 2021, beginning at 8 a.m. Due to repairs involving a valve installation on the water line affecting Mudd Center and the... Continue Reading

October 28, 2021
This Week in Oberlin History: The Dedication of Second Congregational Church
Many people know of First Congregational Church, but did you know there was a Second Church as well? In May of 1860, over 100 members of First Congregational Church split off to form Second Congregational Church. The Oberlin College Trustees agreed for the Church to be placed on College property on West College Street in... Continue Reading

October 25, 2021
Strategic Planning Survey
The Oberlin College Libraries are embarking on a strategic planning process where we will talk with students, faculty, staff, alums, friends, and our community. We will think deeply about what we’re doing right, where we want some improvements, and what the new normal will look like for Oberlin’s libraries in the... Continue Reading

October 20, 2021
Open Access Week 2021: October 25-31
The theme of this year’s International Open Access Week, which runs from today until October 31st, is “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity”. According to openaccessweek.org: Diversity, equity, and inclusion must be consistently prioritized year-round and integrated into the fabric of... Continue Reading

October 19, 2021
The Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries Presents Jay Fiskio
On Wednesday, October 27 at 4:30 p.m., Professor Jay Fiskio will discuss her new book Climate Change, Literature, and Environmental Justice, which focuses on practices of dissent, speculative fiction, and social care. She will talk about the ways that environmental justice communities protect and repair the world through... Continue Reading

October 05, 2021
Banned Books Read Aloud at 4:30 on Wednesday, October 6
Banned Books Week (September 26-October 2, 2021) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. This week of awareness brings to light current and historical attempts to censor books in our nation. The entire book community comes together in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some... Continue Reading

September 30, 2021
Orientation Events at the Libraries
Join the Oberlin College Libraries this weekend for a little bit of fun and a lot of great info! Learn about checking out materials, online resources, and where to find those sweet study spaces. New students are especially encouraged to stop by the Libraries to learn about all we have to offer and how we can help you find... Continue Reading

September 07, 2021
Oberlin College Libraries Welcomes New Director To Campus
Join us in welcoming Valerie Hotchkiss, newly appointed Azariah S. Root Director of Libraries, to the Oberlin campus! Valerie Hotchkiss. Photo credit: John Russell/Vanderbilt University As we begin a break following an unprecedented summer semester at Oberlin College, the Libraries begin a new era under the leadership of a... Continue Reading