Monday, May 23, 2011

Exhibit of New York Public Library Artifacts

From Wired magazine:

"The curators at the New York Public Library have spent a century amassing the library’s extensive research collection — everything from 4,300-year-old Sumerian cuneiforms to Malcolm X’s briefcase.
Now the library is putting a vast selection of that stash on display in Celebrating 100 Years. The exhibit opens Saturday at the NYPL’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, which is celebrating its 100th birthday."

You can view some of these truly fascinating items by clicking here.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

CONVOCATION WEEKEND CLOSING HOURS

This weekend is Samford convocation, so please be aware of our closing hours: http://library.samford.edu/about/hours.html

Monday, May 9, 2011

PROQUEST HISTORY VAULT

We invite you to explore our latest database trial, Proquest History Vault, which includes substantial content dealing with Alabama History, and modules titled "The Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century: Federal Government Records & Organizational Records and Personal Papers."  Please visit the trials page to view login information for this trial.

Monday, May 2, 2011

DAYBREAK IN ALABAMA

From the Knopf "A Poem A Day" site, with thanks to Anna Embree.  "Daybreak in Alabama," by Langston Hughes:
http://poem-a-day.knopfdoubleday.com/2011/04/29/hughes/