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Goodbye snow, hello rain! Grab your umbrella and come visit UM Libraries! J.D. Williams is open until midnight and the Science Library is open until 8:00 pm.
University of Mississippi Libraries retweeted
REBALERT: The university will delay the start of the spring semester until Thursday, Jan. 25.
We strongly advise all students to delay your return to Oxford until Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the earliest.
Full Message: bit.ly/3tW8PD0
ALT Reb Alert graphic “delayed start of spring semester”
K12 librarians are here for the School Library Symposium we are hosting. One of their stops was the IDEAlab 💡 makerspace.
We’ve been working on something really cool and excited to share this project with @OleMiss
Original Library Collection Provides Insights Into University of Mississippi Early Days
- Archivist working on project ahead of University Libraries' anniversary next year
Full Story: bit.ly/47n4BlZ
ALT scanned archive from the library
University of Mississippi Libraries retweeted
It’s National College Radio Day and no one does it better than Rebel Radio 92.1! 📻 The first radio station on campus was documented in the late 1920s but WUMS has been around since the 1980s.
ALT A student sits in the radio booth discussing music and news.
Check out our #BannedBooksWeek stickers at the help desk on second floor (by the Starbucks) @olemiss
Reminder to students who went to the OTHER library last night, the one with the books is open noon to midnight if you’re looking for a quiet spot to wrap up your studying this weekend 😉
University of Mississippi Libraries retweeted
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom has released new preliminary data documenting a continued uptick in censorship attempts in libraries across the U.S. during the first 8 months of 2023. Read more: ala.org/news/press-releases/…
#UniteAgainstBookBans #FreePeopleReadFreely
ALT ALA Releases Preliminary data on 2023 book challenges. New data shows record surge of challenges in public libraries. American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom.
FRIDAY @ 1:00 join @southernstudies and
@sarahisomcenter in Archives and Special Collections
as we host Dr. Travis Foster from Villanova University
to discuss the long history of gender variance. For
more information calendar.lib.olemiss.edu/eve…
Interested in joining our Afrofuturism
Discussion Group? There's only 15 spots available!
Want more information about the group? Fill out this
form: forms.gle/S51hHmyLyRETiQdq5
Questions can be directed at (662)915-3224 or
[email protected]
Day 1 of 2 is underway for Programming for Researchers hosted by @swcarpentry!
TOMORROW! Don't miss it!
Register for one of our first events of the semester! We have partnered with @FreeLibrary for this webinar. Register in advance here: olemiss.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
University of Mississippi Libraries retweeted
Join us on Wednesday to learn more about the Pass It On! initiative and @UMLibraries—and there will be free pizza. See you there! 🍕
APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN!
Come be a part of the fun this semester 😀
Apply here: bit.ly/3WY5ayA
We're looking for Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 ambassadors for the library! Are you interested? Apply here: bit.ly/3WY5ayA
Register for one of our first events of the semester! We have partnered with @FreeLibrary for this webinar. Register in advance here: olemiss.zoom.us/webinar/regi…