We’re creating a collaborative art project to raise awareness about the importance of coral reefs and the challenges they face. This Science Library x Archives/Distinctive Collections project will culminate in a special Earth Day celebration! 🌍✨ 🎨 We need your help! Donate spare yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, or other craft supplies to bring this reef to life. 📍 Drop off donations at the Science Library 📅 Now – January 24, 2025 Let’s make waves together! 🌊
Visit the Dinand Library conference room (Room 101B) any time from 1:00pm to closing on Tuesday, December 10 to relax and recharge with snacks, warm drinks, crafts, puzzles, and other relaxing activities. Good luck on your finals!
Join us on October 29 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Levis Browsing Room to celebrate the recent donation of the J. Alphege Brewer Collection to Archives & Distinctive Collection. Selections from the collection will be on view.
Join the Holy Cross Libraries for LibFest 2024! Learn about academic resources on campus, meet librarians and academic support staff, play games and enjoy free ice cream and giveaways!
We’re pleased to announce that CrossWorks has a new look! 🎉 Earlier this summer, CrossWorks was refreshed to enhance the user experience while still providing access to the intellectual, creative and scholarly work of the Holy Cross community. Be sure to check it out via this link and let us know what you think!
The Holy Cross Libraries are pleased to host Professor Karen Guth for the “Authors on the Hill” lecture series.
Join us Thursday, April 25 at 12:30pm in the Browsing Room, Dinand Library.
Professor Guth will present her book, “The Ethics of Tainted Legacies: Human Flourishing after Traumatic Pasts” (Cambridge University Press, 2022)
For questions, please contact Digital Scholarship Librarian Lisa Villa at: lvilla@holycross.edu
Archives & Distinctive Collections presents IR Day! Thursday, April 18, 12-4pm. Vist our Hogan Lobby table to learn more about institutional respostories, discover more resources about Holy Cross, and engage more as a knowledge donor with CrossWorks. Contact: lvilla@holycross.edu
Check out Dinand Library’s early opening schedule for enrollment! Come early to use the computers in the Main Reading Room and Scalia Lab to register for Fall, 2024 classes.
Witness the wonder of the partial solar eclipse viewable on the Hill! Join us on the Jo patio starting at 2:30 pm when the College Archives and Distinctive Collections will present the rich history of astronomy at our college. Learn about the fascinating contributions of Jesuit astronomers and our institution’s historical involvement in the study of the cosmos.
At 3 pm, Dr. Narita from the Physics Department will provide an overview of the earth-moon-sun alignment, as well as discuss the parts of the sun that are visible. Professor Narita’s talk will lead us into the height of the solar display, around 3:30 pm.
We will provide attendees with eclipse viewing glasses for a safe, firsthand experience of this rare phenomenon. We will also provide delicious moon-themed snacks. Drop-in anytime to experience the fun!
In the event of rain, we’ll relocate indoors to the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library, where the same presentations will be held, alongside a live stream of the eclipse provided by NASA.
For questions, please contact Science Librarian Laura Wilson at: llwilson@holycross.edu
