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Event: Forum Discussion -- “A Dream Deferred, Not Denied: Desegregation of Higher Education”

A forum discussion about the desegregation of higher education and UL Lafayette led by panelists Dr. Michael Martin and Dr. Shawn Wilson.

“A Dream Deferred, Not Denied: Desegregation in Higher Education” will be held at the MLK exhibition at Blackham Collisium on Saturday, Febraruy 19, 2022. Dr. Micheal Martin will present on the desegregation of higher education and UL Lafayette and Dr. Shawn Wilson will talk about his experiences as a student and the first president of the Christiana Smith Alumni Association.

There will be a Q&A/ Forum after the presentation.

Virtual Event: “Knowledge Makes a Man Unfit to be a Slave” Virtual Talk

Join the Ernest J. Gaines Center and the Avery Research Institute for a lecture on the value of Black education and Black educational institutions. The guest speaker will be Aaisha Haykal.

“Knowledge Makes a Man Unfit to be a Slave” – Avery Normal Institute and the Power of Black Education

Feb. 16, 2022 | 6 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom | Free

Registration is required on the Ernest J. Gaines Center website. A Zoom link will be emailed to you before the event.

Contact Info: gainescenter@louisiana.edu

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Selected for Competitive Federal Humanities Grant

Edith Garland Dupré Library at University of Louisiana at Lafayette has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries that have been adversely affected by the pandemic.

Writing Lab Library Hours

Tutors from the UL Lafayette Writing Lab will be in the library this semester during evening hours to assist students with papers and other written assignments at any stage in the writing process.

5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

The tutoring station will be located behind the Reference Desk on the 1st floor near the mural.

Browsing Bookshelf -- Cook Books

Let's get cooking! Check out the Browsing Bookshelf by the Reference Desk for a sample of cookbooks available for checkout.

You can find other cookbooks on the 2nd floor with the call numbers TX642 to TX840.

Browsing Bookshelf

Virtual Event: Author Talk with Nathan Harris

If you missed the Author talk with Nathan Harris, a recording is available.

Event: Valentine's Day Crafting

Join us and the Hilliard Museum for some Valentine's Day crafting!

Stop by on Monday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

We'd ❤️ to see you!

Library Therapy Wall -- February

This month's question:

Suitcase of Shame. Everyone has baggage. What's in yours?

Stop by to post your thoughts on the Library Therapy Wall next to the 1st floor stairwell.

Library Therapy Wall

Mr. Bruce Trible

Dupré Library would like to express its condolences to Bruce Trible's family. Mr. Trible passed away on Jan. 27, 2022 at the age of 94. Mr. Trible became the reserves librarian at Dupré Library in 1958. Throughout his professional career, he was an active participant in the Louisiana Library Association and the American Library Association. In 1990, he retired from the library with the rank of full professor and the title of Assistant Director for Technical Services.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Library Hours

Jan. 15 – 17, 2022

Saturday, Jan. 15 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 16 | 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 17 | CLOSED

All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close 15 minutes before the building closes.

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