Event: Open Mic
Dupré Open Mic Poetry is the last Wednesday of every month at 4 p.m. Drop in or reserve your spot to read.
Wednesday, Sept. 26 | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 31 | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 28 | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Did You Know About ... Librarian On Demand?
The Librarian on Demand program is another new resource for the University community. University groups (student organizations, dorms, university departments, etc.) will be able to book instruction sessions, presentations, and/or Q&A discussions with a librarian. These group appointments will be held at the location and time of the group’s choosing.
Request an appointment and/or find more information.
As part of the Librarian on Demand program, there will be a librarian available in the:
Event: #BannedBooksWeek
Support Banned Books Week with a Lafayette Public Library card. Get access to eBooks, audiobooks, makerspaces, programs and so much more for people of all ages.
Sign up will be held 10:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25.
Questions? Ask Us! Chat Working Again
9/25/18 8:07 a.m.
The Questions? Ask Us! chat issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience with this matter.
9/24/18 2:30 p.m.
We are working to resolve an issue with the library Questions? Ask Us! chat service. As of now, the chat does not work properly and the Reference Desk may not receive the message.
Database Trial: Academic Video Online (AVON)
Academic Video Online (AVON) delivers more than 62,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more through a range of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.).
This trial is available until Nov. 1.
Research Databases can be accessed using your ULID and password.
New and Upgraded Online Library Resources
New and upgraded EBSCO databases are now available. Dupré Library provides access to hundreds of online databases, providing students and faculty with the resources needed to make groundbreaking discoveries in research. The databases consist of scholarly journal articles on any subject.
The changes includes six upgrades and one addition:
Event: Revitalizing Acadian Culture in South Louisiana Program
Special Collections will host a program, “Revitalizing Acadian Culture in South Louisiana.” This event will feature Warren Perrin on Acadian history and resurgence. Mr. Perrin will also display and discuss some old Acadian artifacts and the Queen’s apology to the Acadians. The last half of the program will feature Cajun music by the Board to Tears Band, Members of the Louisiana Folk Roots, Board of Directors.
Wednesday, Sept. 19 | 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Special Collections, Jefferson Caffery Reading Room | 3rd floor
Labor Day Library Hours
Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2018
Friday, Aug. 31 | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 1 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 2 | 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 3 | CLOSED
Special Collections | Labor Day Weekend | 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.
Digital Exhibit: Dear Mr. Fletcher: Letters from the Second World War
Special Collections has posted a new digital exhibit entitled Dear Mr. Fletcher: Letters from the Second World War.
Link to Surrey's Calendar Now Available on Colonial Louisiana Records Collection Finding Aid
The finding aid for the Colonial Louisiana Records Collection in the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection has been updated to include a link to A Guide to French Louisiana Manuscripts: An expanded and revised edition of the 1926 Surrey Calendar with Appendices, which is an electronic version of Nancy M. Miller Surrey's Calendar of Manuscripts in Paris Archives and Libraries Relating to the History of the Mississippi Valley to 1803.
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