Annual Caffery Competition: Call for Student Papers

We're pleased to announce this year's call for papers for the Annual Caffery Competition, which awards $500 for the best original scholarly paper using primary research materials from Special Collections, which includes the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, Louisiana Collection, Rare Books Collection, Ernest J. Gaines Center, Cajun and Creole Music Collection, Microforms, and U.S. Government Information.

Event: Book Reading and Discussion With Author Crystal Wilkinson

On Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Ernest J. Gaines Center will host a book reading and discussion with esteemed writer, poet, and educator Crystal Wilkinson. Wilkinson is the 2016 recipient of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for her novel Birds of Opulence, which is described as a "lush, lyrical take on slavery's legacy among women in the twentieth century." Wilkinson's other works include Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street, which was a finalist for the 2003 Orange Prize for Fiction and the 2003 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award.

Writing Lab Library Hours

Tutors will be in the library during evening hours this semester to help students with their writing projects and papers.

Mondays – Thursday | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

They will be at a table in the Reference Area on the 1st floor.

Tutors help students at any stage of the writing process. Visit the Writing Lab for more information on their services.

Spring Semester Library Hours

Jan. 11 – April 23, 2017

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – midnight
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.

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.

Winter Intersession Library Hours

Dec. 10, 2016 – Jan. 10, 2017

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED

Winter Break | Dec. 17, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017 | 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.

Library Open 24 Hours for Finals

The library will be OPEN 24 HOURS for finals starting at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, and ending at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9.

All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close at their regular hours:

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.

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