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Archive for October, 2009


Scary movies in Belk Library

halloween.jpgHappy Halloween from Belk Library! Check out a scary movie from the display on the 1st floor through October 31.

Where’s Journal Finder?

home page search boxWondering what happened to Journal Finder? It’s still here, but it’s now part of our new multi-function search box.

To look for specific journals, magazines and newspapers, click on the Journal Titles tab, type in the title you’re looking for and click Search. It’s as simple as that!

Library Fall Break hours

Elon University will be on fall break Oct. 16-20.  The library’s hours during this time are:

Friday, Oct. 16: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, Oct. 17: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, Oct. 18: Noon to 5:00 pm
Monday, Oct. 19: 9:00 am to 11:00 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 20: open at 7:30 am & resume regular hours

There will be no overnight hours for Elon students during fall break.  The library will close at 5:00pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  If you have any questions, please call the information desk at 278-6599.

Common reading at Belk

a_thousand_splendid_suns.gifThe author of this year’s Common Reading selection, Khaled Hosseini, will speak at Fall Convocation on Tuesday, October 13th at 4 p.m. in Alumni Gym.  A Thousand Splendid Suns traces many unstable events in Afghanistan (during the 1960s-2003) and specifically focuses on the tumultuous lives of two Afghan women and how they cross paths with one another. Be sure to check out the book display in Belk Library during the week of October 12th. The library has prepared a Research Guide to help you find additional sources about subject areas discussed in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Hosseini is also the author of The Kite Runner, a 2003 bestseller.