Campus News
Alison Ricker, Former Science Librarian, Dies at 70
May 16, 2024
Communications Staff
Forty-year employee led key library transitions, was active in numerous campus organizations.
Megan Mitchell Adds CODEX Project Director for the Ohio Five to Her Portfolio
June 7, 2022
Office of Communications
Megan Mitchell, academic engagement & digital initiatives coordinator for the Libraries, has added the role of CODEX Project Director for the Ohio Five to her portfolio, succeeding Jacob Heil of the College of Wooster in this position.
This Week in Photos: Listening, bell
March 16, 2022
Yvonne Gay
Eboni Johnson, outreach and programming librarian, holds a hand to her ear as a student across the room reads literature written by bell hooks. The public read-in at Mudd Center’s academic commons honors this prolific writter during Women’s History Month. It also serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
Oberlin College Libraries Receives Gift of Sato Collection of Japanese Literature
September 10, 2021
Communications Staff
Hiroaki Sato 佐藤紘彰 is one of the leading translators of Japanese literature into English and the winner of many awards, including the PEN Translation Prize.
This Week in Photos: Summer Semester Finals
August 30, 2021
Yvonne Gay
A top floor lounge in the Science Center surrounded by glowing sunlight through a wall of windows serves as the perfect study nest for this student. It also serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
Oberlin College Selects Highly Accomplished Library Director and Book Scholar Valerie Hotchkiss as Director of Libraries
August 16, 2021
Communications Staff
At the institutions she has led, Hotchkiss has championed issues of access, public programming, and curricular connections.
Who is Eboni Johnson?
June 30, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Find out why To Kill a Mockingbird is Eboni Johnson’s favorite book and movie in this installment of Who Am I?
Who is Heath Patten?
May 25, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Heath Patten, curator of visual resources, is an antique-chasing ghost hunter, with an appetite for the quintessential American Thanksgiving meal. Curious? Find out more in this installment of Who Am I?