Augusta University Libraries

The Augusta University Libraries will be closed on Friday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday. The libraries will reopen at their normal weekend hours on Saturday, June 20.

Have you strolled by Greenblatt lately? Recently, the fountain along the walkway was renovated. Enjoy the sounds of water as you study or take a break outside.

Come check out Reese Library's Juneteenth Pop Up Display created by our graduate student assistant, Hannah!

If you're walking through Greenblatt in June, make sure you stop in front of the CTL and make a button. We have plenty of designs to choose from!

The Graduate School Book Club will be meeting in June to discuss "Red City" by Marie Lu. The Club will meet on Thursday, June 18. You do not have to complete the book, to attend the club.

"In the 1980s, a pair of alchemists succeeded in creating the Philosopher’s Stone and distilled it into a powerful drug called sand, which “enhances everything about who you are.” The use of this performance-enhancing drug underpinned the creative tech boom of the decades that followed and led to the development of fabulously wealthy, fiercely competitive, often criminal, and deeply secretive alchemical guilds. In present-day Angel City, two childhood friends keep parallel secrets: Ari was recruited away from his family in India to train with the powerful Lumines syndicate as a master of charisma; Sam’s search for a solution to her single mom’s financial desperation led her to discover an aptitude for transformations and become a star student within rival syndicate Grand Central.

Lu puts these two on a collision course as they both rise in the ranks of their respective organizations, whose violence against each other simultaneously ramps up. Lu builds a rich alternate present that pulls tropes from both magic school and crime drama literary traditions to tell an addictive double “chosen one” story that successfully keeps readers’ sympathies divided. It’s truly enthralling." (Publisher's overview).

The Reese Reads Undergraduate Book Club will meet on Wednesday, June 17 at Reese to discuss Holly Gramazio's "The Husbands." You do not have to complete the book to attend.

The book summary: "When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?"

REMINDER: The University Libraries will be closed this weekend in observance of Memorial Day. We will return to normal operating hours on Tuesday, May 26.

The University Libraries will be closed this weekend (Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25) in observance of Memorial Day. Both Libraries will return to normal hours on Tuesday, May 26.

Hey grad students! Now that the spring semester is over, are you working on your summer reading goals? Come join us (the AU Libraries and The Grad School) for our monthly Graduate School Book Club meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at the Greenblatt Library. Our special guest this month is Dr. Maggy Tomova, Provost and EVP of Academic Affairs. We'll discuss her book pick: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.

“Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through.

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life ... as only a dog could tell it” (publisher’s summary).

Hey undergrads! Get a start on your summer reading by joining the Reese Reads Book Club at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at the Reese Library as we discuss “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka. Come join us even if you don’t finish the book (and snacks will be served).

“Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, su***de bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka (publisher’s summary)”