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It’s that time again: Long Night Against Procrastination is just around the corner. Join us at Hannon Library from 8 pm-midnight on Wednesday, November 1 for a night of studying and fun!
LNAP is a night where extra hours of library and student services are made available in order to help you get on track with class work, projects, and academic planning.
This term’s LNAP features advising for student success, career, and financial aid; research assistance; tutoring for math, science, and writing; drop-in sessions on boosting your productivity; snacks; prizes and more!
Hope to see you there!
This is a reminder to all of our students and patrons that Hannon Library will be hosting the Sixth Annual Ashland Literary Arts Festival this Saturday, October 28. (more about ALAF)
To prepare for this event, the library will be closing early on Friday, October 27. Schedule for building closure follows:
2 pm – Third floor closed to patrons. Setup work will begin on this floor.
3 pm – Second floor closed to patrons.
4 pm – All building closed to patrons.
If you need materials from a closed floor between 2 pm and 4 pm, visit the Access Services desk for assistance.
The library will be open to non-festival goers on October 28, although some library services may be unavailable. Regular library operations will resume Sunday, October 29. We apologize for any inconvenience to our patrons, but we hope you’ll take the opportunity to explore the many activities offered at the Ashland Literary Arts Festival.
Celebrate Pride with a good book!
The Lotus Rising Project—an organization which works comprehensively to support, inform, an reach out to LGBTQ+ people across Southern Oregon—has donated a wonderful collection of books and materials to Hannon Library.
You can see preview our Lotus Rising collection by visiting this book display on the third floor of the library. You can even browse the collection on our website at hanlib.sou.edu/lotusrising.
And don’t miss the Rogue Valley Pride parade on Saturday, October 14 in downtown Ashland, where you can see and wave to members of the SOU community as they walk in the parade!
Join us for the Sixth Annual Ashland Literary Arts Festival on Saturday, October 28, from 10 am to 4 pm.
This year’s festival explores independent story and thought throughout the entire Cascadia region, celebrating not only books, but all forms of expression: literature, poetry, journalism, art, lyrics, comics, film, and documentary.
The event will include a wide range of activities for everyone to enjoy—writing workshops, author readings, film viewings, storytelling and crafts for children, and even a Wonder Woman costume contest!
You can find the complete festival schedule on Sched:
https://ashlandliteraryartsfestival2017.sched.com/
Mobile version:
https://ashlandliteraryartsfestival2017.sched.com/mobile
Festival events are free and open to the public. Free parking will be available (print-friendly parking map). Attendees can also enjoy concessions from Sultan’s Delight food truck and Sweet Cream hand-crafted ice cream.
Regular weekend library services will be available during normal business hours. Students can use LIB 114 for quiet computing space during the event. Study rooms will only be available on a first-come, first-served basis that day (no reservations), and all conference rooms will be in use by festival events.
The Ashland Literary Arts Festival would like thank all its sponsors and supporters, including: ACCESS, Ajna Bound Press, Janet Anderson, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Blackstone Audio, Friends of Hannon Library, enemy combatant publications, Harry & David, Main Street Writers, Medford Public Library, Dr. Dean Raffelock, Stephanie Raffelock, Rights and Opportunities Foundation, Schneider Museum, Willamette Writers
ALAF Parking Map