Library News & Events
This page will inform you of upcoming events and events at the Courtright Memorial Library. In between news updates on this blog, we use Instagram (@courtrightlib), Facebook (@Otterbeinlibrary), and Twitter (@CourtrightLib) to keep you informed.
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Library Spring Break Hours of Operation
The Courtright Memorial Library will be closed March 7-8th and March 14-15th. We will be open on March 9th through March 13th from 9am - 6pm as well as March 16th from 7:30am - 10pm. Enjoy your Spring Break, Cardinals! Stay safe and have fun. Please note that there will be no Cardinal Card Access until March 16th. The hours of Cardinal Card Access on March 16th will be from 10pm - 12am.
Library Database and Services Highlight
AI Learning Opportunity Curious about the intricacies of the Primo AI interface? Read through this page from Ex Libris. The search works in a few steps, where the tool creates a complex boolean search string out of your natural language query, runs that search in the catalog, re-ranks the top 30 results to try to find items that fit the query best, and selects the top 5 re-ranked results. This process is called Retrieval Augmented Generation, and it's an add-on to…
Becker Art Gallery Artist Reception – Spring 2026
The Courtright Memorial Library proudly presents the photography of Otterbein 2018 alumnus, Jacob Strous. We will be holding a reception for his display in the Becker Art Gallery, on the Lower Level of the Library, on March 5th from 6-7:30pm. Please swing by to tour the gallery and meet the artist himself! Artist Statement:"This collection documents moments of stillness and delight found while traveling through Italy and Colorado — quiet observations of color, light, and people moving through spaces. These photographs…
Uplifting Queer Voices: Poetry Open Mic
This March, join us in celebrating Gender Equity Month with Uplifting Queer Voices. This open mic program will feature poetry from the LGBTQIA+ community, refreshments, and an art station with a group collage activity. Anyone can participate – students, faculty, staff, and community members are all welcome. The event will be held at the Common Book Atrium, on the second floor of the Courtright Memorial Library, on Thursday, March 5th, from 6-8 p.m. INST approved.
New Library Mobile App – Now Live!
Access the library on the go with Courtright Memorial Library’s new “Library Mobile” app! Now available for Android and iOS, Library Mobile allows you to find books, journal articles, course reserves, and more, all from your tablet or phone! Can’t find what you’re looking for in Otterbein’s collection? You can request books from any participating OhioLINK library, right through the app! Not only that, but you can see your holds, due dates, and even renew items, all in one place.…
Fables on Tables presents: BIPOC in TTRPGs
Join the Courtright Memorial Library in collaboration with Otterbein's Fables on Tables to learn about and discuss the presence of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) space/community! We'll be learning about DEI in the online live-play space, diverse inclusion built within game systems themselves (that you can get easy access to!), and how TTRPGs allow players to express themselves in inclusive ways! Our event will be held on February 26th from 6-8pm in Library Room 124.…
Alumni Author Wes Jamison Q&A with Book Reading
The Courtright Memorial Library features alumnus Wes Jamison, Otterbein 2010 graduate and author, on February 16th from 4-6pm for a reading and Q&A event! Join us for a Courtright Book Club interview of Wes, join in the Q&A session, and hear him read excerpts from his latest novel, "My Corpse Inside". You can find "My Corpse Inside" and his other novel, "Carrion", in the Alumni Author display on the 1st Floor of the Library. Aspiring authors, horror enthusiasts, book worms,…
Shrink Art Craft Day!
Do you like coloring? Or perhaps doodling? Alright now how do you feel about shrinking your art down real small? Then this craft day is for you! Join us as we create "shrinky dink" keychains, magnets, or whatever your crafty little heart can come up with. Feel free to come and go while supplies last! You can find us in Library room 010 on the Lower Level from 1-3pm. See you then!
A Successful Darwin Day Celebration on Feb. 12th, 2026!
Darwin Day is held each year at schools, universities, and museums across the globe to commemorate Charles Darwin's birthday. Events are designed to celebrate and seek inspiration in Darwin’s revolutionary scientific thinking, intellectual curiosity, and moral courage. In collaboration with the Courtright Memorial Library, the Honors 2000 Program hosted their own celebration this year on Thursday, Feb. 12 from 3-5 on the second floor of the Library. They featured displays on Darwin and his studies, replicas of human and primate…
Flight Path: Bird Seed and Coloring Passive Craft
Now through Feb. 27th, we will have a coloring station on the 1st floor with bird-themed coloring pages and free birdseed bags for you to take with you on your birding adventures!
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138 West Main Street.
Westerville, OH 43081
614-823-1215
library@otterbein.edu
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