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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Warm Up at Our Finals Café!
Finals will be here before you know it, so come relax at our Finals Café! It will be on Tuesday, December 2nd from 6pm to 8pm, at the Courtright Memorial Library, on the 1st floor. Warm up with some free coffee, tea, or hot cocoa from our beverage bar, grab a fidget toy or coloring page, and learn how to use M&Ms and Skittles as a study tool. Drop-In Tutoring from the Academic Support Center will also be available. The…
Doggy Destresser
Need a break from finals? Come cuddle an Irish Wolfhound in the Courtright Memorial Library! Our very own Professor Candyce Canzoneri will bring the pups - you bring the stress and watch it melt away. A sign will be posted inside the front doors of the Library to notify Library Users that there are dogs on the 1st floor on the day-of this event.
Frankenstein’s Tale: Collaborative Storytelling Event
In honor of the Theater Department's upcoming performance, "Mary, Victor, and the Monster", we are celebrating Mary Shelley's, "Frankenstein" through the progenation of our own Creation. Join us for a collaborative storytelling session! As a fun extra, we will also have monster coloring sheets, with the option to cut them out, tack their parts together, and have your very own opportunity to shout "It's... ALIVE!" as you watch your creation do a little paper jig. We sincerely hope your parenting…
Lunch Bunch Books – Counseling Center Book Club
It's time for another Counseling Center Book Club! This month we're reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks. Meet us in Library room 011 on November 18th from 12:30-2pm to discuss this selection. Prior reading is encouraged by not required. Feel free to bring your lunch! We will have a Cafe Cart out with beverages and small snacks. Email lcross@otterbein.edu if you're interested or have questions! Upcoming Book Discussions: Feb. 11: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt April 8: Educated by Tara Westover
Flight Path: Birding Game Night
Do you like tabletop games? What about birds? Now how do you feel about tabletop games with bird themes? Oh good, we knew you'd be excited! Join us on the Library's 2nd floor, Thursday, November 13th from 6-8pm to play! We'll have such titles as Nestlings, Sibley Backyard Birding BINGO, and Wingspan. Come solo or bring your friends - the more the merrier! Small snacks will be available but feel free to bring your own; gaming and snacking go hand-in-hand,…
Paper Marbling Craft Night
Join us at the Courtright Memorial Library on Wednesday, November 5th from 5-7pm for Paper Marbling Craft Night! We'll be decorating bookmarks (and anything else you want) with a paper marbling technique. Come play with color and shaving cream in this modern take on the ancient Japanese art of suminagashi! If you're looking for handmade holiday gift ideas, this could be the craft night for you. Please note, this craft can be a little messy and does use alcohol dye drops…
Edgar Allan “Poe-try” Reading Event
Celebrate Spooky Season with one of our favorite spooky "Poe-ts" - Edgar Allan Poe! Sign up to read one of his works or support your fellow October and "Poe-try" enthusiasts as an audience member. Read as dramatically, or as morosely, as you want. No talent for poetry is needed here - just the joy of being possessed by the spirit of Poe himself. We will have our Cafe Cart available with snacks and hot beverage options. Finally, decorate one of…
Local Cemetery Lecture
Did you know there are two historic cemeteries close to Otterbein campus? Join us on Wednesday, October 29th from 5:15-6:15pm in Library Room 126 to learn more about our Westerville local final resting places from historian Beth Weinhardt. On conclusion of the lecture, take home a stone rubbing craft kit and a cemetery tour guide to take your very own walkabout adventure as you explore the grounds of Otterbein Cemetery. Please keep in mind that the grounds close after dark. We…
Julie Nye – Fall 2025 Becker Gallery Artist
The Becker Art Gallery of the Courtright Memorial Library welcomes this Fall's Featured Artist, alumna Julie Nye of the class of 2021! We will be hosting an Artist Reception for Julie on Thursday, October 16th at 6pm in the Becker Art Gallery, which is on the Lower-Level of the Library. All are welcome to join us as we celebrate Julie's show, "The Flow". From the Artist: "The Flow is a visual representation of how I feel about my creative process. Before graduating,…
Counseling Center and Library Lunchtime Book Club
12:30-2 p.m., Sept. 30, Nov. 18, Feb. 11, and April 8, INST Approved Join Lesley Cross from the Counseling Center, in collaboration with the Library, for Lunch Bunch and Books, a relaxed campus book club open to students, faculty, and staff. Read at your own pace and choose one book or join for them all. If you don't have the time or energy to read but still want to come join in the discussion and fun, you can do that, too.…
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Westerville, OH 43081
614-823-1215
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