Library News & Events
This page will inform you of upcoming events and programs at the Courtright Memorial Library. In support of Otterbein University’s Core Values and the American Library Association Standards and Guidelines, the Courtright Memorial Library serves our community with events and programs that connect users to one another, as well as to information to help them learn and grow.
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Congrats to our FOL Bookmark Contest Winner!
Spring brings with it many things, including our annual library bookmark design contest! Amanda Kline, an Otterbein professor of Art & Design, had 9 of her 2D Design course students submit designs for this year’s contest. We are grateful to Professor Kline for once again partnering with the us to produce student made bookmarks for the Friends of the Library. Library staff and the members of the FOL council vote on the winning design, which we then print to distribute to our…
National Library Week 2025: Drawn to the Library!
"Millions of people across the country visit their libraries every week. What’s the draw? Everything. From young families stopping in for play and story time, to students sketching out their next creative project in a makerspace, to seniors seeking tech help and everyone in between, libraries of all kinds help us connect the dots from one part of our journey to the next. Chart your next literary adventure by browsing the stacks or joining a book club. Let an author color…
Autism and Mental Health Awareness Months
Our April and May heritage month displays are up! Please check out the display on the 2nd floor, which features collection materials that support awareness on Autism (April Awareness) as well as Mental Health (May Awareness). Please let a librarian know if there are any titles you don’t see that you think would make an excellent addition to our library collection! Mental health resources can be found on the first floor by the circulation desk.
FOL Presents: Otterbein Singers
The Friends of the Courtright Memorial Library will present a concert by the Otterbein Singers on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 7:30pm. at the Battelle Fine Arts Center of Otterbein University (170 W. Park Street). The Otterbein Singers are mixed choir of Musical Theatre and Acting majors. Under the direction of Jeremy Alfera, the concert will feature songs made famous in movie musicals from Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) through Wicked (2024) in their “Movie Night” performance! Admission is FREE, though…
Emma Parker: Trans-Visibility Project Gallery
Available for viewing all of March at the Courtright Memorial Library. Panel Reception Event March 20th @ 6:15pm, 2nd floor of the Courtright Memorial Library. The Courtright Memorial Library is proud to host the work of local Columbus photographer and artist, Emma Parker, in this March long temporary art exhibit. This is the first event of its kind for our Library! In addition to the public exhibit, which will span the 1st and 2nd floors, we are holding a Panel Reception event…
Becker Gallery Spring 2025 – Works by Adam Kolp
We are proud to welcome Otterbein alum and artist Adam Kolp to the Becker Gallery! “Coming to terms with the fact that I was losing my eyesight was actually when I first began to see the world much more clearly. We often spend our days over scheduled with things to do and places to be. Consumed by brief memories of what something was or the thought of what it could have been, we then quickly move on to the next…
Welcome Back, Cardinals!
We hope you had a wonderful winter break, and we are looking forward to another great semester with you all. If you’re finding the new semester challenging, don't hesitate to reach out if you need help! You can find some helpful library resources on our website or check out the Academic Support Center on our second floor. We are all here to help!
Meet Irish Wolfhounds at Our Doggy Destresser
Are finals stressing you out? Do you love dogs? Take a break and cuddle your stress away with two Irish Wolfhounds, brought by Professor Candyce Canzoneri and her friend! They will be here at the Courtright Memorial Library, 1st floor alcove, from 12pm to 1pm on Thursday, December 5th. We hope to see you there!
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 Wednesday, December 4th 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…
American Laodyssey
When: September 24, 2024, 5PM Where: Library Common Book Atrium (2nd floor) Bryan Thao Worra '97 2023-2025 embodies the 50th anniversary of the Lao diaspora connected to the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War affected by the US Secret War in Laos from 1959-1974 depending on the accounts you read. Class of '97 student Bryan Thao Worra was among the first of those to arrive in the US in the aftermath of those wars and much of his literary career…
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