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LITC Parking Lot Closed September 22-24

Just a heads up - our parking lot will be closed from 11 PM Thursday, September 22nd until Saturday, September 24th at 5 PM.

The parking lot will act as a rest/lunch stop for cyclists from the 26th Annual Bike MS: Breakaway to the Beach charity event.

The 190 mile event begins in Charlotte and ends in Myrtle Beach, raising money for Multiple Sclerosis research.

Picture courtesy of Richard Puffer, via his blog http://cokerexperienceprwriting.blogspot.com/

Remembering 9/11

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks (how can it be ten years already?), we decided that we would assemble a subject guide (LibGuide) on remembering and researching that dark day and its aftermath:

9/11 Remembrance and Research.

Please comment here or on the LibGuide with your thoughts or remembrances of that day.

Also, Former library employee and author Donald Quist will be reading during Coker and the City of Hartsville's 9/11: A Community Remembers commemorative event on Sunday at 4 PM in the Watson Theater of the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center.  Click here for more information.

Labor Day Weekend Hours

We will close today at 7 PM.

Saturday: 12-5 PM

Sunday:     2-7 PM

Monday:   2-12:00AM

Have a great weekend!

Picture of the Day - 2 September 2011

OK, so it's more of a picture of the library's parking lot.  The Coker vans are now sporting our new Cobra logos, just in time for Fall sports season!

Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine

Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine explores the world of Harry Potter and its roots in Renaissance magic, science, and medicine.

In 1997, British author J.K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books is partially based on Renaissance traditions which played an important role in the development of Western science and medicine. An exhibition created by the National Library of Medicine, Harry Potter's World highlights collections of the History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine.

The Charles W. & Joan S. Coker Library will be hosting the traveling exhibition from September 18 to November 5, 2011. Be sure to come in and check it out. For more information about the exhibit click on Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine

Writer's Studio Fall Hours

Dr. Jasna Shannon announced that the Writer's Studio is now open for the Fall semester!

Monday-Thursday 3:00-10:00PM

The Writer's Studio is located on the second floor of the library, overlooking Campus Drive.