Category: Events

Celebrate Elon’s heritage at Homecoming this weekend (Oct. 22-24) and join alumni, faculty, staff, current students, and other friends of Elon University in all the festivities planned!

In 1895, 11 of Elon College’s first graduates united to establish the Elon College Alumni Association, which strove to keep “the memory of college days among the alumni, and to keep their support united for the good of the college.” To meet those goals, the association sponsored reunions to bring graduates back to campus. One such reunion, an annual October/November event called “Homecoming Days,” is mentioned in Elon communications dating to the early 20th century. Though the specifics of the celebration have changed considerably over the past 100 years, the spirit remains the same, bringing to the forefront the indelible link between Elon’s past and present.

For more information, check out the Homecoming schedule online.

September 27th – October 1st Belk Library will join the nation in celebrating Banned Books Week.

Banned Books Week is an event that celebrates your freedom to read what you choose and the importance of the First Amendment by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Visit the library to see our display of banned books.  You will be surprised by what you find!

Enter our daily drawing for a FREE banned book!

Please join us at College Coffee on Tuesday to learn more about banned books, and get a free bookmark!

Free Banned Downloadable Audiobooks from NC Live

10 ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week from the New York Times

About Banned & Challenged Books from the American Library Association

Join us for Game Night in the library on Friday, September 24 from 9pm-1am. Video games, board games and food. Come play Halo, Rock Band, Wii Sports, Twister, Jynga, Apples to Apples, and more. Bring your roommate and join the fun!

In Belk Library’s new podcast, Randall Bowman talks with Professor Janet Warman, Chair of the Common Reading Selection Committee. Dr. Warman discusses Elon’s 2010-2011 Common Reading, China Road, by Rob Gifford.   Podcast available at http://belklibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/

Congratulations to Chelsea Moir for her winning entry in the Belk Library video contest! Check it out on the about:belk library video blog at https://blogs.elon.edu/aboutbelk/.

Honorary mention goes to:
* Jenna Strucko and Brent Edwards for the FUNNIEST VIDEO
* Kara Johnson for the MOST ENERGETIC VIDEO
* Chelsea Caplan for the MOST CREATIVE VISUALS

You can view these videos, as well as all of the original library how-to-videos created by Professor Pope-Ruark’s fall 2009 ENG 313 class, on the about:belk blog.

Although the contest is over, you can still submit a video! Contact Nick Massa (nmassa@elon.edu) or Lynne Bisko (lbisko@elon.edu) for details.

You can also easily get to the videos by clicking on the “How do I…?” link on the Belk Library home page.

National Library Week is April 12th – 16th.

Visit the library and see how we are celebrating!

We have several “READ” posters featuring Elon personalities and their favorite books.  Wonder who is in the new posters for 2010?  Come see to find out!

We also  have a display of books written by Elon professors, staff, and alumni.  Visit us to see the amazing scholarship produced by these Elon folks.

Finally, enter our daily drawing for a free book!

Looking for something to read or watch? Belk Library student workers have recommended their favorite books or DVDs. You’ll find science fiction, how-to, poetry, comedy–even something for younger audiences. Check out the library display through Friday, April 2.

Want to share a secret about the library? Want to win a brand new Flip video camera? Then we want you!

Belk Library is looking for 60 second videos about the library. If you think you know something about the library that no one else knows, then we want you to create a video about it. Submit your entry by April 19, 2010 and you could win a Flip camera. Download a copy of the official video contest guidelines or pick up a copy at the Information Desk at Belk Library. Questions? Contact Nick Massa (nmassa@elon.edu).

Pam Richter – Class of 2011
March 8, 2010

For anyone who has attended an Elon basketball game in Alumni Gym, they have heard the famous, “Dr. Danieley” cheer. The students start the chant, and across the court in the balcony Dr. J. Earl Danieley rises from his seat and he waves his rally towel. Then the entire stadium erupts in applause.

This description helps to show how much Danieley has been an iconic figure at Elon for more than six decades. This week he will be the latest person to be honored as part of Elon University’s Founders Day celebration.

Join us for Game Night in the Library on Friday, March 5 from 9pm-12:30pm. We’ll have video games and board games – Halo, Rock Band, Wii Sports, Twister, Monopoly and many  more. There will also be food, so bring your roommate and join the fun!