SMU O'Grady Library
The O'Grady Library is the library of Saint Martin's University, a Benedictine university in Lacey, WA. SMU is an apostolate of the Saint Martin's Abbey.
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05/03/2024
Our upcoming hours:
May Intersession (May 6-12):
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat/Sun: Closed
Summer Session (May 13-August 16):
Mon-Thurs: 8am-8pm
Fri: 8am-4pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 1-5pm
Congratulations to our 2024 graduates (especially our awesome work-study students! š„°). Best of luck in your new endeavors.
02/26/2024
Don't forget the APA workshops tomorrow and Wednesday!
Tuesday (7-8:15 p.m.): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81125204001?pwd=WE4rTkZSd2dXT3RIb2p5N2hwSEJsZz09
Wednesday (noon-1:15 p.m.): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81719683720?pwd=MzhDWXlOWUxMM1dsWWI0UXRTK2VUUT09
02/23/2024
For this week's Black History Month post, we would like to feature reading an excerpt from powerful speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" This landmark speech was given at an anti-slavery meeting in Rochester, NY on July 5, 1852.
Speech: https://youtu.be/iZDcB1NhMfo?si=0RRE5Q_yBR2t9QBr
Speech text:https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1852FrederickDouglass.pdf
Image credit for James Earl Jones photograph: A Laughing James Earl Jones (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_laughing_James_Earl_Jones.jpg) by John Matthew Smith, licensed under CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
02/14/2024
This week's post features two essential African-American poets, and . Hughes was a central figure of the and Clifton was a well-regarded poet following in his steps.
Hughes's poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," is a classic American poem:
https://youtu.be/8cKDOGhghMU?si=CL9MDyrWZQbUAEZi
Clifton's "Homage to My Hips" is a playful poem of resistance to social and beauty norms that alienate(d) both her and other African Americans:
https://youtu.be/LCW4tDKS7Cc?si=AgqzX7t8PCEopXdb
02/07/2024
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02/05/2024
NEWS: Elton John and Bernie Taupin, one of the greatest songwriting duos of all time, will be the 2024 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song! John and Taupin will be honored with a tribute concert that will premiere on PBS stations nationwide on April 8 at 8 p.m. ET!
https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/elton-john-and-bernie-taupin-to-receive-the-library-of-congress-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song/s/f07bd6d1-0e75-4577-912b-53201ee9e80b?loclr=fbmus
Image: Elton John and Bernie Taupin by Gavin Bond. Elton John
01/31/2024
Today is the birth day of Thomas Merton. We have a number of books by and about Merton, including The Seeker and the Monk...
https://alliance-stmartin.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Merton,%20Thomas&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=MyInstitution&vid=01ALLIANCE_STMU:STMU&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset=0
01/30/2024
During February, go on a blind date with a novel or creative non-fiction! Check out the description and see which may be right for you! Eligible books will both on the main-level and up in the Reading Room š
01/22/2024
Looking for a bit of fun and shenanigans this Friday?
01/22/2024
Next Saturday 1/27, at the Lacey library, join mystery writers Maria Barrs (ML Barrs), Roxanne Dunne, and Jeffrey Briggs for a panel discussion covering all aspects of writing mystery fiction. Visit https://timberland.bibliocommons.com/events/658dff2e61803d36007351b2 for more information.
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5000 Abbey Way SE
Lacey, WA
98503
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8am - 8pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 8pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 8pm |
| Friday | 8am - 4pm |
| Sunday | 1pm - 5pm |
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