Plough Library

It’s nearly time for us to start the fall semester! We want to welcome all of our students back to campus in this . This photo was taken in 1974 but the message still stands!
Visit more photos and videos at the Brother I. Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

We wish everyone a Happy Independence Day! For the holiday, Plough Library will be closed July 4th through July 7th.

CBU is proud to announce that Brother Chris Englert, FSC, has been selected by the board as our interim president.
Brother Chris served three decades as president of Christian Brothers High School. His lifelong dedication and integral role within the order of the De La Salle Christian Brothers and its educational family have prepared him well for this position. Join us in welcoming Brother Chris to CBU! Please read the full press release here: https://ow.ly/XP7e50Rv1Fx

We want to wish everyone luck on their exams next week! For this here’s a look at a typing class from 1944; perhaps they were taking their final exam in this photo!

For more classroom photos, check out the Brother I. Leo O’Donnell Archives through our digital collection online at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

Easter Break is upon us! Plough Library will close early Wednesday at 5pm and reopen with the rest of campus on Tuesday, April 2. We wish everyone a Happy Easter! 🐣🐇🌷

It’s true, Alumni! Come check out the Seed Library inside Plough Library! CBU Alumni are welcome to take seeds to plant at home.

🌱 Exciting News for CBU Alumni! 🌱

Have a green thumb or itching to start gardening? Dive into the world of sustainable gardening with the CBU Seed Library! 🌿 Located on the main floor of Plough Library, this unique initiative allows you to access FREE seeds to kickstart your gardening journey.

What's a Seed Library, you ask? It's a treasure trove of seeds collected and shared within our community, fostering biodiversity and promoting self-reliant gardening skills. 🌻 And the best part? It's open to all members of the CBU community – students, faculty, staff, and yes, alumni like you!

Here's how it works:
1️⃣ Visit the CBU Seed Library in Plough Library.
2️⃣ Choose from various seeds, including Arugula, Dill, Watermelon, and more!
3️⃣ Take what you need and start planting. 🌱
4️⃣ After your harvest, consider saving seeds to contribute to the library or donating different seeds to keep the exchange going.

Record your seed checkouts, donations, or pledges to return at the end of the growing season using the CBU Seed Library Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWs08b3e7PGmN2oTPxXevGBnJ149VtvyEqy2ijat56iWG6dw/viewform?pli=1 >>>

Launched in fall 2023, the CBU Seed Library is a collaborative effort between the CBU Community Garden, the Student Sustainability Coalition, and Plough Library, with seeds generously supplied by Alpha Omega Veterans Services Urban Farm & Garden.

By participating in the Seed Library, you're not just growing plants – you're promoting biodiversity, sharing healthy food options, and reducing reliance on major seed companies. Together, let's cultivate a greener, more sustainable future! 🌍💚 Learn more at https://libguides.cbu.edu/blog/cbu-seed-library >>>

We are sad to share the news that Margaret Cardwell, the Director of Plough Library from 2000-2007, passed away on March 13. We remember her fondly and remain inspired by her dedication to continually improve the library to better serve the CBU community.

A Mass will be held at St. Peter Catholic Church, 190 Adams Avenue, Memphis, on Saturday, March 23, 11am followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.

Margaret Ellen Cardwell - View Obituary & Service Information Share Memories and Support the Family.

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! CBU alumni are always welcome at Plough Library.

📚 Calling all CBU Alumni! Did you know that the Plough Library is here to support your continued learning journey even after graduation? Dive into the benefits awaiting you:

✨ Access to Collections: Embrace the Lasallian values of faith, service, and community by exploring our vast collections, fostering learning, teaching, and research for the entire CBU community.

📖 Borrowing Privileges: Yes, you can check out up to ten books at a time! Simply complete a registration form and receive your special borrower privileges card. Present it whenever you're ready to borrow.

💻 On-Campus Database Access: While off-campus access to online databases is limited to current students and faculty, you can still tap into these resources while on campus. Just drop by and utilize our computers.

📅 Yearbook Nostalgia: Revisit the memories with CBC/CBU yearbooks available for viewing within the library. From 1960 to 1997 and from 2010 to 2011, these treasures await your exploration.

🔍 Missing Yearbook Alert: Help us complete our collection! The Br. I. Leo O'Donnell Archives is missing the CBC yearbook from 1974. If you have a copy to spare, we'd be thrilled to include it in our archives.

Discover all that Plough Library offers and keep your connection with CBU strong! Learn more at https://www.cbu.edu/library/ >>>

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We wish our CBU students and faculty a restful Spring Break! If you happen to be around campus and need us next week, Plough Library will be open these days and hours:

🍄 Saturday - Sunday, March 2 - 3: Closed
🍄 Monday – Friday, March 4 – 8 (Spring Break): 8:00am – 4:30pm
🍄 Saturday, March 9: Closed
🍄 Sunday, March 10: 5:00pm – 10:00pm


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We’re leaping for Leap Day! from our athletes of the past! These photos from the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives can be found in our CBU History Digital Collection at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

February 22 is National Walk Your Dog Day! This week’s features Brother Theodore Drahmann’s dog, Sam, being admired by Br. Theodore’s two sisters. Sam the dog came from Minnesota with Br. Theodore when he arrived to become CBC president in 1980.

This photo from the Br. I. Leo O’Donnell Archives can be found in our CBU History Digital Collection at digital collections.cbu.edu.

CBU’s subscription to RefWorks will end on June 30, 2024.

If you have references in RefWorks that you wish to save, you will need to transfer your sources out of RefWorks by June 30, 2024. It is easy to export collections into any other citation manager. Free citation managers include Zotero and Mendeley. Zotero is the citation manager that Plough Library will use going forward.

Using Zotero: Plough Library’s Citing Sources guide (link on our homepage at cbu.edu/library) has a page with more details on how to use Zotero.

If you have questions about transferring sources out of RefWorks into another citation manager, please contact Kay Cunningham, Library Director, at [email protected].

Happy Valentine’s Day from Plough Library! What we love most about the library is YOU: every single CBU student, faculty/staff member, and alumnus who uses the library. Come by and see us! ❤️💌🥰

Have you used our group study rooms yet? We have two, and each comes equipped with a floor-to-ceiling whiteboard wall and a wall-mounted computer and large monitor. CBU students can reserve a room for academic use if you have 4 or more people, for a maximum of 2 hours a day. (If not reserved, they are for general student academic use, and we ask you to share the space with other students who wish to study.)

The library hopes to have an interactive online reservation system up and running by fall 2024. For now, reservation requests may be made at the Library Service Desk, by chat (available through the library homepage), by phone at (901) 321-3432, or by email at [email protected].

It’s National Library Lovers Month, so our whiteboard question of the month is “What do you love about the library?” We invite you to stop by and share your thoughts on the whiteboard (or here in the comments). In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we also have a display of popular romance books from our collection. Check one out if you want a good book to read. 💕♥️💜💗💖💞💛💚💓💘🧡😻💌💝🫀📚📕📗📘📙

As seen in this photo from the 1987-88 Galleon yearbook, members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Christian Brothers College posed in front of Barry Hall: (Front) Leroy Yancey, Patrick Randolph; (Back) Darnell Golden, and Kevin Randle.

You can find more photos like this in our Yearbook Collection inside Plough Library, as well as in the CBU Digital History Collection at digitalcollections.cbu.edu!

The main library portion of the building will not be open this Saturday afternoon, but the Beverly & Sam Ross Gallery will be! Come check this out!

🎉 Exciting Announcement! 🎉 Join us this Saturday, Feb. 10th, as we welcome the incredible Zaire Love to our gallery for two unforgettable events! 🎨✨

🕒 Schedule of Events:

• 3:00 pm: Engage in a lively Panel Discussion, capture moments with Photos, and dive into Ghetto Games - all happening right here in the gallery!

• 4:00 pm: Immerse yourself in the world of Art Making and let loose with some Rump Shaking! 🎨💃

• 5:00 pm: Be part of the exclusive screening of Zaire Love's inspiring film, "ETTO," at the Spain Auditorium in Buckman Hall. 🎬 Learn more about this captivating piece at https://zairelove.com/etto/

🏆 Noteworthy Achievement: "ETTO" served as the muse for "Ghetto Girls Deserve Good Things" and recently bagged the Best Hometowner Narrative Short award at the Indie Memphis Film Festival! 🌟 Check out the accolades here: https://www.memphisflyer.com/hometown-filmmakers-dazzle-at-indie-memphis

Don't miss your chance to witness the magic of Zaire Love's work and be part of an unforgettable art experience! 🌟🎭

The Seed Library inside Plough Library (a partnership with the CBU Community Garden and the Student Sustainability Coalition) is available any time we’re open. Seeds are FREE. All we ask is that you use the QR code on the sign to let us know how many and what kinds of seeds you take! The seeds are supplied by Alpha Omega Veterans Services Urban Farm & Garden. Come get some today!

Celebrate and learn about Black history during February — and all year long! Take a look at our Black History Month book display and check out a book (or two or three). We have many more books, ebooks, and streaming videos on a wide variety of Black history topics at Plough Library. Just ask a librarian if you are looking for something in particular. ❤️🖤💚

We’re so glad to be back after last week’s winter weather! to a snowy day from the 1960s, when CBU was CBC.

We pulled this photo from the Brother I. Leo O’Donnell Archives; find more at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

We're so glad to be back after last week's winter weather! to a snowy day from the 1960s, when CBU was CBC.

We pulled this photo from the Brother I. Leo O'Donnell Archives; find more at https://digitalcollections.cbu.edu/

Thanks to an overwhelming response, the art exhibit Ghetto Girls Deserve Good Things has been extended at the Beverly & Sam Ross Gallery through March 1, 2024. See www.cbu.edu/gallery for gallery hours and more information. Zaire Love

CBU Campus will be closed Tuesday, January 16 due to inclement weather. Keep an eye on your CBU email for more information.

As fall finals wrap up this week, we wish you all a fun and festive winter break! The library will observe the following hours from Dec. 16 to Jan. 7:

🎄 Saturday, December 16: Closed
🎄 Sunday, December 17: Closed
🎄 Monday – Wednesday, December 18 – 20: 8:00am – 4:30pm
🎄 Thursday, December 21 – Monday, January 1 (Christmas Break and New Year’s Day): Closed
🎄 Tuesday – Friday, January 2 – 5: 8:00am – 4:30pm
🎄 Saturday – Sunday, January 6 – 7: Closed

It’s a Christmas ! Brother Cyril Conroy took a Christmas photo in the 1940s/1950s. Brother Cy was at Christian Brothers University for 23 years starting in 1970.

Do you have a favorite holiday memory from your time at CBU? Visit more photos online in the Brother I. Leo O’Donnell Archives using the link in our bio!

It's a Christmas ! Brother Cyril Conroy took a Christmas photo in the 1940s/1950s. Brother Cy was at Christian Brothers University for 23 years starting in 1970.

Do you have a favorite holiday memory from your time at CBU? Visit more photos online in the Brother I. Leo O'Donnell Archives https://digitalcollections.cbu.edu/

Happening Tomorrow, 12/07! Vincent O'Neill Winter Readings @ 6:30 PM in Spain Auditorium on the lower level of Buckman Hall. Free snacks and prizes! 📔🗣️

Zaire Love’s “Ghetto Girls Deserve Good Things” The filmmaker’s exhibit is ode to Black women, “whose influence ain’t credited enough.”