Faculty and staff news from the Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers University-Camden.
I am delighted to announce that the Board of Governors has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Antonio D. Tillis as Chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Tillis, a scholar of Latin American Literature with an Afro-Hispanic emphasis,… Continue Reading
At the end of each semester, Paul Robeson Library offers programming to help students lessen feelings of stress associated with finals. Normally we would fill up a book truck with snacks, set up a puzzle table, break out the button… Continue Reading
Did you know Camden, New Jersey was once considered the epicenter of the American recording industry with the likes of Elvis, Duke Ellington, and Marian Anderson all cutting records at the RCA-Victor Recording Studios? This is just one of the… Continue Reading
Student success librarian Samantha Kannegiser of the Paul Robeson Library kicked off the Personal Librarian Program, now in its second year, on August 28 with a “Meet Your Personal Librarian” event. The Personal Librarian Program is run in collaboration with the Student Success Coach office, part of the… Continue Reading
Now that library services have moved online, the faculty and staff of Paul Robeson Library continue to stay visible on campus by contributing to various virtual initiatives at Rutgers University–Camden. During the spring semester, reference and instruction librarian Zara Wilkinson… Continue Reading
Thanks to everyone who attended State of the Libraries on Wednesday. We had over 200 folks join the meeting, and I’m so glad you all found the time to be there even with the competing demands of work and home.… Continue Reading
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Determinants of Health, and the Road to Health Equity Tuesday January 21, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Medical Science Building, RBHS Newark Luis Alzate-Duque, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Rutgers NJMS, will present this… Continue Reading
As you know, the Ex Libris Implementation Team has been working with the Law Libraries since May on a project to migrate their data to Alma and merge their library catalog with ours. During the week of January 6, we… Continue Reading
The Paul Robeson Library in Camden hosted an Oreo tasting and cookie exchange for libraries in the Camden area, on Tuesday, December 10. We worked with the Rutgers–Camden Law Library and Nilsa Cruz-Perez branch of the Camden Public Library. About… Continue Reading
“Top Girls” Theater Performance Friday, November 1, 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Building, Walter K. Gordon Theater, Camden The Rutgers–Camden theater program presents Top Girls. Hilarious and haunting, Caryl Churchill’s feminist masterpiece set in Margaret Thatcher’s England is a wildly innovative… Continue Reading