From the Art Library blog:

Share Our Strength! Women Artists of the 1960s and 1970s

Feminism’s ‘second wave’ emerged in the USA at the end of the 1960s. Women were fed up with isolation at home and inferior pay and conditions at work. The emphasis on equal opportunity led women artists to organize against institutional discrimination.

From the early 1970s several exhibitions and publications began the retrieval of knowledge about women artists that had been overlooked in the 20th century. Among them were artist Judy Chicago who created The Dinner Party, one of the most significant works of feminist art. Around the same time, Art Historian Linda Nochlin wrote her groundbreaking article "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?"

The exhibit in the Diehn Atrium highlights a few of the influential women artists and art historians during the time, including Judy Chicago, Louise Bourgeois and Virginia native Sally Mann.

The exhibit in the Art Library showcases art work by Old Dominion University student Mary-Paige Cannon, and places the work within the context of the feminist art movement.

Take a break and come by to view the exhibits!!

"Our History is our Strength" is the national theme for 2011 Women’s History Month. 2011 is also the centennial anniversary of the YWCA of South Hampton Roads. The ODU Libraries would like to take this month to promote and celebrate the YWCA which "has served as a source of strength to over a quarter million women and children in Hampton Roads."

Visit the exhibit on the 2nd floor (near Circulation Desk) and on the Web which feature materials from the archives of the YWCA of South Hampton Roads housed in Special Collections of the ODU Libraries.

Contact Karen Vaughan kvaughan@odu.edu with questions or comments.

In honor of Black History Month, the ODU Art Library is proud to present a new exhibit featuring African American Artists from the Civil War Era. Among the artists featured are sculptor Edmonia Lewis, painter Robert S. Duncanson and photographer J.P. Ball.

The exhibit is located in the Diehn Atrium and the Art Library, and will run the entire month of February.

Visit the Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library Blog to read more about this exhibit and other news from the Art Library: http://www.oduartlibrary.blogspot.com

The University Libraries are celebrating Black History Month 2011 with an exhibit on the 2nd floor (near Circulation Desk) and a Web exhibit. The 2nd floor exhibit features photographs and books about the national theme: African Americans and the Civil War. The books are available for checkout. It will be available through the month of February 2011.

The Web exhibit serves as a starting point for learning about the vast contributions made by African Americans during the Civil War. Selected books, Web sites and other materials are available for those wishing to research this important topic.

Contact Karen Vaughan kvaughan@odu.edu with questions or comments.

Hope you were able to attend some of the outstanding events at ODU's Annual Literary Festival. Access information about the festival, who's speaking, when and where by visiting the Annual Literary Festival Web Site.

On the "Participants" page, you will find a link to books in the ODU Libraries by this year's festival authors. Check some out and find out what these writers have to say.

ODU's Annual Literary Festival is coming -- October 4-8, 2010. It's the 33rd annual festival. Access information about the festival, who's speaking, and when by visiting the Annual Literary Festival Web Site.

On the "Participants" page, you will find a link to books in the ODU Libraries by this year's festival authors. Check some out ahead of time and find out what these writers have to say.

Thanks to all staff and patrons who participated in our Snapshot Day on Tuesday, April 20.

Take a look at our Snapshot Web site to see statistics, comments, photos, and a video that pulls it all together.

Library Snapshot day is an initiative of ALA that, "provides a way for libraries of all types across a state, region, system or community to show what happens in a single day in their libraries."

Be sure to visit two exhibits in the Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Building.

The Diehn Composers Room features “From Pen to Page to Stage: Tune Tones: Music in Animation.” Learn about the importance of music in animation... from award-winning animated features to transitional works that enjoyed success both in film and on Broadway to television animation that relied heavily on music. (fmi, Jessica Mirasol jmirasol @ odu.edu)

The Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library presents “Art in Motion,” an exhibit celebrating animation in its various forms and providing an overview of its history. This exhibit is available in the atrium of the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. (fmi, Jessica Ritchie jhritchi @ odu.edu)

Both exhibits will be available through November.

Come visit the lobby of the Perry Library to view the interesting array of books selected by our student assistants. Student assistants are an integral part of the library staff. The library's Student Appreciation Month is April-May. In addition to a special luncheon, student assistants are also given the opportunity to select a book from our general collection and have a bookplate with their name placed permanently inside the front cover. The chosen books are on display in the lobby of Perry Library through the end of May. A special thank-you to each and every one of them.