Adrian College - Shipman Library

06/28/2024

We finally received our copy of AC Associate Professor Dr. Christy Mesaros-Winckles’ book! It’s available for checkout now: BX 8417 .M47 2023

04/23/2024

Students, good luck as you finish out the semester! Please remember to return all library materials before you leave campus. If you're registered for the fall semester and would like to borrow books over the summer, please see a librarian and we'll be happy to assist!

04/08/2024

We recently acquired a copy of Awakening To Justice: Faithful Voices From The Abolitionist Past. Christopher Momany, who was the AC Chaplain, is one of the authors and the book has a very interesting connection to AC.

In 2015, a box of documents was found in a campus office and sent to Shipman Library, where librarian Noelle Keller discovered an unpublished manuscript dating back to 1839. It appeared to be the work of an American abolitionist and with further research by Chaplain Momany it was identified as the work of David S. Ingraham, one of the "Lane Rebels" who advocated abolition at the Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, OH and later transferred to Oberlin College, continuing their struggle against slavery.

Ingraham later traveled to Jamaica where he wrote much of the journal found in that campus office in 2015. It documented conditions of slavery there, including details and drawings of slave ships and much other valuable primary source documentation.

The journal immediately became an important resource for scholars around the globe working in this area, informing and enlightening their work. This book is an example of the scholarship that has and will continue to be developed from the Ingraham journal.

We are proud to house this important historical document in our Archive, and thank Keller and Momany for their efforts to sleuth out the details and promote the find.

If you're interested in reading the book, our copy is on the New Books shelves near the IT Helpdesk. The call number is E449.A98 2024.

Here's a link to a Daily Telegram article on the journal from 2022:
https://www.lenconnect.com/story/news/education/2022/11/12/abolitionist-journal-adrian-college-book/69619364007/

And here is a link to a digitized version of the journal:
https://shipmanlibrary.stacksdiscovery.com/sites/default/files/ingram_diary_small.pdf

02/23/2024

Adrian College students, faculty and staff will be able to access the building 24/7 throughout spring break!

Our staffed public hours:
3/2 - 3/3: closed
3/4 - 3/8: 8am-4pm
3/9 - 3/10: closed

Have a great break!

11/20/2023

Thanksgiving Break is quickly approaching! We will remain accessible 24/7 to AC students, faculty and staff via ID card. The library will be closed to the non-AC community from Wed. 11/22 through Sun. 11/26.

10/05/2023

Fall Break is quickly approaching! We will remain accessible 24/7 to AC students, faculty and staff via ID card. Our staffed public hours will be:

Friday, 10/6 - 8am-4pm
Saturday, 10/7 - closed to the public
Sunday, 10/8 - closed to the public
Monday, 10/9 - 8am-4pm
Tuesday, 10/10 - 8am-4pm

09/01/2023

Adrian College students, faculty and staff will continue to have 24/7 access to the building over Labor Day weekend. You will need your AC ID card to enter the building. We are closed to the non-AC public 9/2-9/4.

05/01/2023

We will be open Mon-Fri from 8:00am - 4:00pm through mid August.

04/21/2023

New books on the shelves today! Stop by and pick up some summer reading!

04/20/2023

Please remember to return all library materials before you leave campus. You can bring them to the desk or use the book drop outside.

If you're registered for Fall 2023, you are encouraged to borrow books over the summer! Just make sure to speak with a librarian, so we can set you up with an August due date.

Finish strong!

04/05/2023

We'll be closed to the public from Good Friday through Easter (Apr. 7-9). AC students, faculty and staff will be able to access the building 24/7 throughout this period via ID card.

02/24/2023

Have a great spring break everyone! The building will remain accessible 24/7 with your ID card. No staff will be here this weekend or next, but we'll be here 8am-4pm M-F next week.

As always, you can access all the research tools on our website from anywhere 24/7. Enter your Blackboard credentials for access when prompted.

02/13/2023

From our AC Flickr photo archive:

Adrian College Flag

02/02/2023

Students: you can now print wirelessly from your laptops, tablets and phones. Details here: https://shipmanlibrary.stacksdiscovery.com/services/technology-and-printing

01/27/2023

Our new website is live! Take a look:

Adrian College

01/18/2023

Going live next week!

The Shipman Library website is getting a new look, full of new features! Take a peek at what to expect ⬇

12/09/2022

We're closing at 5pm today and 24/7 access ends until Spring 2023. We will be open Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm during the break except for the week of Dec. 26-30.

11/16/2022

Thanksgiving Break schedule:

We will remain open 24/7 for AC students, faculty and staff. You will need your AC ID to access the building.

We will be closed to the non-AC community Wed. 11/ 23 through Sun. 11/28.

10/20/2022

https://www.wlen.com/2022/10/20/abolitionists-journal-archived-in-adrian-colleges-shipman-library-to-be-featured-in-book/

Adrian, MI – A diverse group of 14 scholars, including former Adrian College chaplain Christopher Momany, have crafted the first draft of a book about Christian abolitionist David Ingraham’s 1839-1841 journal that details his missionary work in

10/18/2022

In addition to full access to the current New York Times via their website and mobile apps, did you know we also provide access to the complete NYT archives? You can view every issue back to 1851! From the NYT website, just go to menu > more > TimesMachine. You can search by date or keyword and you can browse PDFs to see the original newspaper as published or choose full text versions of the articles.

If you need to register with the NYT, use this link. Remember to use your AC email address and create your account from an on-campus location. Once your account is active you can access NYT content from anywhere via the website or the mobile apps.

NYTimes apps are not supported on all devices. If your access is to nytimes.com, access to archived articles within the date range 1923-1980 is limited. Other restrictions may apply.

10/13/2022

Did you know you can ask us questions through an IM chat box on our website or via SMS text? Librarians monitor the service whenever we are available. We can answer specific questions or give you some general advice to guide your research.

Website: http://adrian.edu/library/help/ask.php
Text: 517-903-2275 (517-903-2ASK)

Give it a try!

09/26/2022

Fall break schedule Oct. 7-11

We will be accessible 24/7 throughout the Fall Break via ID card.

Our staffed hours will be:
Fri. 10/7 --- 8am-4pm
Sat. 10/8 --- closed to the public
Sun. 10/9 ---closed to the public
Mon. 10/10 --- 8am-4pm
Tue. 10/11 --- 8am-4pm

08/31/2022

Shipman Library will be closed to the public Sept. 3-5 for the Labor Day holiday. Adrian College students, faculty and staff will continue to have access to the facility via ID card throughout this period.

08/11/2022

Staffed hours for Welcome Week:

Sun., 8/14: Noon-5pm
Mon., 8/15-Thur., 8/18: 8am-8pm
Fri., 8/19: 8am-5pm
Sat., 8/20-Sun., 8/21: Noon-5pm

Regular Fall semester schedule begins Mon., 8/22.

06/29/2022

We will be closed on Monday, July 4th.

06/24/2022

We have a copy of President Docking's latest book available for checkout! It's currently located on the new books shelf. Ask any library staff member if you need help finding it! The permanent call number is LD51 .A42 D63 2022.

05/25/2022

We will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. We're always open at www.adrian.edu/library!

04/27/2022

Shipman Library will be accessible throughout Commencement weekend via ID card access.

Beginning Monday, May 2 we will be open from 8am-4pm Monday through Friday.

04/26/2022

Please remember to return all library materials before you leave campus! Our book drop outside the main entrance is available 24/7.

If you would like to borrow anything over the summer please let us know! We'll be happy to set up a due date in August for you.

04/13/2022

We will be closed to the public on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16.