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ohiounivpress.bsky.social Ohio University Press @ohiounivpress.bsky.social · Jan 29
We're thrilled to learn that A Country of Defiance is a FINALIST for The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) first book prize! Congratulations to author Mark Deets!

www.ohioswallow.com/978082142601...

#africanhistory #senegal #casamance
January 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Check this out 👇 #AthensOhio #OHIOUniversity
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ohiounivpress.bsky.social Ohio University Press @ohiounivpress.bsky.social · Jul 10
We're moving to a smaller office, and that means free books for you! Visit Alden Library 101 on Monday, July 14, from 9 am to 4 pm. We have fiction, poetry, children's books, history, African studies, Appalachian studies, and more!

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Piles of books with text overlay: Free Books, Monday, July 14, 9 am–4pm, Alden 101
July 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Due on Friday!
Lots more info on our Mahn Center Archives & Special Collections internships at bit.ly/mahn-interns...

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November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Who’s behind the account? 💭

I’m Owen Keller, social media editor for this page! Take a trip through a week in my life working social media for #OHIOUniversityArchives this #NationalLibraryWeek!

#OHIOUniversity #DayInTheLife #WeekInTheLife #OHIOUniversityLibraries
April 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Apply for fall undergrad internships @ Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections in #OHIOUniversityLibraries!
See online form for info/application due March 7: bit.ly/mahn-interns....
For more about possibilities see Mahn blog posts by past interns: bit.ly/mahnblog-int... #OHIOUniversity
Collage of images from archives intern projects.
February 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Welcome to Chris Vidas, our new @aldenlibrary.bsky.social AD for Content and Access!

#OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries
www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11...
University Libraries appoints Chris Vidas as assistant dean for content and access
University Libraries is pleased to announce the new assistant dean for content and access, effective Feb. 16, 2026.
www.ohio.edu
December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Come work at #OHIOUniversityLibraries @aldenlibrary.bsky.social as Head of Research Services!
www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/54852

#LibraryJobs #LibraryJob #LISJob #OHIOUniversity #AthensOhio
Head of Research Services
Ohio University Libraries seek a forward-thinking, collaborative, and engaged leader to head the Research Services department in alignment with the needs of an R1 university. This role is responsible ...
www.ohiouniversityjobs.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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It's #InternationalWeek! Every year, #OHIOUniversity sets up international flags on College Green.
#AthensOhio look out for more events rest of week- ice cream social, street fair, more!
Full image: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-1991flags
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOIWEEK26 #OHIOUniversityLibraries
April 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Come work at our library! Assistant Dean for Content and Access at #OHIOUniversityLibraries

www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/54837

#OHIOUniversity #AthensOHIO #LibraryJob #LibraryJob #LISjobs #libjobs
Assistant Dean for Content and Access
The Assistant Dean for Content and Access advances OHIO’s Dynamic Strategy by leading strategic Libraries initiatives in the areas of collections, systems and discovery. Leading a team of approximatel...
www.ohiouniversityjobs.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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New interview & blog🎥 Yashvita Kanuganti, Linguistics & HTC Religious Studies ‘26, talks archival theatre materials & working with Courtlandt Gilmour Collection!

Mahn Blog: https://bit.ly/mahnblog-courtlandtgilmour

#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #archives #theatre #OHIOUniversityLibraries
April 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Summer hours started this week! In summer, we're open by appointment only, but everyone is welcome and we still want to see you!

We're available M-F 9 AM-12 PM & 1 PM-4 PM.

Schedule your visit/Ask a Q: bit.ly/oulibraries-....

#archives #specialcollections #OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries
Entry doors and lobby of the Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, Alden Library 5th floor. Text announcing summer hours & QR code for appointment overlays the photo.
May 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Thank you donors! Thanks for your support of the Libraries!

Students chat and study in Alden Library study carrels, 1979.

#OHIOGivingDay #OHIOUniversityLibraries #OHIOUniversityArchives
Students chat and study in Alden Library study carrels, 1979. Ohio University Archives. Thank you Donors! Thanks for your support of the Libraries!
April 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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It’s film fest week in #AthensOhio🎞️! If you're around, stop in at @athenacinema.bsky.social for Athens International Film & Video Festival. Students get in free!

https://bit.ly/ou-ua-post1978aifvf

#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries @aifvf.bsky.social
1978 International Film Fest Promo. A hand with eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth eats a film strip. April 21, 1978 The Post. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
April 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Time for the @ohiounivpress.bsky.social Holiday Book Sale!
Big discount for books in all formats thru Dec 10!
Details: www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11...
(#OHIOUniversityPress is a part of our library!)
#OHIOUniversityLibraries #OHIOUniversity
Ohio University Press to hold winter holiday book sale
Once again this year, Ohio University Press will offer the OHIO community a 40% discount off of its books, in all formats.
www.ohio.edu
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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It's our Student Employee Appreciation Week! Thank a student employee, because they keep the Libraries running for all of us! We could not do it without you. 💚

#OHIOUniversity #StudentAppreciationWeek #StudentEmployee #StudentWorker #OhioUniversityLibraries
Student employee uses barcode scanner at Circulation Desk. Part of project to document the 25th anniversary of Alden Library in 1994.
April 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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It's us! 💚
"Mahn Center Archives makes array of materials available to students, public." From The Post, #OHIOUniversity student newspaper.

www.thepostathens.com/article/2025...
#archives #DigitalArchives #OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversityLibraries #RareBooks
Mahn Center Archives makes array of materials available to students, public
The Mahn Center at Alden Library houses part of Ohio University’s archives. They contain millions of pieces which are accessible to everyone, both in person and online.
www.thepostathens.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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It's #NationalLibraryWeek and this year’s theme is “Find Your Joy.” We find joy in these 4th-floor card catalogs from the past!
Alden Library photos: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-aldenlibrary
#OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityArchives #ALA #libraries #OHIOUniversityLibraries
Alden Library card catalog in use on fourth floor, 1973. 4 People look at materials on a table in the background. 2 people sit at a table flipping through cards. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
April 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Happy #NationalPetDay!
This photo of a person and their dog is our pick today!
One of hundreds of photos digitized in the Frank Buhla Collection: https://bit.ly/ou-mss-buhla
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries #pets
A young person kneels beside a dog in a rural yard with wooden outbuildings and house in the background. Circa 1940s-1960s. Frank Buhla Collection, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
April 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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New! Photos of 1986 March for Women's Lives, Washington DC (organized by #NationalOrganizationForWomen @nationalnow) now added to #LynnJohnson Collection in #DigitalArchives.
https:/bit.ly/OU-lynnjohnson

#WomensHistory #PhotoArchives #DocumentaryPhotography #OHIOUniversityLibraries #OHIOUniversity
Demonstrators march down a Washington, D.C. street during the 1986 March for Women's Lives. View of the crowd at the 1986 March for Women's Lives from the steps of the United States Capitol looking toward the Washington Monument. Demonstrators stand behind a large ”March for Women's Lives" banner on the steps of the United States Capitol building at the 1986 March.
July 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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#TakeBacktheNight returns at #OHIOUniversity Thursday, 4/2, 6 PM #AthensOhio.
Resource fair, speakers, performances, and march at Baker Ballroom.
#Throwback to 1998 TBTN: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-tbtn1998.
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries
Take Back The Night, Athena yearbook, 1998. People hold signs, another group holds up a banner promoting the event. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
April 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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We're hiring 2 #GIS Student Assistants to georeference historical Athens County atlas maps & help build a public interactive web map!

Open to undergrads in #OHIOUniversity GIS Cert program. Apply by Aug 31: bit.ly/gis-jobs-fall2026.

#DigitalHumanities #Archives #OHIOUniversityLibraries
Map image from the 1875 Athens County Atlas by D. J. Lake on Promotional graphic with a historical map background and text recruiting two GIS Student Assistants for Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives for fall 2026 to spring 2027 with a QR code and link to the job posting.
August 19, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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#Sakura Festivals at #OHIOUniversity!
Not only did these fests celebrate #CherryBlossoms, they also focused on Japanese history, with dances, stories, and more.
Hosted by the Japanese Student Association.
2011 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-sakura2011
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversityLibraries
Photo of cherry blossoms with text laid above. Header reads “Sakura Festival.” Additional text “2011” added. 2011 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
April 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Athens Beautification Month is April!
From volunteering at the student farm to garden preparation, 2026 is full of #AthensOhio beautification events.
2010 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-athensbeautification2010
#OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversityLibraries
Collage of moments from 2010 Athens Beautification Day, 2010 yearbook. Photos include people climbing trees, throwing away trash, interacting with gardens. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
April 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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All images are of rare books & #ArtistsBooks in glass cases from Enslavement & Abolition in Antebellum Texts & Contemporary Artists’ Books on @aldenlibrary.bsky.social 3rd floor. Prof Emerita Katherine Jellison; Prof Paul C. Jones; artist, archivist, scholar Sauda Mitchell.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Happy #WorldPhotographyDay!
#Photojournalist Lynn Johnson film photography collection is part of our #DocumentaryPhotographyArchive.
Explore her work & how #OhioUniversityLibraries preserves/digitizes/teaches with it at https://bit.ly/dpa-lynnjohnson-portal
#WorldPhotographyDay2025 #OhioUniversity
Two people wearing bold chunky sweaters embrace while looking into the camera. "Vincent and Katherine Williams, portrait, circa 1988-1989." Left: Film negative object reproduction | Right: Film negative content reproduction Left: Archival box with open folder in front on desk. Inside folder is film negatives, color photo print, and contact sheet. Right: Close up of same contact sheet with image masked off as select. "Vincent and Katherine Williams, portrait, circa 1988-1989."
August 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM