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08/09/2026

📖 This year, International Literacy Day marks its 60th anniversary.

Literacy is more than the ability to read and write — it is a fundamental human right and a doorway to knowledge. It gives people the tools to understand the world, advocate for themselves and others, and build communities rooted in equality, justice, tolerance, and peace. For Armenians, the written word has long been at the heart of preserving our identity and history.

Take the time today to appreciate the freedoms that come with literacy and advocate for those without the same privilege.

07/09/2026

Please welcome Astghik! She is the AGBU Papazian Library’s new Research & Academic Liaison Librarian! Astghik is an AUA alum who graduated in 2026 with an English & Communications degree. She specializes in research support, information literacy instruction, and now serves as the primary contact for academic departments and programs. Astghik is the type to read almost everything, but her favorite genre is horror. Her favorite book collection and movie series is “Alien.” She believes every genre is backed up with deep philosophy that needs to be explored.

31/08/2026

Have you ever wondered about the numbers on the spines of our library books? 📚

They’re a part of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which revolutionized the process of locating information by subject on library shelves.

000 – General works, computer science, and information

100 – Philosophy and psychology

200 – Religion

300 – Social sciences

400 – Language

500 – Natural sciences and mathematics

600 – Technology (applied sciences)

700 – Arts and recreation

800 – Literature

900 – History and geography



1+4: Portrait photo of Melvil Dewey by Bach Bros, published in A history of the Adirondacks , 1921, (Wikimedia)

2: AGBU Papazian Library, Lower Level, 2026

3: AGBU Papazian Library, Main Floor, The AUA Library Shares the Space with the Library of the US Embassy, 1993, (AUA Institutional Repository)

5+6: AUA, Virgil Strohmeyer and IEP Students During the Class, 1994, (AUA Institutional Repository)

7: AGBU Papazian Library, Main Floor, 1996, (AUA Institutional Repository)

03/07/2026

Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883 in Prague. He’s a major figure of 20th century literature. His works typically feature is isolated protagonist spacing bizarre or surreal predicament. The term Kafkaesque has come to describe situations like those depicted in his writings.

29/06/2026

16/06/2026

The AGBU Papazian Library recently hosted a tour for a group of librarians-in-training from Mkhitar Sebastaci Educational Complex.

25/05/2026

We are proud to announce that the ABGU Papazian Library now has the complete but growing “Armenians in the Modern and Early Modern World” collection.

This is a series which promotes the expansion of Armenian Studies as a more global subject through innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to Armenian history, politics and culture in the 1500-2000 CE period.

Several AUA faculty have published in this series. The books are all available for checkout from the Library.

20/05/2026

On May 13, the American University of Armenia (AUA) AGBU Papazian Library, together with the English and Communications program, hosted a poetry reading in the Akian Gallery by AUA Adjunct Lecturer Alex Vartan Gubbins. He read excerpts from his soon-to-be-released debut book of poetry, entitled “Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings,” published by the Wayne State University Press.

Read more on the AUA Newsroom website.