Kares Library at Athens State

08/19/2026

Have a writing assignment this semester that calls for research? No need to put off finding your articles till the last minute, we are glad to help you get started.

07/29/2026

What are you reading right now or would like to read? Please give us suggestions for our next reading slump.

07/22/2026

Live local? Stop in and ask us for your free alumni library card.

07/15/2026

Working on your assignment this weekend? A real librarian (not a bot) is available to chat from 1-5 PM on Saturday and Sunday throughout summer semester. Just google Kares Library and click the yellow chat button on the right of your screen. Kares Library: https://libguides.athens.edu/home

07/08/2026

Adult best sellers are located to the left as you enter the library. We also have a large collection of books for children and teens upstairs near the elevator.

07/02/2026

Kares Library will be closed on Friday, July the 3rd, in honor of the 4th of July holiday.

06/26/2026

What a wonderful morning celebrating the written word! We were honored to host Alabama's Poet Laureate, Dr. Jacqueline Allen Trimble, for a captivating poetry reading as part of the Athens State University Writing Center's 4th Annual Summer Writing and Arts Summit. Thank you for sharing your voice, your stories, and your inspiration with our campus community!

04/22/2026

04/21/2026

🥵We're celebrating National Library Week's theme of "Find Your Joy" with music! 🎼Back by popular demand is Name that Tune with Dr. Kim Bell!🎹 Stop by Kares Library at 2pm on April 21st and join in the fun 📚🎼 Everyone is welcome, and snacks will be provided! 🫶🍪🍩🍿

04/20/2026

From the American Library Association:

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee's goals were ambitious. They ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life."

Visit https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek to find out more about National Library Week! 📚