Paul Robeson Library - Rutgers Camden

🌈 Celebrate Pride Month with us! 🌈

📖Check out our circulating display featuring books that celebrate LGBTQ+ stories, authors, and history. Whether you're looking to learn, connect, or be inspired, there's something for everyone.

Students Curate Exhibit on “America’s Birthdays” | Rutgers University-Camden As the nation commemorates its semiquincentennial anniversary in 2026, students in my new course HIS 304: America’s Birthdays: The History of Celebration and Memory have spent the semester learning about the history of other milestone “Birthday” events—in 1876, 1926, and 1976, as well as the...

Through our participation in the BTAA consortium, Rutgers University Libraries have secured an open access publishing agreement with Wiley through December 31, 2027.

The agreement continues the consortium’s commitment to a barrier-free publishing model, allowing eligible corresponding authors to publish open access in Wiley hybrid journals at no cost, while maintaining full reading access to the Wiley journal portfolio.

❗Important update for authors: Publishing support is changing for some Wiley journals that may affect author funding and submission timing decisions.

ℹ️ Review what this means for your upcoming submissions: https://go.rutgers.edu/wiley

📣 Please note: Rutgers University Libraries will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. We remember and honor those who lost their lives while serving our country.

👀 Now on view on the main floor of Robeson Library: Abstraction Verb Assemblage.

Created by the students in Prof. Elizabeth Demaray’s Sculpture Foundations class, the work developed out of the mini-pieces we hosted earlier this spring.

We will be closed on Friday, May 22, as we focus on enhancing your library experience. ✨

While our physical locations will be closed, remote services are still available 24/7, including:
💬 Live chat support
🌐 Online resources
📚 Digital collections

Access it all at libraries.rutgers.edu or on our Library Mobile app.

⏰️During May Intersession (Thursday, May 14, 2026 to Thursday, May 21, 2026), Robeson Library hours are as follows:

*Mondays-Fridays: 7:30am - 5pm
* Saturdays & Sundays: CLOSED

For the complete listing of our service desk hours, please see our Visit & Study page: https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/camden/visit-study

On Exhibit at Robeson Library: Celebrating SPARK!

SPARK! (Showcase of Projects, Art, Research, and Knowledge) is Rutgers–Camden’s annual campuswide celebration of research, creativity, and collaboration. Reimagined from the former Research Week, SPARK! serves as a dynamic platform for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase projects across disciplines—ranging from sciences and arts to business—through exhibitions, presentations, and competitions.

Celebrating SPARK! is now on exhibit on the main floor of Robeson Library through August 2026.

⏰️To support student academic success, Robeson Library is offering extended hours during Spring 2026 finals:

📖 Reading Days:
*Tuesday, May 5: 7am – 12am
*Wednesday, May 6: 7am – 12am

💻 Finals:
*Thursday, May 7: 7am – 12am
*Friday, May 8: 7am – 7pm
*Saturday, May 9: 9am -5pm
*Sunday, May 10: 12pm – 10pm
*Monday, May 11: 7am – 12am
*Tuesday, May 12: 7am – 12am
*Wednesday, May 13: 7am – 10pm

🪪 For the extended hours, access to the building will be via RUID swipe

🐾Finals week just got a whole lot brighter!

🐶Robeson Library is hosting therapy dogs from PAWS for People during free period on Monday, May 4.

🐕Sometimes the best study break isn’t coffee… it’s a wagging tail and a furry friend reminding you to breathe.

📅 Monday, May 4th
🕙 11:20am – 12:20pm (free period)
📍 Robeson Library main floor