James E Shepard Memorial Library

🌍 Happy Earth Day from the James E. Shepard Memorial Library! 🌱 Explore how YOU can make a difference with our Sustainability and Environmental Resources LibGuide — filled with library resources, and tips to support eco-conscious living:
🔗 https://shepard.libguides.nccu.edu/sustainability
🌎✨📚 Visit the library or connect with us online at www.nccu.edu/library to learn more. Check out our databases, Environment Complete and Gale In Context - Environmental Studies, for more Earth Day and sustainability research. ♻️

🎉 Celebrate National Library Week with us! 🎉
April 19–25, 2026 | James E. Shepard Memorial Library

Join us for a week of inspiration, creativity, and community as we celebrate the theme “Find Your Joy.” ✨

📅 Event Lineup:
📖 Right to Read / America Reads Sign-Up
🗓 April 20 | ⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 1st Floor, Shepard Library

🎨 Find Your Wings Vision Board Workshop
🗓 April 22 | ⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 2nd Floor, Shepard Library

🎤 Guest Speaker: CEO Donald Thompson
🗓 April 23 | ⏰ 2:00 PM
📍 2nd Floor, Shepard Library

Come connect, learn, and discover what brings you joy. All students, faculty, and staff are invited! 💙

Due to the Adverse Weather Alert for Monday, March 16, 2026
Shepard Library will be closing from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Remote services will be available from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Please visit www.nccu.edu/library.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 919-530-6473
Text Message: 919-799-2182
Chat: http://shepard.libanswers.nccu.edu/

Libraries | North Carolina Central University The five libraries at NCCU are fully dedicated to promoting student success by providing access to scholarly resources and supporting services.

AI and Library Resources Workshop | March 17, 2026 | 2:00 pm: Discover Shepard Library databases that enhance your research experience using AI. This session will be held in person in room 212 in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library and also online via Zoom. Register for the Zoom session in advance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/shepardeventcal

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For more information about upcoming library events, please visit https://tinyurl.com/shepardeventcal.

Great events are happening at NCCU for Black History Month. Check out Feb. 2, Feb. 3, and Feb. 28 for James E. Shepard Memorial Library events.

Imagination shapes the future—so let’s talk about it.

Join NCCU’s James E. Shepard Memorial Library and IAIER for our Book Club series, Reading Between the Algorithms, featuring
📖 Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin.

🗓 January 22, 2026
⏰ 10:40–11:25 AM
📍 Zoom

This conversation will explore how imagination can challenge systems, inspire justice, and shape more thoughtful uses of technology.

Register using our Linktree and come read with us!
https://linktr.ee/iaier

James E Shepard Memorial Library Upcoming Events on December 1, 2025: Games, Eagles' Zen Lounge, and Line Dancing!

James E. Shepard Memorial Library – Special Hours

Due to the home football game, the James E. Shepard Memorial Library will close at 12:00 PM on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Remote services will be available 1:00–5:00 PM on Friday.
Regularly scheduled hours will resume on Saturday, November 15, 2025.