Plough Library

Welcome back for the Spring Semester! We are excited to have you back on campus! Plough Library's hours for the Spring 2025 semester (with some exceptions for holidays and breaks) are:

📕 Monday-Thursday - 7:30am-10pm
📕 Friday - 7:30am-4:30pm
📕 Saturday - Closed
📕 Sunday - 2pm-10pm

You can always view today's hours at https://www.cbu.edu/library/.

Plough Library, along with the rest of the CBU campus, will be closed on Friday 1/10 due to winter weather. You can still access our online resources at https://www.cbu.edu/library.

Merry Christmas and enjoy your holiday! See you again next year! Check out more photos at the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

We wish everyone a happy and safe Winter Break! From December 14 to January 12, Plough Library will have the following hours:

⛄️ Saturday, December 14: Closed
⛄️ Sunday, December 15: Closed
⛄️ Monday - Friday, December 16 - 20: 8:00am - 4:30pm
⛄️ Saturday, December 21 - Wednesday, January 1 (Christmas Break and New Year's Day): Closed
⛄️ Thursday - Friday, January 2 - 3: 8:00am - 4:30pm
⛄️ Saturday - Sunday, January 4 - 5: Closed
⛄️ Monday - Friday, January 6 - 10: 8:00am-4:30pm
⛄️ Saturday - Sunday, January 11 - 12: Closed

Happy Giving Month everyone! This we give you this photo of the 1955 graduating class gifting the Madonna of Peace Shrine to CBC. ‘Tis the season to check out the the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu and give the archives some love! 🎁

We're ready for the holidays at Plough Library! While you're here studying for finals, enjoy our Christmas tree, Advent wreath (from Campus Ministry), Christmas book display, and holiday whiteboard!

Come study at Plough Library during Final Exams Week! We have lots of quiet study spaces for you to use.

📕 Saturday 12/7 - Closed
📕 Sunday 12/8 - 2pm-12am
📕 Monday-Thursday 12/9-12 - 7:30am-12am
📕 Friday 12/13 - 7:30am-4:30pm

Here we have CBC’s Black Leadership & Brotherhood organization, whose goal was to assist CBC, its black students, and the Memphis community. Happy inclusive schools’ week and ! See more amazing strides in CBU history with the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

While you're studying in the library and getting ready for Finals Week, stop by the Notes of Encouragement to take some encouragement with you or write some for your classmates!

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow 🦃 In Thanksgiving 1933, the Brothers gave thanks to the Mothers' Club for all their work. Give thanks to the people that have supported you! Thank you CBU community and enjoy the break! And thank you for checking out the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu 😉 Happy early

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving Break! Plough Library will have the following hours during Thanksgiving Break:

🦃 Wednesday 11/27 - 7:30am-4:30pm
🦃 Thursday-Saturday 11/27-11/30 - Closed
🦃 Sunday 12/1 - 5-10pm

For this , here’s Dr. Rosa Deal, the first female professor at CBC, with her students. Round off National Education Week with this role model! Take notes on more amazing role models at the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu👩‍🏫📖✍️

It’s Loosen Up Lighten Up Day🤩! CBU students used to enjoy playing games during The Buc Olympics in the 1990s. Take some inspiration and play some tug-o-war or stay in and mediate. Either way, find a way to relax and enjoy today! Find more ways to lighten up with the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu this

In honor of World Pianist Day tomorrow, we’re sharing an image of Brother Vincent Malham playing during the first performance held in Christian Brothers University’s renovated Theater! More musical memories can be found with the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu. Happy pianists!🎼

Happy Halloween! It’s a spooky day for ! Unless Freshmen beat the Sophomores in a touch football game, Freshman had to dress up in red derby hats until Halloween. You can see other photos of Freshmen in derby hats with the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu. Just search “derby” or “Halloween” or stop by the library to see the hat in person! 👻🏈👻

It’s National Kangaroo Awareness Day and that means BIG HOPS! During CBC Field Day in 1910, E. Gibson won the senior pole vault. While we don’t know how high Gibson vaulted, the record in 1910 was 3.93m (12ft 10.5in). That’s over the 10ft a kangaroo can jump straight up 🦘 For more (human) athletic feats, check out the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu

Tomorrow from 11am-1pm is the Library Open House! Be sure to stop by Plough Library, we'll have lots of fun and interesting things to do!

Come to the Library Open House next week, Tuesday 10/22 from 11am to 1pm! We'll have lots of fun and interesting things to do, including:
📚Door Prizes!
📚Games & Puzzles!
📚Food!
📚Comic Books!
📚A chance to name our new plants!
📚Learning about our library resources and meeting library staff!

Happy ! Here is an image of C.T. Pennebaker and W.E. Lamb, of the Union Railway, exchanging the deed for the railroad's right-of-way to Brother Hyacinth Richard Gerlach, allowing Christian Brothers College to expand further. A perfect example in honor of Conflict Resolution Day today! Check out more CBU history with the Br. I Leo O’Donnell Archives at digitalcollections.cbu.edu