Hilton C. Buley Library serves the many academic and research needs of the Southern community.
06/04/2026
Marjane Satrapi has passed away. Our copies of Persepolis are available on the Current Events shelves by the Check Out Desk. NYT obituary (gift article) - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/middleeast/marjane-satrapi-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nlA.c9un.TWTLcDqI2QcD&smid=url-share
05/22/2026
Congratulations to all the 2026 graduates, from all of us at Buley Library!
05/21/2026
The Library will be closed Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 23 - Monday, May 25.
May Day is celebrated as a day for workers' rights around the world. Buley Special Collections includes a treasure trove of labor rights posters and broadsheets. Campus users can see more at https://sway.cloud.microsoft/6TAXF1F185M1SODL?ref=Link&loc=play and visitors are welcome to make appointments to view the documents.
04/30/2026
Celebrate children's literacy and the joy of reading - in Spanish! (and English)
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day or Book Day) is celebrated throughout Latin America and the US. Explore the Buley collection of Hispanic children's books at the back of the 1st/main floor.
04/24/2026
Up and Down the River: A Mohegan history film for America at 250
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Adanti Student Center Theater
Lunch will follow the talk.
Please join us for a screening of this 20-minute film, followed by a lively conversation with the director and writer, Madeline Sayet, a Mohegan filmmaker, theater director, writer, and clinical associate professor at Arizona State University.
More info: https://calendar.southernct.edu/event/40425-up-and-down-the-river-a-mohegan-history-film-for
04/23/2026
$chlock 2.50: Buying & Selling "American"(TM) Patriotism in 1976 and 2026
Exhibit Opening and Reception, May 6, 2026, 5-7pm @ the Library
Keynote Address: Dr. Michail Hattem, an American historian and author of "The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History"
Open to the public - All are welcome!
Bring your Bicentennial memorabilia and/or memories to share and record. Register and include what memorabilia you will bring to the event: https://form.jotform.com/261105230011029
04/21/2026
04/21/2026
As we move towards the end of the semester, we believe in you!
04/15/2026
Location Change: Today's speaking program at 1:00 p.m. has been moved
from Buley Library to the Adanti Student Center Theater
“Those Who Returned and Those Who Did Not” is an exhibit from the Museum of Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, on view at Buley Library from April 15-May 22, 2026.
Opening Program: “Mila Nishball: Story of Survival,” presented by Deborah Weiss, Ph.D., SCSU Professor Emerita
Wednesday, April 15, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Adanti Student Center Theater (new location)
Followed by a reception and exhibit viewing in Buley Library - Ground Floor (accessible by elevator or stairs)