Treasures and Technology: A Guided Tour of Perkins Library
Friday, 2-3pm and 3-4pm, Perkins Library Lobby
Highlights of the Special Collections Library and selected online resources of Perkins Library. Take this opportunity for an introduction to the array of materials available to students at the Duke University Libraries, where the holdings range from ancient papyrus to the latest bestsellers.
Tales of the Uncanny
Friday, 7pm, Lilly Library (East Campus), Thomas Room
Reynolds Price, James B. Duke Professor of English, will read stories and poems to put you in the mood for Halloween. Come early for the 10th anniversary of this popular event, which has become a Duke tradition. Costumes welcome!
The Library Presents Duke Moms and Dads!
Saturday, 11am, Perkins Library Rare Book Room
First-year parent Andy Straka, award-winning author of the Frank Pavlicek mystery series, will speak on the subject of “Crime Scene DNA—Myths and Realities.”