Thanksgiving Week Library Hours

Monday (11/23)
8 - 9pm

Tuesday (11/24) -- Friday Class Schedule
8 - 4:30pm

Wednesday (11/25) - Saturday (11/28)
CLOSED

Sunday (11/29)
12 - 4pm

We wish you a happy and safe holiday week!

The 15th Ward: Memories of a Syracuse Neighborhood Display

For the next two months, through January 29, the photography exhibition, “15th Ward: Memories of a Syracuse Neighborhood Transformed,” will be on display in the lobby of Coulter Library.

The 15th Ward in Syracuse was a predominantly Jewish and African American neighborhood destroyed in the late 1950s and early 1960s through urban renewal, the construction of Interstate 81 and the expansion of Upstate Medical Center. The exhibition traces the historical development of the neighborhood from the early 20th century through the urban renewal period of the 1960s and concludes with a look at the neighborhood as it is found today. On view will be photographs that document the early days of the district as it evolved into a center for Jewish life in Syracuse. As the area progressed from those early days, it gradually became a destination for African Americans moving north in search of a better life. The photographs also show the neighborhood during the urban renewal period and the construction of I-81.

The exhibition consists of nearly 60 photographs drawn from the collections of the Judaic Heritage Center, the Onondaga Historical Association, Coulter Library at Onondaga Community College and Beauchamp Library, as well as former and current residents of this part of the city. Included in the exhibition are the photographs of Aldo Tambellini and Marjory Wilkins. The exhibition was organized, researched, designed and constructed by students in the Graduate Program in Museum Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. The 15th Ward project has also included numerous community organizations and individuals, including the Judaic Heritage Center, Southwest Community Center, Temple Society of Concord and Grace Episcopal Church.

Have You Thanked a Veteran?

In honor of Veteran’s Day this month, Coulter Library has created a display of military uniforms donated by current OCC students. The display can be found in the glass display case near the quad entrance to the library. Also....stop by the Veteran’s Office (G130AA) and thank a veteran today!

Celebrate National Gaming Day @ Your Library

Help us celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library by playing our trivia game.

What Is It?

Introduced in 1845

13th president of the United States

kept these in the Oval office

1998 goes down in history in the
Guinness Book of World Records

“Makes Mouths Happy” in 2004

Be one of the first 10 people to stop by the media/reserve counter on the second floor of the library with the correct answer and win a tasty prize!