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In 2011, the Arab Spring protests sweeping the Middle East came to Syria.  The Syrian government, led by President Bashar al-Assad, has responded with violence and the United States and others are now arguing that there is strong evidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons to attack civilians.  Librarians Joyce Garczynski and Sara […]

Ms. Ima Dead-Body has been murdered in the library lobby and we need your help to find her killer! Participating in the Library’s Mobile Murder Mystery is simple! All you need to solve the murder are super-sleuth skills and a camera phone with a QR code reader.  The first clue in this murder mystery scavenger […]

They are all part of Cook Library’s fall events and workshops lineup! We have a number of fantastic programs coming up including a discussion of Khaled Hosseini’s new novel “And the Mountains Echoed” in September; The Road to Publication with “Genie Wishes” Author Elisabeth Dahl in October; and Towson Night at the Walters Art Museum […]

Cook Library is pleased to announce that research help via instant message will now be available round the clock. We have joined AskUsNow! a statewide interactive information service  that uses the expertise of librarians to provide answers to questions, research guidance, and help navigating the internet. During regular reference hours, your chat questions will still […]

The second floor of Cook Library will be closed until August 16. The closure is to allow contractors to install new carpet. If you need materials located on the second floor you may go to the Reference Desk or Circulation Desk and a staff member will be able to retieve your materials.

Cook Library will close on Wednesday July 3, at 10 p.m. for the 4th of July holiday.  The Library will remain closed July 4, 5, 6 & 7, and will reopen Monday July 8, at 7:30 a.m.

Need a finals study break? Cook Library has it covered! Stop by our Relax Your Brain Table (at the front of the main floor) and color a picture, read a magazine or play a game. Look around for a Study Duck! These cuties have been let loose in the library and are looking for good […]

Cook Library will extend its hours of availability to accommodate students’ studying needs during the final exam period.  During extend hours, the 2nd & 3rd floors will be open; other floors will be closed at the end of the library’s regular hours.  Course Reserves services will still be available, but all other library services will […]

In recent months, North Korea has made headlines as government officials have indicated that the country is continuing with its nuclear test program.  Since World War II, through the Korean War, the Cold War, and into the present, the United States has had a tumultuous relationship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and this guide […]

Celebrate National Library Week with Noontime Jazz Tuesday, April 16 noon to 1 p.m. Cook Library, 3rd Floor Lobby Celebrate National Library Week and all  the great services and programs of Cook Library. Bring your lunch and enjoy some toe-tapping tunes by Towson student  musicians.

Help Us Celebrate National Library Week by Making a Valentine for Cook Library! There are two options to show your library love: 1) We’ll have arts and crafts supplies available at a table on the 3rd floor of the library so you can craft a masterpiece to express all that you love about the library. Also, we’ll […]

Towson University has been selected to participate in the program “Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success,” a program of the Association of College and Research Libraries National Leadership Demonstration Grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Part of ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries initiative, Assessment in Action is being undertaken […]

The records of the Lida Lee Tall School (circa 1919-1982) are now available for research in the University Archives at the Albert S. Cook Library. The finding aid is searchable online, while the physical materials can be consulted at the Special Collections and Archives room located on the 5th floor of the library. The collection […]

COOK LIBRARY’S ANNUAL BOOK SALE Sunday, April 14: 1 – 4 p.m. Monday, April 15 – Friday, April 19: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cook Library, 3rd Floor Help support Cook Library and find great books, music, and videos that you never knew you always wanted. Materials for sale include: • Popular fiction & Self-help […]

Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother Wednesday, March 27th 4:00pm to 5:30pm University Union, Chesapeake 303 & 304 Baltimore native Barbara Morrison will read from and discuss her memoir, “Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother”. This book tells the story of how Morrison, a college-educated woman from a prosperous background, comes to need public assistance […]