by Guo-hua Wang
International Education Week (IEW) returns this year from November 16 to 20, 2026, and the International Area Studies team at Emory Libraries is excited to participate for our third consecutive year! Organized in partnership with Emory’s Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives, this annual event celebrates the power of global exchange, cross-cultural learning, and multilingual scholarship across campus.
To connect students, faculty, and staff with diverse literary voices from around the world, we are bringing back two campus favorites: the New Books from Around the World Display and our Wonderful Wednesday Pop-Up Library.
Discover the “New Books from Around the World” Display
Language bridges cultures, opens doors to new ideas and cultures, uncovers untold histories, and deepens research perspectives. This year’s new books display showcases recent acquisitions from across the globe, spanning 20 different languages, highlighting both widely spoken world languages and indigenous and heritage traditions, including:
- Indigenous & Mesoamerican Languages: Chatino, Nahuatl, and Otomi
- Middle Eastern & Sephardic Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Ladino, and Persian
- East & South Asian Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Telugu
- European, Slavic & Caucasian Languages: Armenian, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian
As shown in our exhibition poster above, visitors will find a variety of fiction, graphic works, poetry, and scholarly monographs. Featured titles include works by Roberto Bolaño, children’s and folk narratives in Chatino (Lyoa Oo Kwchi) and Otomi (N’arä k’anga vaga ha rä b’ot’ähi), Ukrainian editions, Japanese fiction, and historical studies.
Whether you want to read in your native tongue, practice a language you are currently learning, or discover stories beyond your familiar reading list, all books in the display are available for checkout.
The New Books from Around the World display is located at Woodruff Library Main Lobby on Level 2. It will open Monday, November 16, 2026, and remain on view through the end of the fall semester.
Check Out Books Outdoors at the Wonderful Wednesday Pop-Up Library
Reading isn’t limited to library stacks! Join our team at Wonderful Wednesday for our mobile pop-up library booth. Stop by to meet your International Area Studies and subject librarians, explore new selections from our global collections, and check out books directly on the spot using your Emory ID card.
The pop-up library will be available at Asbury Circle on November 18, 2026 from 12 to 2 pm.
Whether you explore the interesting book display inside the library or visit our pop-up table on Asbury Circle, we invite you to join us in celebrating global literature and international learning.
Interested in exploring materials in specific languages or learning more about our international collections? Connect with the International Area Studies team to discover how our subject librarians can support your study and research.
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