National Library Week; Athlete Volunteers

Welcome to the week at Duke in 60 seconds. Last week, members of the Duke community got free tickets to watch the Duke baseball team play an exhibition game against the Durham Bulls. The Bulls won by a run, but when both teams are the home team, it’s hard to be disappointed. Abby Pyne is a Duke soccer player who went through nine knee surgeries and can no longer play. But she’s leaving her mark by leading a volunteer program where she brings student athletes with her each week to visit kids in Duke Children’s Hospital. The Coalition for Preserving Memory is a student group dedicated to remembering victims of United Nations recognized genocides. Last weekend, during the group’s annual 24-hour ceremony on Abele Quad, students, faculty and staff read the names of those who lost their lives. Finally, this week is National Library Week and Duke University Libraries celebrated with bookface photos in front of Perkins and Lilly. Check out Duke Libraries’ Facebook page for all the fun. For more Duke news every day, visit Duke Today.