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Get a guided tour of the newly renovated Hillman Library on Friday, October 3, 2025 from 3-3:45 pm. See 3D printing, scanning, and virtual reality in our Open Lab, get hands-on with a working 19th century printing press, and explore unique materials from August Wilson, George Romero, and others on our large-scale digital interactive media wall....more
October 5 – 11, 2025 is Banned Books Week in the United States. It brings awareness to current and historical attempts to challenge and censor books in libraries and schools. This year’s Banned Books Week Theme is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
Join us on the ground floor of Hillman Library on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 1-3 p.m. for a study break celebrating these books! Activities will include an interactive display and button-making.
Hillman Library is now a vibrant, modern hub of learning and innovation. Join us for a special alumni exclusive guided tour on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. at the ground floor entrance, or experience it for on your own during our open house activities occurring from noon to 4 p.m. Step into the past with Archives & Special Collections or witness the future with 3D printers and digital creation tools....more
Join us on Friday, November 21, 2025 from 10-11:30 a.m. in Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room (Hillman Library, 3rd Floor) with Kenn Kaufman, naturalist and author of The Birds That Audubon Missed, as he explores the historic rivalry that helped to shape John James Audubon's spectacular Birds of America. When Audubon set out to compile his Birds of America, he faced a challenge: Alexander Wilson was already regarded as the ultimate expert on our birds,...more
Explore the latest soundscape radio-art piece by August Wilson Archive Community-Artist Scholar, Ricardo iamuuri Robinson. “The Gospel According to WILSON” uses excerpts from interviews with the late playwright August Wilson to convey contemporary messages. It transforms Wilson’s spoken words into a cohesive experimental jazz vocalese, creating a recycled stream of consciousness that bridges historical language with current societal issues....more
