The Library is excited to announce we are hosting Designing Libraries, XIII, where librarians, architects, planners, designers, information technologists, and others will gather to explore the achievements and challenges of designing libraries and learning spaces for the 21st century.
Registration is now open!
Looking to explore a new craft that's affordable, sustainable, and calming? Join us for a hands-on paper weaving workshop on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 from 4-5:30 pm in Text & conText Lab at Hillman Library to learn (or revisit) a simple weaving technique while experimenting with imagery and composition. ...more
250 years ago, the first copies of the Declaration of Independence to be distributed to the public were printed on July 4, 1776, as broadsides. Join us on July 7, 2026 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Archives & Special Collections Reading Room, Hillman Third Floor to explore themes of freedom and democracy in print and then get hands-on as you typeset and print your own broadside in the Text & conText Lab. ...more
Join us for a workshop on Thursday, July 23, 2026 from 4-5:30 pm in Text & conText Lab at Hillman Library where art meets functionality as we combine two exciting studio processes: printmaking and bookbinding.
Make your own one-of-a-kind monoprint that will serve as the cover of a handmade mini-journal, then learn how to bind the pages with a simple stitch technique. ...more
The ULS is a partner in the creation of a comprehensive digital critical edition of the complete works of Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970), a pioneer of Analytic Philosophy and a key figure in the Vienna Circle, profoundly shaped 20th-century thought. This 25-year €400,000-per year funded international collaboration affirms Pitt’s role as a global leader in philosophical scholarship...more
The ULS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the archive of Bill Cole, a jazz musician, ethnomusicologist, educator, author, and composer known for his use of non-western instruments....more
