University of Pittsburgh Library System

The University of Pittsburgh Library System 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.

Join us on Friday, September 12, 2025 from 2:30-3:30pm in the Archives & Special Collections Gallery to hear directly from the curator about the new exhibit Dig In! Exploring the Culinary World Through Rare Books and Archives. Then, visit the Text & conText Lab to make your own recipe book!...more

Did you know that the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) and the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) offer a paid award for undergraduates to support original research utilizing ULS's distinctive collections? Join us on Monday, September 22, 2025 or Tuesday, September 23, 2025 from Noon - 1 p.m. in the Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, Hillman Library, 3rd Floor to find out how you can be a part of this!… more

Join us on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from noon - 1 p.m. for a guided tour of the newly updated ULS Digital Collections sites! During this session, you’ll learn how to navigate and utilize the University of Pittsburgh Library System’s (ULS) Archives & Special Collections Digital Collections for your curriculum, class project, or your own personal interest!...more  

Join us on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 4 - 5 p.m. at 340 Hillman Library, Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room to hear Brenda Tate talk about her new inspirational memoir, Journal of a Black Woman in Blue. Tate will share a deeply personal message of her struggle with abuse, addiction, and racism towards her recovery and success while serving as a police officer for 40 years… more

Join us on Thursday, October 2, 2025 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. in the K. Leroy Irvis Reading Room, Hillman Library Ground Floor for the opening of the Standing for Freedom: Portraits of Scientists in Exile exhibit, with remarks by exhibit curator Professor Pascale Laborier! Featuring striking portraits of academics and artists from across the world, the exhibition… more

Join Dr. Aaron Johnson, author of Jazz Radio America, and Dr. Colter Harper, author of Jazz in the Hill on Monday, November 3, 2025 from 5-6 p.m. in Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, Hillman Library, for a conversation about their new books; an exploration of nightclubs as spaces of listening during the golden age of jazz and a study… more

What’s an artist’s book? Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Frick Fine Arts Library to learn more! After investigating a selection of unique and imaginative examples at the Frick Fine Arts Library, construct your own using both traditional and non-traditional materials from the Center for Creativity....more

Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 6-7:30 p.m. in Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, Hillman Library for a reading, Q&A, and signing with Karuna Riazi for her new book Sabrena Swept Away! Then, view the… more

Join us on Friday, November 21, 2025 from 10-11:30 a.m. in Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, Hillman Library with Kenn Kaufman, naturalist and author of The Birds That Audubon Missed, as he explores the historic rivalry that helped to shape Audubon's spectacular Birds of America. When Audubon set out to compile his Birds of America, he faced a challenge: Alexander… more