Official account of University of Kansas Libraries … Transforming lives by inspiring the discovery and creation of knowledge for KU and our global community. Learn more at lib.ku.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mtk4ux6n222sKU Libraries is teeing up a great schedule for Hawk Week (Aug. 24–28) — including mini golf at Spencer Research Library, lawn party, Coffee with Carol, movie night, and free T-shirt if you complete the Library Loop Challenge. Start the semester strong (and under par) 🏌️📚 🗞️ rockcha.lk/libhwsched2620 Aug 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk4ux6n222shttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mthtdy2dbc2lProud to serve Kansas! 🎉🌻 Today KU Libraries marks 50 years as a Regional Depository Library (est. 1976), building on our Federal Depository status since 1869. Free access to government info, research help & interlibrary loan support — for the whole state.19 Aug 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthtdy2dbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mteqys7gcs2j"Ad Astra: A Kansas Story Written in the Stars" is now open in Watson Library's Haricombe Gallery, tracing Kansas' deep roots in human spaceflight. Join us Sept. 10 for a reception and keynote w/ KU alumnus and astronaut Steve Hawley, who will also sign copies of his new memoir.18 Aug 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteqys7gcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mtena3lj4k2e📍Watson Library 🤝 📍Hale Library Full house for a collaborative Data Carpentry Genomics Workshop between @kulibraries.bsky.social and K-State Libraries, teaching concepts, skills and tools for working with data, specifically for genomics research. Lifting Kansas research and teaching together.18 Aug 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtena3lj4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mt2hspmers26KU librarian Milton Machuca-Gálvez & grad student / Sanders Scholar Miguel Castro Cano digitized 61 issues of Drü, a bulletin documenting Ngäbe culture in Panama from 1988-98, preserving Indigenous voices while keeping the originals in Panama.14 Aug 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2hspmers26https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mrxsgdbssk27"THATCamp helped me visualize the kinds of digital humanities projects that would sync with my work..." @idrh-ku.bsky.social will host THATCamp 2026 on Aug. 28 at @hallcenter.bsky.social ... encouraging exploration at the intersection of technology and humanities. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/that2631 Jul 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxsgdbssk27https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mrnqtpsbxc2fGood luck to @kulawschool.bsky.social grads taking the bar this week! Kansas's first bar exam (1903) had 80 questions over 2 days, graded anonymously by number. The board's motto: "no catch questions, nor any of extraordinary difficulty." 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlbar https://rockcha.lk/ksrlbar27 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnqtpsbxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mravuxytkc2kFrom Beat poets to erasure poetry to a scholarly take on Dracula, Spencer Research Library holds decades of poetry that pushed boundaries and challenged convention. A reminder that even "sillier" forms of writing can carry real weight. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlbpoet22 Jul 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mravuxytkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mrarqbm7wk2zInstallation in progress... 🔄 Members of the committee have started installing the 2026-27 LibArt Exhibition ... 228 pieces of artwork from 101 students in 49 majors make up this year's show, soon on display throughout KU Libraries locations and online: lib.ku.edu/libart22 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrarqbm7wk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mqu3rijdac2cBeatrix Potter insisted to keep her books tiny - pocket-sized on purpose, so kids could hold whole worlds (Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher) in their palms. 100+ years later, they're still charming readers worldwide (KSRL has 21). 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlpotter17 Jul 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu3rijdac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mqs5vbqpx22dMembers of the KU community on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses now have unlimited access to @insidehighered.com, a leading online publication covering news, analysis and commentary on higher education, through a new institutional subscription provided by KU Libraries. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/insidehe16 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs5vbqpx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mqkf56zfq22zCynthia Patterson (USF) & Doretha Williams (Smithsonian) presented last week as Whayne Travel Award recipients. Spencer Library documents the African American experience in KS and beyond through collections of personal papers, the records of organizations, businesses, & churches.13 Jul 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkf56zfq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mprnjemqgc2oAs America turns 250, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library blog is looking back at how KU celebrated the bicentennial 50 years ago, including fireworks over Memorial Stadium. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlku4th03 Jul 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprnjemqgc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mphh2rryyk2wFrom "I didn't know this resource existed," to "I'm leaving with so many ideas." That's the kind of feedback that makes hosting workshops like Friday's National Research Platform training at Watson Library worth it.29 Jun 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphh2rryyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mp2ufpafy22gBefore there was soccer, there was "foot-ball" – trace the origins of the beautiful game, alongside 400+ years of Algerian history in our new World Cup pop-up exhibit. Free and open in Spencer Research Library through Aug 14. 📝 rockcha.lk/fifa2624 Jun 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2ufpafy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mozyy5z2c22vHow did 17th-century antiquarians, Victorian collectors, and modern librarians shape what we know about medieval seals? Find out at this free hybrid symposium, July 2-3, with scholars from KU, Oxford, France & beyond – live from Oxford's Weston Library. rockcha.lk/seals2624 Jun 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozyy5z2c22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mofvdaep3s2iThe Connecting Codes conference is LIVE! 🌍 Scholars, librarians, and technologists from across Africa and beyond - including KU - are gathering to explore AI, digital humanities, and the future of information. Join the live sessions: lib.ku.edu/igel/connecting-codes16 Jun 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofvdaep3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3moe5l2h3fs22Discover children's books in Special Collections. "(These books) are more than paper and ink. They are anchors ... memory‑keepers ... the quiet, steady companions that shaped childhoods, sparked imaginations, and offered refuge on difficult days." 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlkids215 Jun 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe5l2h3fs22https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mnwvlbgwuc2dBringing a perspective that reaches across continents, KU Libraries has welcomed Patience Ocloo from Ghana as its first International Librarian-in-Residence — the latest step in a partnership years in the making. Learn more in the story 👇 🗞️ rockcha.lk/igelocloo10 Jun 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwvlbgwuc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mnn4wxogls2fKnowledge is best when it's shared ... thanks to our friends at Lawrence Public Library for organizing another great "How-to Festival" highlighting tremendous community resources.06 Jun 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnn4wxogls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mnmst2ddec24American Girl turns 40 this year 🎉 Our staff is celebrating by connecting Spencer Research Library's distinctive collections to AG's original historical characters. First up: Felicity Merriman, set in 1774 Williamsburg. Read to see what we found! 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlag106 Jun 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmst2ddec24https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mnhzbv4gx22rMore than a century of KU student journalism is now freely available online through Kenneth Spencer Research Library's digital repository. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/digistudentnews 🔗 digital.lib.ku.edu/04 Jun 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhzbv4gx22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mnasaa35sk2mA love of language and libraries leads KU graduate Daphne Tibbetts to Rubinstein/Mason scholarship, as announced recently by the KU Libraries committee. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/rm-tibbetts01 Jun 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnasaa35sk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mm56bo3u522yWork on three KU Libraries Sprints Week projects is underway - focusing on utilizing open access materials, a course redesign, and research data management. Hear from participants during the Sprints Showcase in Watson Library on Friday. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/sprintselect2618 May 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm56bo3u522yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mltbebok6k26Two student employees who do vital work in Spencer Research Library's public services and a KU Libraries student ambassador were recently honored among their peers at the 14th annual Dean's Award for Student Employee Excellence (DASEE) luncheon. 📝 rockcha.lk/dasee2614 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltbebok6k26https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mlqp3fbakc2dHow can libraries build more open, inclusive & connected systems of knowledge? Hear from former KU Libraries Dean lorraine haricombe at the next Global Conversations in Librarianship in Watson 3 West – May 20 at 10 a.m. Free & open via Zoom! More Info & Registration ⬇️ rockcha.lk/IGELharicombe13 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqp3fbakc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mlnza42ask2wWhat's inside a 16th-century book binding? Medieval manuscripts. KU's Spencer Library is tracking down fragments of handwritten texts – including a hymn to St. Louis and music from "Lauda Sion" – repurposed as bookbinding scraps centuries ago. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlblog12 May 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnza42ask2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mknlae65jc2uDigital Humanities Librarian John McEwan and a team of students in @idrh-ku.bsky.social have been working to recover out-dated files in order to give a fuller sense of the KC Call newspaper in digital archives. They'll present their work Friday in Watson Library. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/idrhkccall29 Apr 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknlae65jc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mklnhrik4c2dKU Libraries recently honored 11 student finalists and awarded cash prizes at the 68th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest. Jessina Emmert (graduate) and Riley Verdict (undergraduate) won top honors. Explore the contest, keynote and related events. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/snyder26recap28 Apr 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklnhrik4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mkksg7u2d22o"Thank you for supporting and sustaining the academic success of every student who uses and engages with the libraries." A gift to KU Libraries is a gift to all Jayhawks. Fuel the next BIG idea by contributing on #OneDayOneKU, noon-noon April 28-29. 📝 rockcha.lk/odoku26-libsm28 Apr 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkksg7u2d22o