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Learn more at lib.ku.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mijqny7ee226Six scholars were recently selected as KU Libraries travel award winners, enabling visiting faculty, students and independent researchers to connect to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s rare materials and expert curators. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/travawards2602 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijqny7ee226https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mhxxopkv4c2p"This space is grounded in a simple but powerful idea, that student research matters..." 🎙Gwen Geiger Wolfe, @kulibraries.bsky.social Science & Engineering Librarian Connect with student research, opportunities in a new gallery featuring KU's CURF at Anschutz Library. youtu.be/ca_zaURFnPE https://youtu.be/ca_zaURFnPE26 Mar 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxxopkv4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mhvht5t5v22cStudent research deserves a spotlight. KU Libraries is opening a brand-new research gallery at Anschutz Library - featuring KU Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships posters from this year's Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. Reception today at 2 p.m.! 🗞️ rockcha.lk/regalopen25 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvht5t5v22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mhstekh5d22iNew at Spencer Research Library: "Aging, Art, and Activism" - archival treasures meet contemporary art in a conversation about growing older. Opening reception March 31 at 5:30 p.m. Don't miss it. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/ageartactex24 Mar 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhstekh5d22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mgteavbby226Rare Irish manuscripts. Cold pints. A pirate queen. Wednesday night's History on Tap at Free State Brewering Company featuring Spencer Research Library Special Collections Curator Elspeth Healy did not disappoint. 🍺☘️12 Mar 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgteavbby226https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mgpvlm7ee22fA Scottish bibliophile with a taste for swans, knight's helmets, and monograms - meet William Stirling Maxwell's extraordinary bookplate collection in this recent Kenneth Spencer Research Library blog post. 📝 rockcha.lk/maxplates10 Mar 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpvlm7ee22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mgfq4wy2vk2vTrevor Rivers, associate teaching professor of @kubiology.bsky.social, has been named KU Libraries 2026 Textbook Hero for extending his student-centered, curiosity-driven teaching style into the creation of open educational resources (OER). #OEWeek26 🗞️ rockcha.lk/tbherorivers06 Mar 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfq4wy2vk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mfkl32rdok2jLibrary of Congress rare books chief to return to KU for Snyder Book Collecting Contest as keynote and guest judge. The contest is now accepting student entries through March 24, celebrating 68 years of encouraging student book collections. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/stillo2623 Feb 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkl32rdok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mez5v7g6wc2jThe KU community and campus partners gathered in Watson Library for a global transcribe-a-thon as part of the annual #DouglassDay celebration Friday, enjoying birthday cake and digitizing historical documents. Related materials from Spencer Library were on display in the lobby.16 Feb 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez5v7g6wc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3meyulqgrgc25A taste of talent. The Gorton Music and Dance Library welcomed Reed Five for a lunchtime concert Monday in celebration of the library’s 25th anniversary, the second of three Brown Bag performances leading up to a Y2K-themed party for students on Wednesday, Feb. 18.16 Feb 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyulqgrgc25https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3meovucuhwk22𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘴: Associate librarian and rare materials cataloger Jason W. Dean (@jasonwdean.com) is working to expand access to Spencer Research Library's collections. Get to know Jason and find a link to important information and resources by connecting with libraries staff. 📝 rockcha.lk/bbiojdean12 Feb 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3meovucuhwk22https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3megs36uocc2uAs KU Libraries' Sprints Week enters 10 years of moving forward research or teaching projects, partnering over the years with 19 faculty partners from 17 different academic units, it welcomes applications for the next cohort of sprinters. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/sprintapp2609 Feb 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3megs36uocc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mdxrzai6522gThis Valentine's season, don't let your research be a data disaster. 💔➡️💖 Join KU Libraries and the global community for Love Data Week (Feb 9-13). Discover library data resources and learn to organize, protect, and cherish your data. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/lovedata2603 Feb 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxrzai6522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mdlho76gls2dKU Reads continues university, community connections with slate of spring events, including a Kansas Day collab with Lawrence Public Library. Join the conversation around the KU Reads 2025-26 Common Book, “The Anthropocene Reviewed,” by John Green. 📝 rockcha.lk/kureadssp2629 Jan 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlho76gls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mcg3xuw5vc2dMeet the Hinman Collator: a 400-pound bibliographic detective that spots tiny differences between copies of books by rapidly blinking between images. Created by KU's Charlton Hinman in the 1940s, it revolutionized how we study rare books. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlblog14 Jan 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg3xuw5vc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m7imcvoex22uA new travel grant program will support the use of KU Libraries International Collections and in-person consultation with librarians, with researchers from across the U.S. and around the globe encouraged to apply online through March 1, 2026. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/igel-travel08 Dec 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7imcvoex22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m76qlzidrk22Newly ordered zines - self-published, specialized, mini magazines - for the Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Movements have arrived at Spencer Research Library and will soon be available to encounter among the rare and unique items in Spencer's collections.04 Dec 2025 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76qlzidrk22https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m746o6g7ak2zStock up and unwind. Positive vibes, school supplies, hot cocoa, coffee and crafts were available at Fuel up for Finals in Anschutz Library on Wednesday, in partnership with Hawk Link and @KULibraries.03 Dec 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m746o6g7ak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m6ws43xl522lIt's cozy inside ... just take care entering and exiting library buildings today after this morning's continuing snowfall.01 Dec 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ws43xl522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m5f5o5mh3k2sWWII airman's letters to his future wife reveal intimate side of war - not missions, but longing for home. Spencer Research Library collection chronicles James Coffin's military service in North Africa and Italy. #VeteransDay 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlblog11 Nov 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5f5o5mh3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m5eli3n5522a🌱 Grow a little joy. Distributed plants and plant knowledge at another fun Plant-shootz at Anschutz event on Monday.11 Nov 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eli3n5522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m5bz4i7ppc2p𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘴: Scholar, author, librarian, Paul Thomas leverages his experiences to support KU researchers. Get to know Paul and find your link to important information and resources by connecting with our faculty and staff. 📝 rockcha.lk/bbiopt10 Nov 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bz4i7ppc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m4vzpomatc22Explore sci-fi history at Kenneth Spencer Research Library: manuscripts, original artwork, papers - even a typewriter - from some of speculative fiction's biggest names. Discover more in the latest KSRL blog post. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlblog05 Nov 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vzpomatc22https://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m4teqn2bss2nA great day for a stroll on the boulevard. Teamed up with the Marching Jayhawks and KU Wellness with Watson Library as the start/finish for today's MoveTober event, and displayed our "Jayhawk Jukebox" traveling exhibit on the library steps.04 Nov 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4teqn2bss2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m4tdepcu3k2v2025 LibArt participants honored at annual awards ceremony. “This is one of the greatest feelings I've had at KU ... It's all just so magical, and I think that's what makes education so important and what makes KU so wonderful.” 🎙️Kaden Cogdill 🗞️ rockcha.lk/25libartrecap04 Nov 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tdepcu3k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m4gcj4t6wk2cSpooky season. It may be foggy outside today but it's all treats, no tricks inside of KU Libraries.30 Oct 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gcj4t6wk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m4eqmxob322jHad a scary good time at Haunting Humanities. KU Libraries collaborated on four interactive exhibits: Haunted Lawrence: A Digital Tour; Early Modern Monstrosities; Poisonous Publications: Hazard a Guess; and Haunted by the Ghosts of Your Own Making.30 Oct 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4eqmxob322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m46tewbois2jA resource for the entire state. 🌻 In 2009, a fire gutted Wilson's Czech Opera House, destroying more than a century of historical documents and photos. Now, thanks to a partnership between KU Libraries and the Wilson Tourism Hub, part of that history is back — and growing.27 Oct 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46tewbois2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3m3qd5g6y5k2f"Just because we’ve been doing it one way for so long, doesn’t mean it’s the right way." Maryland's Michael Dougherty was on campus Tuesday for an #OAWeek keynote talk and workshop discussing work to change promotion and tenure policies in order to incentivize open scholarship.21 Oct 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3qd5g6y5k2f