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/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/3mkksg7u2d22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mjlg5xtttk2iStillo sneak peek for @kulibraries.bsky.social and friends. Big smiles provide evidence that Thursday's Snyder Book Collecting Contest keynote from Library of Congress Rare Book Chief Stephanie Stillo is going to be first rate. Join us at Watson Library for the contest, keynote and vibes.16 Apr 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlg5xtttk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mjk7mv62f22pWe're less than two weeks away from #OneDayOneKU! Join us April 28-29, noon to noon, for @universityofkansas.bsky.social annual day of giving. A gift to KU Libraries supports all Jayhawks and fuels the next BIG idea. Can’t wait? Give now to support One Day One KU. 📝 rockcha.lk/odoku26-libsm15 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk7mv62f22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mjk7jiynqc2pEast. West. North. South. Delighted to document and share the stories of all Kansans. Last week Latina/o Collections Curator Rebekah Ramos spent time at Dodge City Community College talking about personal archives and preserving Latina/o history in Kansas, including a zine making activity.15 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk7jiynqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mjhrpyhif22pBee there, add to the buzz. Visit @kunhm.bsky.social Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and offer your take on the "Bee Tree" in Dyche Hall as part of the KU Reads-connected Lawrence Reviewed pop-up series. 📝 lawrencereviewed.com/pop-ups14 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrpyhif22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mjfhwxtctc2gView amazing student book collections during the 68th Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest with awards and keynote from Library of Congress Rare Books Chief and KU alumna Stephanie Stillo. 📅Thursday, April 16 ⏰4/4:30 p.m. 📍Watson Library, 3 West13 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfhwxtctc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kulibraries.bsky.social/post/3mj6agov7sk2oThe John Dardess Research Forum is an annual showcase of East Asian scholarly activity at KU, which is bolstered by the collections and experts in the libraries' East Asian Collection. This year's event highlighted 13 faculty and student presenters from a variety of departments.10 Apr 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:cx56ldbjxo7lnuv7cmax477h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6agov7sk2ohttps://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/3m76qlzidrk22