Dec 9, 2019
Paper: A Common Bond
Author and bibliophile Nicholas Basbanes lectured about his book On Paper: The Everything of its Two-Thousand-Year History.
Skillman Library
Nov 22, 2019
Forbidden Stories
Artist and scholar Xiaoze Xie presents his work and lectures on the evolution of his oeuvre about libraries, banned books at Skillman Library.
Aug 13, 2019
Filling the Gap
Digital Humanities Summer Scholars took a six-week journey from forming a research question, scouring scholarly resources, analyzing findings, writing…
Mar 7, 2019
Susan Orlean Finds Herself in the Library
By Stephen Wilson When Los Angeles Public Library caught fire in 1986, the blaze burned for seven and a half hours, reaching temperatures of 2,500 degrees…
Oct 27, 2018
Hunting Ghosts in the Stacks
By Stephen Wilson Consider your relationship with books. If that proves difficult in this age of reading on phones and tablets, consider your parents or…
Aug 20, 2018
Kung Fu Witch Train
By Stephen Wilson Mention the word “anime” to people and it conjures different images. None more striking than the associations between white and black…
Jun 20, 2018
The Art of Information Literacy
By Stephen Wilson A student draped in a flowing white smock steps out of Farinon swaddling a raw, bloody roast. Around her neck hangs a chain of hot dogs…
Jan 22, 2018
Immigration Status
The United States has a complex history with immigration. The current climate is rife with debate: Immigrants are being restricted because of the claim…
Dec 17, 2017
Greening Lafayette
By Katie Neitz You don’t have to look hard to see Lafayette’s commitment to sustainability. From new recycling bins and signage, to reusable dining…
Nov 8, 2017
The Ink of Kings
By Stephen Wilson A single sheet of yellowed onion-skin paper sits atop a table in the Special Collections reading room at Skillman Library. Dated June…