It’s spring and finals are wrapping up so take a break and read a book. If you only have a few minutes try Tree Tour : Brigham Young University (QK 189 .B745 2007). This great little volume can tell you about your favorite campus trees. Find it in the Science section on level 2 of …
Karen Glenn, an archival assistant in L. Tom Perry Special Collections, will spend part of the Summer as an intern at the Library of Congress through the Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program. This is a very competitive program, and Karen is one of the first BYU students to participate. Karen found out about the internship …
Professor Murray Pittock of the University of Glasgow will speak on Robert Burns in Global Culture at 3:00 pm Monday, April 6 in the library auditorium. Murray Pittock is the Bradley Professor of English Literature and Associate Dean.
Wednesday, April 1 Kenneth L. Cannon II will present the annual Provo Founder’s Day Lecture at 3:00 pm in the Special Collections Classroom on level 1 of the Harold B. Lee Library. Lecture Description: Provo residents fought for construction of a new union train depot for almost twenty years, from 1891 to 1911. Controversies ranging …
Rosie Kelly sometimes referred to as “The Amazing Rosie Kelly” will speak in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium on the night of March 26th at 7:00 pm. Kelly is a calligrapher and book artist who is changing the art world one lecture and one student at a time. You can see a small selection …
The L. Tom Perry Special Collections are preparing for this year’s A. Dean Larsen Book Collecting Conference. You can follow their progress through their blog. If you are interested in books, printing, and collecting you are welcome to sign up through their web site.
Brigham Young University’s L. Tom Perry Special Collections will display images of prominent African-Americans on level three of the Harold B. Lee Library throughout February to commemorate Black History Month.
Brigham Young University’s L. Tom Perry Special Collections is celebrating the 250th birthday of the poet Robert Burns with the exhibit, “Robert Burns and the Poetic Image.” The exhibit, featuring a collection of Burns’ writing, replaces the bronze Roman plates exhibit at the library entrance. The Scottish national poet was known as a poet of …
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