“Go Make Great” The Norman Wilson Story

Grace Soelberg, the Latter-day Saint Collections Assistant in Special Collections has curated a new exhibit, “Go Make Great” The Norman Wilson Story.

Wilson was the first Black graduate of BYU.

Dr. Norman Wilson was born in Gibsland, Louisiana on January 17, 1913. He grew up on his parents’ farms where they grew cotton, vegetables and raised livestock. Though his parents were sharecroppers in the rural south, both they and Norman were taught to read by his cousin Allenia Wilson who had studied under Booker T. Washington. Wilson credits his parents and their sacrifices as the catalyst for his educational journey.

The public is invited to learn more of Dr. Wilson’s story by visiting the exhibition on level 1 of the library.

Latter-day Gamers

The world of games has become a huge industry. Sales of board games are over $3 billion each year, video games are over $90 billion in The United States alone, and even card games generate almost a billion dollars. Students who once looked forward to working in the animation industry now look to game creation. The Latter-day Saint culture has strong connections to the creation of games.

The BYU Library’s new exhibit, located in Special Collections on level 1 of the library, features a selection of games from our collections. Not only are there board games and card games, but visitors can try their hand at early electronic games such as PONG. There is even a vintage Atari console connected to an old-school cathode ray tube TV for people looking for the true 8-bit experience.

The exhibit is divided into sections with church themed games, games created by members of the church, and interactive stations where games can be played. Just outside the exhibit space there are tables with Nephite vs Lamanite chess sets and game timers that students use during study breaks.

The exhibit is open from 8:00 am until 9:00 pm Monday through Thursday, with an hour closing at 11:00 am on Tuesday for devotional, and 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday. On Saturday the exhibit is open from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.

Admission is free and the public is welcome.

The exhibit will run through June 2023.

Provo Pop Music Connections Panel Q&A

Provo and BYU have been connected to the music industry for generations, and the local music scene is more vibrant than ever.

Join us for a discussion and Q&A with figures from Provo’s music past and present.

Date: Wednesday October 12

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Reynolds Auditorium on level 1 of the library.

Panelists:

• Melody Clinger: Guitar and vocals for The Clingers, America’s first all-girl rock band
• Zach Collier: Keyboards for Michael Barrow & the Tourists, and editor of Provo Music Magazine
• Karl Engemann: singer in The Engemann Trio, A & R Manager at Capitol Records, manager for Osmonds, Larry King, etc.
• Paul Engemann: Vocals for 80s bands Device and Animotion and several movie soundtrack singles
• Michael Hicks: Author of several books including Mormonism and Music: A History (1989); Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic and Other Satisfactions (1990); The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography (2015), Spencer Kimball’s Record Collection (2020).

Before or after the Q&A stop by the Provo Pop Music Connections exhibit on the main floor of the BYU library.

October 6, The Alice Louise Reynolds Women in Scholarship Lecture

Corinna Trujillo Tanner PhD, RN, from the College of Nursing will present this year’s Alice Louise Reynolds Women in Scholarship Lecture. Her lecture is titled Treasures from the Abyss: Pathways to Posttraumatic Growth.

The unselfish touch of Alice Louise Reynolds can still be felt at Brigham Young University. The Harold B. Lee Library can trace its beginnings to a committee on which Miss Reynolds served, first as a member and later as chair. She devoted many years to building the dream of a large and comprehensive university library at BYU. Today the Harold B. Lee Library stands as a monument to her dedication and vision.

This lecture series has been established to honor Alice Louise Reynolds and to feature women in scholarship. It is through the generosity of members of the Alice Louise Reynolds Clubs and other Friends of the Library that the endowment for this annual lectureship has been made possible.

1:00 pm in the library’s Alice Louise Reynolds auditorium located on level 1.

Provo Pop Music Connections

Follow the interwoven histories of family acts like the Osmonds and the King Sisters or learn about the explosion of contemporary acts like Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons in the new exhibition on the library’s main floor.

Provo Pop Culture Music Connections looks at a century of music in Provo.

For years huge names in the music world performed here.

A remarkable number of bands started in Provo or had significant ties to the town in their early years.

Visitors are invited to share their wish list of bands they’d like to see perform in Provo.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during all library hours.

It will run until October 2022.