Congratulations to all of our participants. This year almost 90 students signed-up to test their skills in the Amazing Library Race. Below is a list of our top 3 teams and their total times (hours: minutes: seconds). Place Fname Lname Tname TOTAL TIME 1st Karen Fairchild Baloney Amputation 3:46:00 2nd Katy Bruchmann C-5 3:53:00 2ndContinue reading “Amazing Library Race Results”
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An Endangered River Runs Through Us: Three Iowa River Journeys
REGISTER NOW: IOWA RIVER BUS TOUR ON OCTOBER 19 Register at cory-sanderson@uiowa.edu or 319 353-1021 Friday, October 19, is the first of three events focused on the Iowa River, declared endangered by the organization American Rivers. Each event is a guided bus tour of the river with site visits along the way, followed byContinue reading “An Endangered River Runs Through Us: Three Iowa River Journeys”
“All we are saying … is give peace a chance”.
The lyrics of “Give Peace a Chance” express former Beatle, John Lennon’s (1940-1980) antiwar philosophy. In commemoration of his birthday on October 9th, the Libraries’ is highlighting resources that provide a documentary history of governments’ attempts to establish peace though negotiations, armistice agreements, and treaties. Supplementary documents related to peace talks, declassified diplomatic correspondence provideContinue reading ““All we are saying … is give peace a chance”.”
Scattered Seeds: Writers from China and the Chinese Diaspora
As part of the 40th Anniversary of the International Writing Program, several noted IWP alumni have returned to Iowa City. A special reading of Chinese writers is planned to celebrate. The reading will take place in the Adler Journalism Building room E105 on Thursday, October 11 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Li Rui (2002), Xi ChuanContinue reading “Scattered Seeds: Writers from China and the Chinese Diaspora”
Interlibrary Loan Delivers!
The more than four million volumes that the UI Libraries owns are just the tip of the iceberg of knowlege that UI faculty, students and staff have access to. Our Interlibrary Loan department is your connection to a world of libraries. Every year the Interlibrary Loan department fills requests for more than 20,000 items! You can request a book, thesis, video,Continue reading “Interlibrary Loan Delivers!”
Search Smarter at the UI Libraries
Beginning this fall, UI Libraries users can search smarter. The new and improved Smart Search on the UI Libraries website provides a single search box that searches the InfoHawk Catalog, the Iowa Digital Library, E-resources, E-books, E-journals and even journal articles. During this early release period, we want to hear about your experience using Smart SearchContinue reading “Search Smarter at the UI Libraries”
Library Racers Get Creative
One of the clues in the Amazing Library Race asks racers to create an avatar. Here is a sampling of submissions.
Retirees Visit Main Library
Members of the Grayhawks (UI Retirees Association) and other retired community members will be visiting the Main Library today for “Preserving Family Photographs, Part 1” in the Conservation Lab from 2 – 3:30 p.m. This hands-on session will be led by Nancy E. Kraft, Head of the Preservation Department and Gary Frost, University Libraries Conservator.Continue reading “Retirees Visit Main Library”
Banned Books Week Read-Out
Join Journalism students as they read excerpts from a selection of banned or challenged books from the list of the Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century compiled by the Radcliffe Publishing Course. Tuesday, September 25 2:30 – 4:15 p.m. First Floor Rotunda Adler Journalism Building 1. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald 2. CatcherContinue reading “Banned Books Week Read-Out”
Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit on Display
Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual event celebrating the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean, as well as the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the United States. The Hispanic community in Iowa is experiencing an excitingContinue reading “Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit on Display”