At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the world changed. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later. These two cities witnessed first-hand how devastating the effects of nuclear weaponry would be. The cities were destroyed instantly and many lives were lost. The current exhibitContinue reading “Material Witness: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibit in UI Main Library”
Category Archives: Main Library
National History Day Workshop: Nov 19
The UI Libraries welcome National History Day students from across Eastern Iowa to a research workshop. These students prepare projects around a theme and present them at an annual competition. Reference, Special Collections and Iowa Women’s Archives library staff put together a special library guide webpage for these students: http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/nhd . Students will be visiting theContinue reading “National History Day Workshop: Nov 19”
Food for Thought Manager Profiled in the DI
Food for Thought manager Terry Endreshak was recently profiled in the Daily Iowan’s Spotlight Iowa City series. Read the full article on the DI website.
Constitution Day Message from Rep. Loebsack
To Constitution Day Participants at The University of Iowa Libraries: The Founding Fathers signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. That day marked the completion of one of the most important documents not only in United States history, but in the history of democratic governance. In making this document the core of our newContinue reading “Constitution Day Message from Rep. Loebsack”
Download Main Library Audio Tour
Learn your way around the library on your own time and at your own pace. Use the libraries’ downloadable mp3 audio tours of all 5 floors of the Main Library. Each tour lasts 2-4 minutes, and you should be able to complete the whole tour in under 30 minutes. Knowing where the good stuff isContinue reading “Download Main Library Audio Tour”
Looking for your Interlibrary Loan book?
You can pick up the materials you’ve requested through Interlibrary Loan at the Main Library North Circulation desk any hours that the Main Library is open. Requests can be made through our online system. Any questions about Interlibrary Loan can be answered by staff at the South Circulation desk.
Digital Library Services in the Information Arcade
It’s the dawn of a new era in the Information Arcade®. In its first 20 years, much of the focus in the Arcade was on integrating technology into teaching and learning, which has become mainstream activity on campus and supported by many different departments like ITS-Instructional Services. Digital Library Services has relocated to the ArcadeContinue reading “Digital Library Services in the Information Arcade”
Art, Fact and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place
The first biennial conference, Art, Fact and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place, of the College Book Art Association begins today, January 8 and runs through Saturday, January 10 and is hosted by the University of Iowa Center for the Book. Conference activities include talks, artist presentations, exhibits, demos, professional development and tours over the threeContinue reading “Art, Fact and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place”
One Bean, One Vote – Nov 4
Is the election becoming a little too intense for you? Lighten up by casting your Great Northern Bean to vote in the Main Library’s strictly unofficial presidential bean poll on Election Day, Nov. 4th. The bean poll will be located at the kiosk near the Information Desk at the Main Library. Here’s how it works; simplyContinue reading “One Bean, One Vote – Nov 4”
Display at Main Library Highlights Politically Active Women
Through a display at the Main Library, the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., proudly presents, “Delta Women Who Have Served in the Political Arena,” to honor past and present members of the sorority who have served in public office. Members of the 95-year-old organization have labored in various capacitiesContinue reading “Display at Main Library Highlights Politically Active Women”