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For UI Libraries student employees, groundwork for success and epiphanies come with the job

When the University of Iowa Libraries was founded in 1855, its collection consisted of 50 books shelved in a room no larger than a broom closet. Over the past 170 years, the Libraries has developed into its current incarnation, a world-class system with seven campus libraries; a state-of-the-art, high-density print preservation facility; and a museum-qualityContinue reading “For UI Libraries student employees, groundwork for success and epiphanies come with the job”

Author Q + A: Carmen Maria Machado

Acclaimed author, Hawkeye, former student library employee Carmen Maria Machado has seen the stacks from every angle: as reader, shelver, and writer.  And during her time at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she came to appreciate the UI Libraries as study spaces and research resources. The Her Body and Other Parties author chatted with us aboutContinue reading “Author Q + A: Carmen Maria Machado”