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LTS recognized with a second LEAD Award
Library and Technology Services (LTS) has been recognized for a second consecutive year with its 2025 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award (LEAD). The LEAD Award, presented by Insight Into Diversity magazine, honors academic libraries’ programs, policies, and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, inclusion, and equity across their campus and surrounding community.
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Congratulations to Holly Fasching & Kenna Macdonald—Winners of the FML Library Design Contest!
LTS is pleased to announce that Holly Fasching ‘26, Design, and Kenna Macdonald ‘27, Mechanical Engineering, have been selected as the winners of the FML Library Design Contest for their submission, Mossgrove, a design that will bring an organic dimension to the geometric architecture of the Fairchild-Martindale Library.
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Love Data Week Events February 2025
Join us for Lehigh’s first International Love Data Week, February 10–14, celebrating data literacy and usage with engaging events for staff and faculty. Highlights include workshops on building data skills, a Douglass Day transcribathon, and a LinkedIn Learning Challenge on data analytics. Discover how to harness data to enhance your work and support institutional goals.
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Special Collections unveils Robert Lichtman science fiction fanzine collection in new exhibit
Lehigh Libraries Special Collections announces a January 2025 exhibit showcasing the newly acquired Robert Lichtman Science Fiction Fanzine Collection, featuring over 15,000 items spanning nearly a century, including fan fiction, criticism, correspondence, and original art.
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Lehigh Libraries ranked 10th Best Library in the nation by The Princeton Review
The Lehigh University Libraries landed a top spot as the tenth best library in the United States, according to The Princeton Review's 2025 edition of "Best 390 Colleges." This recognition, based on student surveys, reflects the libraries' commitment to providing an inspiring, resource-rich environment for the Lehigh student body.
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Capturing the craft: Photographer Christopher Payne explores the heart of American manufacturing
In his talk, photographer Christopher Payne discussed the making of MADE IN AMERICA, a photographic celebration of American manufacturing, craftsmanship, and ingenuity.
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Hope Is the Thing With Feathers: How Bird Watchers and AI Are Reshaping How We See and Conserve Birds, Nov. 6
Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 at 5PM via Zoom for Hope Is the Thing With Feathers: How Bird Watchers and AI Are Reshaping How We See and Conserve Birds, presented by Dr. Miyoko Chu, Senior Director of Communications at Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Friends of the Lehigh Libraries talk, MADE IN AMERICA with photographer Christopher Payne, Oct. 23
The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in STEPS 101 for MADE IN AMERICA: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.
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13th annual Harvest of Ideas celebrates Lehigh faculty authors
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries hosted its 13th annual Harvest of Ideas reception in the Linderman Library Rotunda for faculty who published or edited a book or composition during the previous year.
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Lehigh Ranks 15th! Celebrate with free access to Wall Street Journal
LTS shares in the excitement that Lehigh has been ranked 15th in the Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S.! Celebrate with free access to the WSJ.