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Feathers and Folios exhibit opens in Linderman
The Libraries Special Collections opened an exhibit on the first floor of Linderman showing works featuring birds that have been the subject of worship, observation, scientific study, and narratives throughout time.
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Read & Grow: Children’s Storytime & Plant Therapy with Veronica Moore, June 18
The Lehigh University Libraries are excited to announce our summer storytime event in the LTS CIRCLE at the E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library. Please join us on Tuesday, June 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for an interactive reading by Veronica Moore, also known as Brown Skin Plant Mama, an educator, author, and plant therapy advocate
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Calling all creatives: LTS launches student design competition for FML art installation
LTS invites students to enter a design contest for a new art installation to be on display in the Fairchild-Martindale Library atrium. The contest seeks to bring Lehigh’s Inspiring the Future Makers strategic plan to life by empowering student voices, fostering their creativity and innovation, and applying theory as they learn by doing. The winning design will best illustrate the goals and initiatives outlined in the LTS Strategic Plan, with a $600.00 prize awarded to the winning individuals.
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Remembering Jeanne: How a Lehigh student's tragic death in 1986 made an enduring impact on campus safety
Event celebrating the life of Lehigh student Jeanne Clery, a gifted student and athlete who was tragically raped and murdered in 1986 during her freshman year. Following her death, Clery's parents championed the issue of campus safety and brought the problem of campus crime to national attention. Their advocacy led to the passing of the Clery Act, which provides transparency around campus crime policy and statistics.
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Rediscover Miles Rock with Lehigh Libraries Special Collections, May 2 & 3
The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to a unique celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Miles Rock, one of Lehigh's first graduates in the Class of 1869, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Whitaker Laboratory 303. Experience Rediscovering Miles Rock!
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Creating Your Own Archive, with poet Remica Bingham-Risher | Friends of the Lehigh Libraries talk, Tue., Apr 23
Join us for a Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries talk in celebration of National Poetry Month, Tue., April 23
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Celebrate 2024 National Poetry Month with Lehigh Libraries
Join LTS for our 6th annual celebration of National Poetry Month. Every April since 1996, the Academy of American Poets has sponsored a month-long celebration of poetry. Lehigh has participated in National Poetry Month since 2019 with poetry readings, scholarly talks, and poetry workshops.
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Introducing Library Single Search!
The Lehigh Libraries invite your feedback on an exciting new “single search” capability in the ASA Library Catalog. Single Search lets users search the ASA catalog for e-journals, e-books, and many research databases, starting from one unified single search box.
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ALA President Emily Drabinski champions libraries amidst politicization
Librarians and library advocates gathered at Packard Lab on Monday, Feb. 12, for a lecture by American Library Association president Emily Drabinski, who shed light on the critical importance of libraries amidst growing political pressures. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, Drabinski’s talk, Libraries Do Good Work, comes at a time when libraries across the nation are facing increasing challenges and attacks on their fundamental role in society.
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Libraries Do Good Work | Friends of the Lehigh Libraries talk | Mon., Feb. 12
The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Monday, February 12, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Packard Lab Auditorium (Room 101) for Libraries Do Good Work, presented by Emily Drabinski, 2023-2024 President of the American Library Association.