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Subscribe to Library News The University of Iowa Libraries was awarded $5,000 for the Iowa City Book Festival by Humanities Iowa, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities The grant was one of 17 totaling more than $160,000 awarded at the recent HI board meeting in Ames. The Iowa City Book Festival will be a daylong celebration of [...]
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" selected for One Community, One Book“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year in Food Life” by Barbara Kingsolver, with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver, is the 2009 selection for “One Community, One Book.” The project promotes insights on human rights in the United States and across the globe and is coordinated by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR) in [...]
StoryCorps project preserves personal stories from historic floodThe devastating flood that hit Iowa last summer made headlines around the state, nation and world. Yet many stories would be lost if not preserved – or worse, simply remain untold. Through the national StoryCorps Project, 24 of these stories can be heard through the Iowa Digital Library. University of Iowa Libraries, along with university and [...]
UI Libraries Digitizes Collection of Historic Musical ScoresMore than 250 years after his birth, a notable collection of musical scores by French composer and music publisher Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) can now be found online. The Rita Benton Music Library at the University of Iowa is pleased to announce this release of the Ignaz Pleyel Early Editions Digital Collection, which is located at [...]
Asbestos Abatement Project in Main Library UpdateAs part of the Maps Department makeover this summer, an abatement team is removing asbestos tiles. They will remove the old tiles and glue/mastic. The mastic removal utilizes a citrusy-smelling chemical. Though the space has been well ventilated to the outside, the odor is still present throughout the lower levels of the Main Library. The [...]