Library News
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Now on view at Marquand Library: an exhibition of 18th- and 19th-century depictions of Japanese whales and whaling
The exhibition includes depictions in book and handscroll formats and will remain open through mid-December 2019.
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 in Exhibitions -
"The Lawful Piracy of James Joyce's Poems," a workshop on Dec. 11
A Rare Book Working Group workshop with Professor Robert Spoo at the University of Tulsa College of Law. This is a collaborative event sponsored by Princeton University Library's Special Collections, the Center for Digital Humanities, and the Bain-Swiggett Fund, Department of English.
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 in Events & Workshops, Special Collections -
Engineering, Lewis, Fine Hall to begin renovations January 2020
Lewis Library's Fine Hall Wing will temporarily close to undergo an interior renovation, and the Engineering Library will relocate to the Lewis Library after commencement in 2020.
Posted on Friday, November 22, 2019 in Announcements, General news -
Call for entries: the 2019-2020 Adler Book Collecting Prize! Deadline: Nov. 30, 2019
Are you a collector? Submit an essay to win the 2019-2020 Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize! Winners will receive prizes up to $2,000.
Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2019 in Announcements -
"Library Music Live: Rarely performed music from our Special Collections," Nov. 20
Mendel Music Library presents a live performance of music from our Locked Collection and Princeton University Library’s Special Collections on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 7:30pm in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall.
Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Events & Workshops, Special Collections -
"Collections as Data," a PUL and CDH discussion series
The 2019-20 schedule for the "Collections as Data" discussion series.
Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Events & Workshops -
'Preview' class offers Princeton undergraduates a taste of law school
Twenty Princeton undergraduates attended a “Law School Preview” on Nov. 11, co-sponsored by the Library and the Center for Career Development, to experience a law-school-style class taught using the Socratic method.
Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Events & Workshops -
Inside the Milberg Gallery: Fragments
This series highlights collections included in the "Gutenberg & After: Europe's First Printers 1450-1470" exhibition.
Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2019 in Collections, Exhibitions, Special Collections, Series: Inside the Milberg Gallery -
A new program in Cotsen Children's Library offers local teachers an opportunity to instruct with rare primary sources
“Time Travel 101,” a new program led by Cotsen Children’s Library, offers educators a circulating case of special collections materials and corresponding curricula for their students.
Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2019 in General news, Special Collections -
Special Collections illuminate Princeton’s Civil War history during tour led by foremost historian
Over 35 Princeton community members visited Special Collections as part of the "Princeton's Civil War" history tour led by Allen C. Guelzo, a foremost expert on the era and Abraham Lincoln.
Posted on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Events & Workshops, General news, Special Collections
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