The Beatles finally make it to Madison, thanks to a new collection in Mills Music Library.
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Studying in Memorial Library’s cages has been a rite of passage for generations of students.
A new model will overcome disparities and boost immunization rates.
Librarian Louise Butler Walker ’35 took desperate measures to survive in a racist society.
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center transforms publishing by championing diversity.
Helen C. White Hall opened in 1971 with “135,000 books, a view, and a chance to be alone,” the alumni magazine stated at the time. The three-story section used for undergraduate studying and the book collection is known today as College Library, which stays open 24 hours on…
When popular graduate student Jenny Morrill MA1905 left campus for the summer, librarians found evidence of “a most awful crime” that she blamed on her morphine addiction.
Susan Barribeau ’77, MA’91 had no time to waste when she came across a listing for 25 sketchbooks that had belonged to Margaret and Florence Hoopes. She recognized their names immediately.
It was 2008, and Barribeau — then the new English-language humanities librarian and literary-collections curator for UW–Madison Libraries…
Jeff Miller photo
Elise Schimke ’17 sought solitude in campus libraries during her time at UW–Madison. So when the history and English literature major from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, had to pick a subject for a project in an elective photo class, her choice was automatic.
The…
Bryce Richter
Even in today’s era of selfies and Snapchat, a bulletin board in the corner of the College Library lobby has turned into a must-see spot for the library’s thousands of visitors.
Dozens of comment cards make their way into the suggestion…
It’s a question that Erika Janik MA’04, MA’06 has been asking since her childhood.
A class project sparked a career as an author and illustrator.
A simple idea to house free books in quirky little buildings on posts is bringing neighborhoods together and enhancing literacy around the world.
Memorial Library bids an overdue adieu to its card catalog.
An exhibit shows that sparse information once led to cartographic creativity.
Happy trails, Bernie. Thanks for keeping our UW memories alive.