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Labriola Center Blog: June 2026
This blog post contains events that took place over the month of June at the Labriola Center. Some of the events include INSPIRE, a residential summer program that helps Indigenous students get acclim...
Community archives as healing practice
It’s probably not an uncommon misconception to believe that archives are distant, hidden away and devoid of feeling. As a current graduate student pursuing a master’s in library and information scienc...
Songs of Survivance: Notes in Olas Ki with Mega Ran
Hip-Hop, Libraries and Cultural Resilience: Panel Discussion with Mega RanWednesday, April 8 ...
Ragsdale Family Papers reveal rich history of Black leadership and impact in Arizona
Civil rights advocates. Business owners. Community leaders. There are not enough words to describe the many hats Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale wore in their lifetimes.The Ragsdale family shaped Phoenix...
Passover Haggadot at ASU Library
The Passover Haggadah (Haggadot, in plural) is a fundamental text in the long history of Jewish religious and cultural life. As such, it is the most published work of all Jewish books ever since it wa...
From WWII documents to digital downloads: ASU Library celebrates 80 years with the Federal Depository Library Program
In 1944, while the world was watching D-Day, President Franklin Roosevelt’s fourth-term election and the adoption of the G.I. Bill, Arizona State University (ASU) Library was also making history. The ...
ASU Library publishes new report on inclusive print collections design
In a time when many academic libraries worldwide are reducing their print collections, how can a library creatively use its collections to engage the university community? A new report, "Enhancing an...
5 ways to learn about Arizona history using the National Register of Historic Places
Did you know that there are over 1,500 Arizona sites on the National Register of Historic Places? This list, established by the National Preservation Act of 1966, includes historically significant s...
A (re)source of Sun Devil pride
They’re not the types of books that your average reader might expect to find on the shelves of an academic library — but Arizona State University faculty, staff and students aren’t your average reader...