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Map of the Month: May 2022
Our May Map of the Month is this 1930s “Map of the World with Flags of the Leading Nations”. It shows the various complicated international borders of the interwar period as well as illustrations of the flags of the world’s leading nations and a plethora of related information on its reverse side. ...
Workshop offers students the opportunity to study rare documents from New Spain
On a cold and rainy spring Chicago day, students inside the famed Newberry Library accessed an array of rare manuscripts and materials for study and discussion. The workshop, titled “New Spain at the Newberry Library: Demystifying Colonial Documents from the Ayer Collection,” took place April 22 a...
Photo album sparks discovery of ASU's first female African American graduate
Michele Neptune McHenry and her husband, Joseph McHenry, were slowly making their way through the photo album when they came upon the photos and name card. The card, gray in tone, was about 1-by-2 inches. On it was a name: Miss Stella McHenry....
Two students honored for their outstanding work at the library
Two student employees at the ASU Library, Alex Niño and Lucas Reynoso, have been awarded the Spring 2022 Tomalee Doan LibAid for Student Success award. The award has become a valued tradition at the ASU Library since 2019 to recognize outstanding student workers and their contributions to service ex...
Announcing the 14th Annual Labriola Book Award Winners
14th Annual Labriola Book Award Winners “Pollution Is Colonialism” by Max Liboiron is the winner of the 14th annual Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. The honorable mention goes to Helen Olsen Agger for “Dadibaajin: Returning Home Through Narrative.” ...
ASU's Archival Collections Highlight Histories of Latine and Chicano History
ASU has been taking steps in showcasing historically marginalized voices from the Latine and Chicano communities. When Seonaid Valiant, curator for Latin American Studies at the ASU Library, started at ASU, the collection only had one manuscript. Now, there are books on magic, biology, art, politi...
Where are the books? A look inside High Density Collections
With eight libraries across four campuses, the ASU Library provides students and faculty access to millions of information resources and world-class collections to further study and research. As the way people use libraries changes, the ASU Library is adapting and changing to how and where books are...
'Beyond the Bookshelf' event explores the journey of belonging
On the afternoon of March 31, the ASU Library launched a new series of programs, “Beyond the Bookshelf” bringing ASU authors and librarians in conversation together. Pardis Mahdavi was the first author featured with Social Sciences librarian Mimmo Bonanni around her book “Hyphen.” Mahdavi is incomin...
Labriola Center hosts celebrations for Indigenous Culture Week
From film screenings to mindful art making to book talks, Indigenous Culture Week (ICW) is shaping up to be a time to create, reflect and be inspired. The Labriola National American Indian Data Center planned this year’s programs inviting students and community to participate. The events highlight t...