News and Events

Exhibition: Alice in the Looking Glass
01/21/2013 - 08/16/2013, Rare Books & Special Collections
A special exhibition of illustrations and artists' books from the collection of Jeanne Harper, University of Rochester alumna, (MA '65),...

Exhibit: A Citizen's Right to Vote
02/04/2013 - 05/20/2013, Friedlander Lobby
Susan B. Anthony's 1873 trial challenged the idea of citizenship in the post-Civil War era.  The items on display chronicle eighty...

Travel Stories Exhibit
04/26/2013 - 12/27/2013, Rare Books and Special Collections
  The exhibit Travel Stories: 19th Century-Present will be on exhibition in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections...

2014 Student Book Collection Award
05/01/2013 - 03/03/2014
The Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries are pleased to announce the 2014 Student Book Collection Award.  The purpose...

Elizabeth Winkelman winner of Art Purchase Prize
05/08/2013
One of this year's winners of the Art Purchase Prize is Elizabeth Winkelman, Class of 2015, for her work "Ode to the Tetrahedron."...

Amanda Lai winner of the Art Purchase Prize
05/08/2013
One of the winner's of this year's Art Purchase Prize is Amanda Lai, Class of 2016, for her work "Watercolor Concentration 1."The artist...

Catherine Polyakov winner of the Art Purchase Prize
05/08/2013
One of the winner's of this year's Art Purchase Prize is Catherine Polyakov, Class of 2013, for her work "Containment."The artist...

From the Reference Desk
05/15/2013
If you haven’t visited our blog lately, we’ve got new posts about our work with the Diversity Conference, Study Breaks and...