You can’t judge a book by its cover … or can you?
Visitors to LSU Special Collections’ new mini exhibit, “A Brief History of European Bookbinding from the Middle Ages to 1900,” will have a chance to ponder that question. In the days before mass-produced publishers’ bindings, books were often bought with no covers on […]

You are invited to stop by the Middleton Library reference room during finals for complimentary coffee. The coffee will be available May 5 - 9 from 10 am until 4 pm.
“Energy and persistence conquer all things”
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

Student Government will host free science and math tutoring sessions in Middleton Library, May 5-7. The tutoring sessions will take place in room 241 from 7 p.m. until midnight.
Student Government will also distribute free blue books and scantrons and provide free snacks at the sessions.

Noted oral historian Donald Ritchie will speak on Friday, February 15th, at noon in Hill Memorial Library’s lecture hall, in conjuntion with the LSU Libraries’ exhibition, “Have You Heard? The Past in First Person from the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History.” Those attending are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. […]

LSU Libraries will host a patent workshop on Saturday, February 16, in conjunction with the LSU Small Business Development Center. The session will be held in Himes Hall Room 129 from 10:30-12:30. It will begin with a presentation by Patent & Trademark Librarian Alexis Carrasquel, focusing on general information […]

Joel Gardner, oral historian, spoke at Hill Memorial Library on November 30. Discussing the two strands of oral history — the folklore documentary strand, which regards oral histories as “performances”; and the academic approach, which seeks to document historical facts through personal experiences of those who are interviewed – Gardner pointed out that Louisiana had […]