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Spring Course Reserves Requests by January 2
Submit Course Reserves Requests by January 2 Kelvin Smith Library is now accepting course reserve requests for the Spring 2025 semester.  Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and CDs). Requests must be submitted via the form on the library’s…
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Therapy dogs at Kelvin Smith Library
Kelvin Smith Library will host a visit with therapy dogs Monday, Dec. 2, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on the first floor. Build a study break into your day, and stop by the library to visit with a few furry friends. Therapy dogs are meant to provide affection, comfort, and support to those who need…
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“Food is the Force that Binds Us All Together”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear from Hope Barkoukis, associate professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Monday, Nov. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Barkoukis, who was recently…
KSL team digitizes Forest City Hospital archives
The legacy of Forest City Hospital—an institution founded in 1957 by Black physicians to serve Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood—is now accessible online thanks to a team of experts at Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library (KSL). With the support of an Ohio Local History Alliance…
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KSL Collections Annex supports library storage on campus
Carefully tucked into the secure, climate- and humidity-controlled, renovated spaces in the basement of the building known as the 11000 Cedar Incubator are invaluable Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) resources for students, faculty, staff and the greater Case Western Reserve University community to use…
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Tin Pan Alley highlights KSL's music collection
Kelvin Smith Library’s parent and family weekend program, Tales from Tin Pan Alley: The Cover Story of Digital Sheet Music, offered the community an engaging opportunity to explore the Kulas Music Collection. As part of an ongoing effort to maximize the usability of the library’s first floor, the…
Karamu Archives Research Wins Award
Karamu House, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is the oldest African American performing arts and community educational center in the United States. In 2021, Kelvin Smith Library acquired the theater’s archive, which includes a century’s worth of records documenting the administration, governance,…
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Slow Food USA discussion
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will host a talk by Bilal Sarwari, the interim executive director of Slow Foods USA, Thursday, Nov. 21, at 4 p.m. in Guilford House, 223. Slow Food USA is a national organization working to achieve good, clean and fair food for all in the United…
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Take a well-deserved break before finals!
Join KSL and University Health & Counseling Services on Monday, December 9, anytime from 11am to 2pm for a relaxing wellness break to recharge and destress.  Activities include: Lunch and a make-your-own tea table from Bon Appetit Smoothies and chair massages from One to One…
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2024-25 Freedman Fellows Announced!
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the recipients of the 2024–25 Freedman faculty and student fellows. The annual fellowship program supports advancing digital scholarship research projects from Case Western Reserve University faculty and students. The…