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Kelvin Smith Library to host opening reception for Julia McCune Flory exhibit
In conjunction with the centennial anniversary of the Cleveland Play House, the Department of Special Collections at Kelvin Smith Library will open a new exhibit, “Various and Sundry Activities: The Creative Work of Julia McCune Flory for the Cleveland Play House and Beyond.” The opening reception ...
University librarian’s lecture to commemorate 150th anniversary of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Kelvin Smith Library will host a discussion on the visual representation of Alice and how it's a reigning example of text illustration. The discussion will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Kelvin Smi...
Find out what science and engineering resources are available at Kelvin Smith Library
Kelvin Smith Library will host a Science & Engineering Research and Resources Fair Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about science and engineering resources available through the library. All Case Western Reserve University ...
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins today; attend events around campus through Oct. 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month will run from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to recognize the contributions made by, the important presence of and the heritage and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. The month’s events at Case Western Reserve will be hosted by Alianza Latina/Latino Alliance (ALA), an e...
Cleveland Performance Art Festival archives gifted to Kelvin Smith Library
More than 1,000 hours of video recordings, 6,000 photographs and other archival records of the Cleveland Performance Art Festival (PAF), an innovative event that brought international emerging artists to Cleveland from 1988 through 1999, have been donated to Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin ...
Keep up with Kelvin Smith Library with new edition of KSL Connects
Want to know the latest news about Kelvin Smith Library services, spaces and resources? The new issue of KSL Connects magazine shares the Kelvin Smith Library’s strategic vision for advancing research, teaching and learning at Case Western Reserve University. In this issue, readers will discover wh...
Faculty members Gillian Weiss, William Rogers selected as 2015 Freedman Fellows
Kelvin Smith Library and the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship selected Gillian Weiss, associate professor of history, and William Rogers, lecturer in English, as 2015 Freedman Fellows. Weiss’ project aims to uncover the historical role of Jewish students, faculty and administrators in the so...
Kelvin Smith Library operates under summer hours
Kelvin Smith Library began operating on a revised summer schedule on May 7. Normal hours will resume in the fall. The library will be closed for Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) and for Independence Day (Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4). The following schedule will apply throughout the summer: ...
Celebrate Preservation Week at Kelvin Smith Library through May 2
Kelvin Smith Library will host free events throughout the week to celebrate Prevention Week, which is an annual national event sponsored by the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (a division of the American Library Association). It was created to increase public awareness of p...
Event to feature presentations on the intersection of literature, technology
“Reading Interfaces: Inquiries at the Intersection of Literature and Technology,” an exhibition and colloquium exploring contemporary works of electronic literature, poetic production and reception across media will be held today (April 8) through Friday, April 10, on the first floor of Kelvin Smith...