"THATCamp helped me visualize the kinds of digital humanities projects that would sync with my work..." @idrh-ku.bsky.social will host THATCamp 2026 on Aug. 28 at @hallcenter.bsky.social ... encouraging exploration at the intersection of technology and humanities. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/that26

Good luck to @kulawschool.bsky.social grads taking the bar this week! Kansas's first bar exam (1903) had 80 questions over 2 days, graded anonymously by number. The board's motto: "no catch questions, nor any of extraordinary difficulty." 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlbar

From Beat poets to erasure poetry to a scholarly take on Dracula, Spencer Research Library holds decades of poetry that pushed boundaries and challenged convention. A reminder that even "sillier" forms of writing can carry real weight. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlbpoet

Installation in progress... 🔄 Members of the committee have started installing the 2026-27 LibArt Exhibition ... 228 pieces of artwork from 101 students in 49 majors make up this year's show, soon on display throughout KU Libraries locations and online: lib.ku.edu/libart

Beatrix Potter insisted to keep her books tiny - pocket-sized on purpose, so kids could hold whole worlds (Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher) in their palms. 100+ years later, they're still charming readers worldwide (KSRL has 21). 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlpotter

Members of the KU community on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses now have unlimited access to @insidehighered.com, a leading online publication covering news, analysis and commentary on higher education, through a new institutional subscription provided by KU Libraries. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/insidehe

Cynthia Patterson (USF) & Doretha Williams (Smithsonian) presented last week as Whayne Travel Award recipients. Spencer Library documents the African American experience in KS and beyond through collections of personal papers, the records of organizations, businesses, & churches.

As America turns 250, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library blog is looking back at how KU celebrated the bicentennial 50 years ago, including fireworks over Memorial Stadium. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlku4th

From "I didn't know this resource existed," to "I'm leaving with so many ideas." That's the kind of feedback that makes hosting workshops like Friday's National Research Platform training at Watson Library worth it.

Before there was soccer, there was "foot-ball" – trace the origins of the beautiful game, alongside 400+ years of Algerian history in our new World Cup pop-up exhibit. Free and open in Spencer Research Library through Aug 14. 📝 rockcha.lk/fifa26

How did 17th-century antiquarians, Victorian collectors, and modern librarians shape what we know about medieval seals? Find out at this free hybrid symposium, July 2-3, with scholars from KU, Oxford, France & beyond – live from Oxford's Weston Library. rockcha.lk/seals26

The Connecting Codes conference is LIVE! 🌍 Scholars, librarians, and technologists from across Africa and beyond - including KU - are gathering to explore AI, digital humanities, and the future of information. Join the live sessions: lib.ku.edu/igel/connecting-codes

Discover children's books in Special Collections. "(These books) are more than paper and ink. They are anchors ... memory‑keepers ... the quiet, steady companions that shaped childhoods, sparked imaginations, and offered refuge on difficult days." 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlkids2

Bringing a perspective that reaches across continents, KU Libraries has welcomed Patience Ocloo from Ghana as its first International Librarian-in-Residence — the latest step in a partnership years in the making. Learn more in the story 👇 🗞️ rockcha.lk/igelocloo

Knowledge is best when it's shared ... thanks to our friends at Lawrence Public Library for organizing another great "How-to Festival" highlighting tremendous community resources.

American Girl turns 40 this year 🎉 Our staff is celebrating by connecting Spencer Research Library's distinctive collections to AG's original historical characters. First up: Felicity Merriman, set in 1774 Williamsburg. Read to see what we found! 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlag1

More than a century of KU student journalism is now freely available online through Kenneth Spencer Research Library's digital repository. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/digistudentnews 🔗 digital.lib.ku.edu/

A love of language and libraries leads KU graduate Daphne Tibbetts to Rubinstein/Mason scholarship, as announced recently by the KU Libraries committee. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/rm-tibbetts

Work on three KU Libraries Sprints Week projects is underway - focusing on utilizing open access materials, a course redesign, and research data management. Hear from participants during the Sprints Showcase in Watson Library on Friday. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/sprintselect26

Two student employees who do vital work in Spencer Research Library's public services and a KU Libraries student ambassador were recently honored among their peers at the 14th annual Dean's Award for Student Employee Excellence (DASEE) luncheon. 📝 rockcha.lk/dasee26

How can libraries build more open, inclusive & connected systems of knowledge? Hear from former KU Libraries Dean lorraine haricombe at the next Global Conversations in Librarianship in Watson 3 West – May 20 at 10 a.m. Free & open via Zoom! More Info & Registration ⬇️ rockcha.lk/IGELharicombe

What's inside a 16th-century book binding? Medieval manuscripts. KU's Spencer Library is tracking down fragments of handwritten texts – including a hymn to St. Louis and music from "Lauda Sion" – repurposed as bookbinding scraps centuries ago. 📝 rockcha.lk/ksrlblog

Digital Humanities Librarian John McEwan and a team of students in @idrh-ku.bsky.social have been working to recover out-dated files in order to give a fuller sense of the KC Call newspaper in digital archives. They'll present their work Friday in Watson Library. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/idrhkccall

KU Libraries recently honored 11 student finalists and awarded cash prizes at the 68th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest. Jessina Emmert (graduate) and Riley Verdict (undergraduate) won top honors. Explore the contest, keynote and related events. 🗞️ rockcha.lk/snyder26recap

"Thank you for supporting and sustaining the academic success of every student who uses and engages with the libraries." A gift to KU Libraries is a gift to all Jayhawks. Fuel the next BIG idea by contributing on #OneDayOneKU, noon-noon April 28-29. 📝 rockcha.lk/odoku26-libsm

Stillo sneak peek for @kulibraries.bsky.social and friends. Big smiles provide evidence that Thursday's Snyder Book Collecting Contest keynote from Library of Congress Rare Book Chief Stephanie Stillo is going to be first rate. Join us at Watson Library for the contest, keynote and vibes.

We're less than two weeks away from #OneDayOneKU! Join us April 28-29, noon to noon, for @universityofkansas.bsky.social annual day of giving. A gift to KU Libraries supports all Jayhawks and fuels the next BIG idea. Can’t wait? Give now to support One Day One KU. 📝 rockcha.lk/odoku26-libsm

East. West. North. South. Delighted to document and share the stories of all Kansans. Last week Latina/o Collections Curator Rebekah Ramos spent time at Dodge City Community College talking about personal archives and preserving Latina/o history in Kansas, including a zine making activity.

Bee there, add to the buzz. Visit @kunhm.bsky.social Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and offer your take on the "Bee Tree" in Dyche Hall as part of the KU Reads-connected Lawrence Reviewed pop-up series. 📝 lawrencereviewed.com/pop-ups

View amazing student book collections during the 68th Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest with awards and keynote from Library of Congress Rare Books Chief and KU alumna Stephanie Stillo. 📅Thursday, April 16 ⏰4/4:30 p.m. 📍Watson Library, 3 West