Libraries

The Scholarly Communication Department has published a blog post to spotlight the students who worked on the recently launched public open-access digital resource – Land, Wealth, Liberation: The making and unmaking of Black wealth in the United States. The digital resource makes scholarly and historical information on historic black communities and pivotal figures available to the public in a bid to generate discourse and spur ideas and policies that foster socio-economic justice.

The project could not have been completed without the hard work and enthusiasm of these students, and we're grateful for their efforts!

An Army of Lovers Cannot be Conquered: Exploring the History of LGBTQ+ Student Life in Bloomington is currently featured on the fourth floor of the East Tower of Wells Library, inside University Archives. The student-curated display features just some of the images, objects, and stories of LGBTQIA+ student life at IU Bloomington.

From 2:00-4:00 on May 24, you have the opportunity to meet and speak with IU Libraries staff archivists; they will show a pop-up exhibit of additional items that tell the story of LGBTQIA+ student life in Bloomington.

Do you belong to a book club? Would you like to start one, but don't know how? If you can gather a small group of interested readers, we can supply free books and some discussion questions you can use as you host your own gatherings! Our current book is "Galapagos" by Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut, in which a small group of apocalypse survivors stranded on the Galapagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave new human race. Vonnegut's humor, accessible writing style, and Hoosier roots make his work a natural for book club discussion! You could even make it part of your own Granfalloon celebration.

You don't need to be an IU student or faculty member to participate, and you do not need to return the books when you're finished.