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Attendees of the 2025 Collections of Sembène and Vieyra Archival Workshop participate in a photo identification activity in the Lilly Library Slocum Room.
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Register online and request access to materials to be viewed in the Lilly Library reading room, or order reproductions.
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Teaching at the Lilly
Enhance student learning with hands-on experiences with the Lilly Library collections. Our librarians can help you design the session.
Schedule a class visit or request a tour for your group. We also have weekly tours every Friday!
Learn about the Lilly Library’s approach to teaching with its collections and the values librarians bring to the classroom.
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Order digital images, PDFs, or other reproductions of Lilly Library materials.
Request permission to publish materials from the Lilly Library collections.
Learn about finding aids that are not online, like our manuscripts index, card catalog, and special card files. Ask us for help using these resources.
On exhibit
The Lilly Legacy: Celebrating 65 Years of Visionary Collecting
In 1925, J. K. Lilly, Jr. began his book collecting career. In 1960, his collection became the foundation of the Lilly Library. Join us as we explore how his collection began, and how generations of librarians have grown the library's collections in countless unexpected directions.
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Events, blogs, and resources from the Lilly Library
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Curatorial and Outreach Assistant Jake Gentry shares items from the Lilly Library's collections related to fortune telling.
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In the third spotlight of the Lilly Library’s Mechanical Puzzle blog series, Andrew Rhoda, the Lilly Library’s Curator of Puzzles, discusses the joys of interlocking puzzles.