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  • Board Game Collection

    Got Game?

    We do! Stop by the Makerspace Area on the first floor of the library to browse our new board game collection. Featuring old classics like Sorry, Trouble, Uno, Battleship, and Yahtzee, to newer games

  • Logo for World Digital Preservation Day

    51Community Scanning Day

    The library will be hosting its first 51Community Scanning Day on Thursday November 2, 2023 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the library's Makerspace. Come learn more about our digital imaging equipment

  • Librarian Haley Lott

    Meet Haley Lott

    Haley Lott joined the 51library staff in August 2023. She received her Master's degree in Library and Information Science from the SLIS program at the University of Iowa in 2016. What is your

  • Schools Supplies "Welcome Back Hawks"

    Welcome Back!

    We hope you enjoyed the summer! The library staff is excited to have you back on campus, and we'd like to point out a few things that will help you succeed this semester. But first things first

  • women in cap and gown

    Congratulations, Graduates!

    You did it! All of your hard work has paid off and the day you've been waiting for the past four years is finally here! The 51 library staff extends our warmest congratulations

  • Map of poetry walk

    Join us for First Inaugural Campus Poetry Walk!

    The University Library and the Writing Center are hosting an outdoor “poetry walk” to celebrate National Poetry Month in April 2023. Opening the second week in April, the walk showcases 18 original