Calling all Chapman staff members, do you have an artistic side that you’d like to share with the Chapman community? If so, we invite you to apply to be featured in the Leatherby Libraries’ 8th Annual Staff Art Exhibit. Art must be submitted by Friday, May 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The exhibit is open
We are excited to announce the International Student Photography Exhibition, the newest art installation at the Leatherby Libraries. This is the first year the exhibition has been housed in the Leatherby Libraries’ Hall of Art. The photos in this exhibition were submitted to the Office of International Student Services and the Center of Global Education
The Leatherby Libraries is proud to have a continuous, working relationship with Chapman University’s Student Government Association (SGA). Dean Kevin Ross of the Leatherby Libraries meets with members of the SGA once a semester to discuss potential collaborations and areas where the Leatherby Libraries can better support the Chapman student community. SGA members use this
Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists. —Marcel Proust How often do you get to know your coworkers? Not the ones you lunch with, but those you say “hello” to out of custom. How
The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce a new artwork installation on the library’s first floor. Thanks to a generous gift from Trustee Emeritus Joann Leatherby, 12 intricate copper engravings of famous Orange County Historical Sites and Scenes are now on display. According to our Coordinator of Special Collections, Lauren McDaniel, these prints are from
The Leatherby Libraries is excited to announce that a long-beloved tradition is returning in person and virtually this summer! The 14th annual Community of Readers (CoR) starts June 6, 2022, and ends August 25, 2022. Not only will this program help you complete your reading challenge on Goodreads, but you can also earn book-themed prizes!
This weekend marks twenty years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Although the date still stands out starkly to those who remember the attacks, it has become a part of history class for high school students who have been born since. The 9:57 Project, which began in 2014, aims to make that history
National Hispanic American Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15th to October 15th. In celebration of the month, our Sociology and Latin American Studies librarian has curated a book display, accessible in the Leatherby Libraries lobby in front of the elevators, on Chicano Art. The description of the display reads, “Chicano art began
Who tells your story?* You. Inspired by university archives across the country, the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives of the Leatherby Libraries invites contributions to The Quarantine Diaries: A Chapman University Archiving Project. The project aims to capture the experiences of the university community during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and the unrest our nation has faced during these
Many information providers have added or expanded access to content for current Chapman students, faculty, and staff in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, many of them have also begun openly sharing their scholarly content on at least a temporary basis, meaning these resources are freely available to our alumni, parents, or any other