So far this academic year, we’ve seen some fabulous exhibits on the walls of the Leatherby Libraries Hall of Art on the first floor, behind the Reference Desk, celebrating Chapman’s history through blueprints and honoring award-winning authors with creative book covers. The Hall of Art now has another excellent exhibit up, one that showcases the
There’s a new exhibit up in the Doy and Dee Henley Reading Room on the second floor of the Leatherby Libraries, and it’s full of faces – faces of influential women from the 18th century to today, that is! Artist Allison Adams’ exhibit, titled “Groundbreaking Girls,” honors women in a wide range of careers and
Are you hard at work on your thesis or spending long hours in the lab? Here’s one way you could get recognized for your many hours of study – enter to win the annual Leatherby Libraries Undergraduate Research Prize. The Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize recognizes excellent research and effective use of library resources
In celebration of the last weeks of the exhibit “Kids of the Black Hole: The First Two Decades of Punk in Orange County,” the Leatherby Libraries held a panel on Thursday, December 5th, giving voice to women who grew up in the punk scene of Southern California. Stacy Russo, who led the panel, is the
On Monday, December 2nd, students and community members alike crowded into Attallah Piazza for this year’s Winterfest, celebrating the start of the winter holiday season. As the program finished, many left, headed home to study for finals or get cozy with hot cocoa, but members of Chapman University’s Town & Gown came into the Leatherby
Thanks to the Sikhlens Foundation, the Leatherby Libraries is proud to host the photography exhibition, Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan – A Glimpse of Guru Nanak’s Travels, by Amardeep Singh. The exhibit is currently on view until January 15, 2020 in the Doy and Dee Henley Reading Room on the second floor of the Leatherby
On Monday December 2, Chapman’s Master of Arts program in War and Society held an academic competition in the Center for American War Letters Archives that speaks to the nature of the materials housed in the repository. Students that were part of Dr. Jennifer Keene’s HIST 501 Soldier’s War class had a semester-long project using
The Leatherby Libraries will be open 24 hours each day during the last two weeks of the semester: Open from Monday, December 2, 2019 at 8 a.m. and will not close until Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10 p.m. During the late night hours, the following services will be available: circulation services, bookable study rooms, and print/copy
As followers of the Leatherby Libraries blog are almost certainly aware, we’ve been eager sponsors, co-organizers and participants in the year-long campus-wide series La Frontera – The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination. From art exhibits to book displays to the upcoming conference,that will be held on campus November 14-16, 2019, the Leatherby Libraries has enjoyed taking
Please join us for the conference of La Frontera/The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination Thursday November 14 through Saturday November 16. This free and public Chapman University conference is the culmination of the series of events, art exhibits, and courses focused on La Frontera. During Fall 2019, Chapman University embarked on a campus-wide interrogation of border