Did you know that the Leatherby Libraries offers services and resources as part of the Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus? The Health Sciences Study Commons has 12 study rooms, 20 individual study carrels, and plenty of individual and group study spaces. Equipped with amenities such as whiteboards, printers, scanners, charging stations, and video
Fans of the Leatherby Libraries will be well-acquainted with (now-graduated) student employee Jimmy Elinski’s (’21) excellent series, “Exploring the Magic of the Leatherby Libraries.” Jimmy’s series was well-liked both on and off the Chapman University campus, and we are delighted to announce that the series is the recent recipient of a Gold level award from
Fred Kakis was a professor of chemistry at Chapman University for twenty-five years starting in 1964 and retiring in 1989. Most importantly, Kakis was a Holocaust survivor who was a part of the 2% of Greek Jews to survive the Holocaust. During WWII, Kakis was a member of the resistance movement, fighting against the Nazi
Growing up on the East Coast, I had never heard of Huell Howser. It wasn’t until I began school at Chapman that I became familiar with his extensive amount of work. I remember the first day I arrived and I was walking around the library with my first-year roommate and our families. He had grown
The court case of Mendez v. Westminster was a federal case that several bold Orange County parents fought against the segregated schooling system in Orange County that forced Mexican Americans to attend “Mexican Schools.” This 1947 case predates the historic case of Brown v. Board of Education, which eradicated racial segregation in public schools. Five
We’ve all been children before. We’ve all had toys that we loved when we were little. I know I did and I still have many of my favorite toys in storage in my childhood bedroom. What if you never stopped loving toys? What if collecting toys became a passion of yours well into your adulthood?
Interterm is over and the spring semester is in full swing! Spring is always my favorite time of the year and what better way to spend my favorite season than exploring the Leatherby Libraries with you? Welcome back and welcome to the second half of our adventures discovering the treasures of the Leatherby Libraries. Last
Henri Temianka was a world renowned violinist, educator, conductor, and writer whose career spanned over 3,000 concerts worldwide and comprised over 100 published articles and books. Temianka founded the Paganini Quartet and the California Chamber Symphony, the first chamber orchestra in Los Angeles. Throughout his successful career, Temianka performed and trained with many of the
This week’s blog post is a little different than what I’ve usually been posting. What I usually write about are collections and displays in the library that are permanently located within the library. The Graphic Novels Collection is a little different. Unlike the previous collections, this collection can be checked out by students. Many people
It’s late, I’ve been in the library studying for hours. I need to take a break. What do I do? I sneak away to the third floor and go to the Peter and Mary Muth Library of Children’s Literature, in the Edgar and Libby Pankey Library of Education. I find a children’s book that I