Fashionables Terrace Now Open to Students
Fabulous news, Panthers! In response to many requests for outdoor library studying space, we have opened up the Fashionables Terrace to students who want to enjoy the fresh air as they study. Located on the 4th floor of the Leatherby Libraries (when you come out of the elevators, make a hard left turn to find
Welcome to the New School Year, Panthers!
This week marked the opening of a new academic year. Classes are back in session, friends are re-connecting across campus, and the Starbucks is busy again. The Leatherby Libraries helped welcome a whole new crop of Panthers to the Chapman University community last week as a part of Fall Orientation 2019. We connected with first
One More Year of Community of Readers is in the Books!
Chapman’s summer reading program, Community of Readers (CoR), is twelve years strong and has reached a milestone of 1,720 titles reviewed since its initial program kickoff in 2007. Back then, 18 eager participants from across campus dove into 90 book titles, including some from President Emeritus Doti’s summer reading list. Concluding in August, CoR 2019
Kids of the Black Hole: The First Two Decades of Punk in Orange County
A somewhat unusual audience crowded the fourth floor lobby of the Leatherby Libraries Saturday evening, chatting, enjoying refreshments on the terrace, and, most importantly, taking turns making their way through the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections & Archives. The crowd, made up mostly of current and former “scenesters” (people associated with a particular
New Materials for August
The summer break is over, and students prepare to return or begin at Chapman! Why not catch up on some reading or check out a new DVD? Also take a look at The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, which explores the workings of the human mind two fascinating individuals so fundamentally different
California in the World Wars
In the first half of the twentieth century, the world went to war twice. Nations around the globe found themselves embroiled in conflict, and that destruction was felt on a very individual level. Americans took part in the fighting, and the diversity of American culture, across state boundaries, allows the Center for American War Letters
Librarian Interviews: Essraa Nawar
At the Leatherby Libraries, we have an interview series highlighting the work our amazing librarians accomplish each day. These interviews help inform the community about all the different areas of the library and all the services we have! Essraa Nawar, our Development Librarian, was kind enough to answer some questions for us! 1. What is
Chapman University Digital Commons Turns Five!
Chapman University Digital Commons, our open access repository for the scholarship, archives, and creative activity of our university, is celebrating its fifth anniversary! Launched on August 13, 2014, it has grown exponentially each year and showcases the brilliant output of our faculty, staff, and students on a global scale. In the past five years, the
Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections & Archives Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
Just over two weeks ago, on July 20th, 2019, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing on the moon. From re-airings of the original live television broadcast of the landing to special events at the Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., this exceptional achievement in the history of
Diver Kevin Lee's Marine Life Photos Brighten Third Floor of the Leatherby Libraries
Back in 2002, Kevin Lee felt that he’d explored as much of the world as there was to explore. He’d traveled to Mt. Everest Base Camp, backpacked through India, and even climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. When an acquaintance asked if he had ever scuba dived, he realized there was an entire underwater