A Poem About Saying Nothing
During the Second World War, correspondence with loved ones back home was highly encouraged to boost morale and remind the home front of the people for whom they were working so hard. At the same time, however, military censorship evolved beyond the previous great war due to new intelligence gathering methods by the enemy. Anything
Read Along with the Leatherby Libraries' "Community of Readers" This Summer!
Planning to do any beach reading this summer? Think you’ll use your downtime to catch up on classic novels, or even graphic novels? Join the Community of Readers (CoR) and earn prizes as you read! The Leatherby Libraries has hosted Community of Readers for eleven years now. The program is open to anyone with a Leatherby Libraries account – that includes
Top Notch Undergraduate Researchers Honored
This Monday, members of the Leatherby Libraries and Chapman University community gathered to celebrate the winners of the Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize. Kevin Ross, Associate Dean of the Leatherby Libraries, and his wife Tam, have been sponsoring this contest for a number of years. Kevin and Tam see information literacy as a
The Earliest Evidence of Shakespeare in America
On Wednesday, May 1st, an audience gathered in the Center for American War Letters Archives to hear the second annual John and Margaret Class Lecture. Kenneth Karmiole, Santa Monica-based rare bookseller, had come to talk about a unique book he’d picked up at a book fair a few years back. What started out as an
New Materials for May
Happy Finals Week! Whether you are looking for resources for your final research paper or need a quick break from studying, come take a look at some of our newest acquisitions. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Increase your knowledge of Asian history by checking out Visual arts, representations and interventions in contemporary China or Bamboo
From Jim Crow to Our Altar Murals: Reflections of Our Past and Present, Building for Our Future
On Saturday, April 27th, the Attallah College of Educational Studies hosted their 4th Annual Education and Ethnic Studies Summit. The theme of this year’s summit was “Ethnic Studies Community Movements: From Resistance to Policy.” As a part of the summit, the Leatherby Libraries hosted a reception celebrating the opening of an art exhibition by students
Library Study Carrel Named for Vidal Arroyo '19
When Vidal Arroyo arrived at the Leatherby Libraries on the morning of Thursday, May 2, he thought he was just going to have a chat with the Dean of the Leatherby Libraries Charlene Baldwin. After all, when they’d met at the inaugural Chapman University Phi Beta Kappa ceremony the week before, Dean Baldwin had chatted
It's Cookies and 24-Hour Services Time at the Leatherby Libraries
The Leatherby Libraries will be open 24 hours each day during the last two weeks of the semester: Open from Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 8 a.m. and will not close until Friday, May 17, 2019 at 10 p.m. During the late night hours, the following services will be available: circulation services, bookable study rooms, and print/copy
Leatherby Libraries Celebrates National Arab-American Heritage Month with a Display of Books from the Collection
Arab-Americans make up just about one percent of the US population. Despite the fact that they are such a small demographic, Arab-Americans have played an integral role in American society. Notable Arab-Americans include comedian Casey Kasem, activist Ralph Nader, and inventor of the heart pump Dr. Michael DeBakey. When celebrating Arab-American Heritage Month, it is
Celebration of Chapman's Graduate and Professional Students at the Leatherby Libraries
The first week of April marked Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week at Chapman University. Here at the Leatherby Libraries, we celebrated our graduate and professional students in style, all week long! Beginning Monday morning, our Reference desk was all dressed up, giving out cookies and library gifts in honor of grad students. And right