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A talk and book signing by co-editors Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton Wednesday, November 9, 2016 • 4:30-6:00 pm Smith Reading Room, 1st floor Olin Library 252 Church Street, Middletown Camp and Heatherton trace the global spread of the broken-windows policing strategy that was first established in New York City under Police Commissioner … Read more
Exhibition: Documents in Black and White Wednesday, October 5, 2016 through Friday, December 16, 2016 Special Collections & Archives exhibition cases, 1st floor, Olin Library The exhibition “Documents in Black and White” consists of photographs from the Nancy Ottmann Albert Collection. Selected by the artist, the works span the thirty years she spent … Read more
Are We Better Than Our Predecessors? Toward a New Era of Progress A talk by Dan Drew, Mayor of Middletown In this talk, Mayor Drew will explore the erroneous assumptions that we are more advanced than preceding generations and what we can do to focus ourselves toward a future predicated on progressive social and … Read more
Early in the 2016 spring semester, Voranan Vaan Taepaisitphongse ’17 asked Art Librarian Susanne Javorski if she could borrow a card catalog drawer for a Drawing 1 art project. In May, we got to see the fruits of her labors when her friend returned the drawer to the library (keeping the drawings) after photographing the … Read more
May 3, 2016 – October 2016 Special Collections & Archives exhibit cases, 1st floor Olin Memorial Library Open during library hours The new SC&A exhibition, “A Stellar Education: Astronomy at Wesleyan, 1831-1916,” is now open. It explores the study of astronomy at Wesleyan from the University’s founding in 1831 through the construction of Van Vleck Observatory … Read more
“A World in the Palm of Your Hand: The Art of Miniature Books” Imagine a handful of books with beautiful bindings and engaging, often unique, content. Miniature books, typically no larger than three inches, are seldom encountered outside of the collections of certain libraries and individuals. Now you have an opportunity to experience these … Read more
Exhibit: “Signs of Spring: A Garden of Books in Special Collections & Archives” March 21 – late April 2016 • during library hours Special Collections & Archives exhibit cases 1st floor Olin Memorial Library 252 Church Street, Middletown, CT
Passion and Power, Prints and Text: German Books in the Age of Dürer Open house in Special Collections & Archives, Olin Library Thursday, February 18, 2016 — noon-2 p.m. FREE! German artists in the age of Dürer disseminated their images through a variety of means, including as illustrations in books and pamphlets. Examples of the interplay … Read more
Friends of the Wesleyan Library Holiday Sale Specials List — a festive way to support the library The books on our Holiday Sale Specials List have been donated to the Friends of the Wesleyan Library to raise money to support special events and projects at the library. We are offering them to the Wesleyan community … Read more
Open House in honor of Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11, 2015 • 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm Davison Rare Book Room, Special Collections & Archives, Olin Memorial Library Wesleyan University, 252 Church Street, Middletown Join us for a Veterans Day open house in Special Collections & Archives. On display will be materials related … Read more
