News and Events

May 7th-May 8th, 2025
2025 Area Studies Teaching & Collections Symposium
Engage with academic faculty, graduate students, and library professionals across Utah at this FREE symposium exploring ways to build and use area studies collections in higher education.

June 10th, 2025 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Graduate Student Dissertation & Thesis Summer Writing Day
Join your fellow graduate students in this self-paced writing event and make a serious dent in your thesis or dissertation. Breakfast, lunch and information sessions about library and writing resources will be provided. Students who register by May 27th will have breakfast and lunch available to them.

June 27th & 28th, 2025
Fundamentals of Fine & Gold Tooling on Leather
In this two-day class, students learn the fundamentals of blind tooling and gold tooling on leather, focusing on straight lines and using shellac glaire to affix the gold. Line-work is one of the most important, fundamental, and versatile decorative techniques used on tooled bindings, and is used in both traditional and contemporary designs. Students also have time to explore the use of decorative tools within a limited scope.

July 14th-August 1st, 2025
NEH Summer Institute for Higher Education Faculty
Join us for a three week summer institute for higher education faculty and graduate students on the topic of artificial intelligence and the humanities.