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Hungry? Bite into an edible book with UC Libraries
Event: April 1, 2026 11:00 AM
Celebrate books good enough to eat at UC's International Edible Books Festival April 1.
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'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' lunch and learn event April 14
Event: April 14, 2026 12:00 PM
Lunch and learn event Tuesday, April 14, discusses the nonsmokers’ rights movement.
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Miniature marvels: A librarian’s lifelong passion finds a home at UC
March 9, 2026
In the mid-1950s Melinda C. Wells Brown moved to Cincinnati to live with her great aunt and became captivated by a collection of miniature Shakespeare plays her great aunt kept on display. Brown came to Cincinnati after the death of her father, and without her great aunt’s guidance and generosity, she would not have been able to continue her education. Her great aunt’s holistic support was instrumental during Brown’s undergraduate studies at the University of Cincinnati — where she worked in the University Library (now known as Blegen Library) and uncovered a deep passion for literature and libraries.
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UC Libraries will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 26. We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday.
Does the name Werner H. Von Rosenstiel ring a bell? If you have been inside the University of Cincinnati’s Arts & Sciences Hall, it just might. The Werner H. Von Rosenstiel Reading Room is named after a former student who donated his library to the University in 2001. His papers were later … Continue reading
UC Libraries is excited to welcome Heidi Reis as the new Research & Teaching Social Sciences Librarian. In this role, she will be the selector and liaison for Psychology, Sociology, and the College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies. Heidi … Continue reading