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05/26/2026

Visit our University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center and see for yourself!

05/14/2026

UChicagoNode is transforming access to digital collections and data. Find out how you can explore history and culture across collections.

05/13/2026

Today, we’re launching a new digital research tool that connects cultures and continents. UChicagoNode provides open access to maps of Chicago, “Guerrilla Television,” Middle East photographs, and more.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/UChicagoNode-news

05/12/2026

Congratulations to our own Marcy Bidney! The Royal Geographical Society is recognizing her with the Fordham Award for distinguished contributions to the field of cartobibliography.

05/11/2026

COUP and the Year of Games present Summer Breeze Carnival, May 16, 12-4 p.m. on the Main Quad! Free and open to everyone, we invite students, families, alumni, and neighbors from all over Chicago to join for live performances, bounce houses, field and schoolyard games, arts and crafts, and delicious refreshments.

Join the fun: https://events.uchicago.edu/event/266540-summer-breeze-carnival

05/03/2026

We'd like to thank everyone for their interest in and conclude with a final shout out to Julia Morales, who shares her experiences with working in Preservation below:

“My favorite part of working in the Conservation Lab is repairing maps. Each one is special, and requires a different treatment, so I get to learn a lot of new conservation techniques. It's also very cool to see how our understanding of areas of the world has changed, as well as the visual elements of different maps. I've been working at the lab for this whole school year, and I've really loved my time there!”

Thank you Julia!

For more info about preservation at UChicago Library go here: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/directory/departments/pres/

04/30/2026

To celebrate , we are sharing this video of our Director of Preservation working on a Civil War-era map.

Ann Lindsey, Head of Conservation for the University of Chicago Library, preserves a 150-year-old map in the Conservation and Digitization laboratories insid...

04/29/2026

For , we’d like to shine a light on Kaden, who works in the Conservation Lab:

“Hi! My name is Kaden and I'm a third-year History and Linguistics major in the College. I've been working on the conservation team for over a year now, which means I've gotten to work on quite a few exciting projects throughout my time. Recently, I made a model of a medieval Islamic book! I've also been working on mending the pages of a book which were in pretty poor shape and had a lot of very old tape. I really enjoy getting to work in the conservation lab, learn new technical skills, learn about book history & book arts, and bask in the Mansueto sunshine!”

Thank you Kaden!

04/28/2026

To celebrate , we share this video of the Library’s Preservation Laboratories, where art meets science and where our collections are transformed.

21 likes. "The University of Chicago Library: Preservation Labs"

04/27/2026

To celebrate , we're featuring Preservation Department intern Kit Andrews, a graduate student visiting from West Dean. Kit recently gave a presentation to Library staff about their work conserving a 20th century case binding.

02/10/2026

Join the Library for gaming events inspired by Valentine's Day, Lunar New Year, and English and Scottish history.

Learn more: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/year-of-games-february-events/