University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

05/11/2026

With the school year ending, we'd like to reflect on this year for the Libraries. During the 2025-2026 academic year, the Libraries celebrated several anniversaries: 80 years of Love Library,
50 years of Love North, 20 years of the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, 10 years of the Adele Hall Learning Commons, and 5 years of the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons. To celebrate we held a bunch of events throughout the year, including an Ice Cream Social, an exhibition of Karen Blessen's journals, a Husker Gameday celebration, and Lovefest. Thank you to all who attended these events, and thank you for a great year!

05/08/2026

Congratulations to all our 2026 graduates! Everyone in the Libraries is proud of you. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors. Go Big Red Libraries Alumni!

04/24/2026

Materials from the Archives & Special Collections provided the spark of creativity for the creation of new music. Read more about it:

Drawing inspiration from the University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections, composition students from the Glenn Korff School of Music created and performed original works at the Flyover Satellite Concert as part of the Pages to Paths celebration.

04/22/2026

Professor Suping Lu, University Libraries, is internationally recognized for his extensive scholarship of the Nanjing Massacre and wartime atrocities in East Asia. After a career spanning over three decades at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lu will be retiring on June 30, 2026.

An exhibit of some of his paintings, drawings, and books will highlight his retirement celebration. Fifteen portraits, including two
self-portraits and matching drawings, will be on display on the second floor of Love Library South. A bookcase will contain twenty books he has published.

A reception celebrating his retirement and exhibition is scheduled for May 7, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in Love Library South, Room 221 (Peterson Room).

04/17/2026

Happening now until 2 pm on Love Library's lawn. Food, games and fun.

04/16/2026

Some days the lawn in front of Love Library is used for dance practice.

04/13/2026

Calling all Gamers! We'll have classic consoles and laptops for emulating retro games. From Legend of Zelda to L*D: Dream Emulator, and Dr. Mario to Donkey Konga, drop in and play anytime! Staff will be present to demonstrate how to back up your cartridge games and save files to preserve them. Coffee and cookies will be served.
This event is part of LoveFest, a week-long celebration of 80 years of Love Library South and 50 years of Love Library North being open to students.
⏰: Tuesday April 14, 2 - 3:30 pm
📍: Love Library South, 221, Peterson Room.

04/13/2026

LoveFest has begun! A ping pong table is set up on the 2nd floor in homage of the WWII Army cadets that lived and learned in Love Library before it was a library. The table is here all week, come and play! Can't guarantee you'll see Marty Supreme.

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04/13/2026

Students from the Glenn Korff School of Music will perform new compositions inspired by their experience and interaction with materials from the Archives & Special Collections. Light refreshments and the Libraries’ signature mocktails will be served.

This event is part of LoveFest, a week-long celebration of 80 years of Love Library South and 50 years of Love Library North being open to students.


⏰: Monday, April 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

📍: Love North, 2nd Floor

04/10/2026

Relax and join us for some fun with LoveFest on the Lawn!
Free charcuterie-style box (meat/cheese/fruit &
vegetarian options) in individual containers, provided for up to 250 people by University Housing & Dining Services. Blankets spread on the lawn for
naps or studying. Lawn games provided by Campus Rec and the Lincoln Children’s
Museum, including: giant Jenga, jumbo Tetris, lawn bowling, oversized checkers,
ladderball, washers, and co****le. The Libraries
will provide a cart of books (fiction and literature) if you just want to read
something fun.
⏰: April 17, 11 a.m. – 2
p.m.
📍: Love Library, south lawn facing R St.

UNL Student Life
University Housing & Dining Services

04/09/2026

New post on our Research Moment blog -- where to search for academic literature.
For more information read the full post at: https://researchmoment.unl.edu/searching-the-academic-literature-part-1/