J. Willard Marriott Library

05/30/2026

Welcome new and transfer students! We were happy to be helping with checkout at Utah Bound Orientation! Go Utes! ❤️

05/27/2026

The Designing Deseret Symposium is only FIVE days away and we couldn't be more excited! 🤩

Join us for an incredible day highlighting Utah's unique cultural history. 📜

We have a few spots left and there's still time to register! Don't miss out on this incredible event...✨

Step into the world of nineteenth-century Utah, where language, typography, identity, and imagination converged in one of the most ambitious printing experiments in American history: the Deseret Alphabet. Designing Deseret is a one-day symposium that seeks to bring together scholars, printers, artis...

05/23/2026

Haven’t registered for our Designing Deseret Symposium on June 1st?

There is still time!

Step into the world of nineteenth-century Utah, where language, typography, identity and imagination converged in one of the most ambitious printing experiments in American history: the Deseret Alphabet.

Register now: https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/designing-deseret/page/symposium?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

05/22/2026

Truer words have never been spoken…🙂‍↕️📖

05/18/2026

Only two weeks to go until our Designing Deseret Symposium! We’re counting down the days and getting excited to welcome you all.

Our incredible rare books librarian Lyuba Basin and rare books assistant curator Theadora Soter were recently featured in an article by . Check it out to learn more about the symposium and exhibit at the link in our bio.

And don’t wait to register…only a few spots remain for the symposium! Reserve your place through the link in our bio.

Image by Coleman Andersen 📸
Article by Damien Poelman 📇

05/12/2026

a BEAUTIFUL sunshiny day at the library…Hope y’all are enjoying this lovely warm weather! ☁️🌞

photo credit: Melanie Hawks

05/07/2026

We are thrilled to announce that our very own Rebekah Cummings has been named a Library Journal 2026 Mover & Shaker Change Agent! ✨ 📚️

Learn more about Rebekah and this incredible honor in Library Journals latest post: https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/rebekah-cummings-movers-shakers-2026-change-agents

05/06/2026

Fashion, Fiction and more at the 2026 Met Gala! 📸✨

Which look was your favorite of the night? 👀

05/04/2026

Celebrating a few of our incredible graduates from both the Marriott Library and Eccles Heath Science Library! 🎓

Congratulations to all of our incredible student employees, staff and faculty for such an incredible achievement! We can’t wait to see what you go on to accomplish next…❤️

04/28/2026

With commencements starting this week, we are shining a spotlight on some of our graduates. 🎓️

Adonica Ihilani Kauwe Tuitama, once in foster care andlater a single mother, is now earning dual nursing doctorates at the University of Utah.

Read more about Adonica's journey in our latest blog post: https://blog.lib.utah.edu/graduating-with-gratitude/