“If necessity is the mother of invention, then whimsy is the fairy godmother of the miniature book.” 📚🔍👀
👍📖 Explore the full mini-collection at the Posner Center for Special Collections.
We've just received a major archival acquisitions connected to internationally recognized artists and celebrated @cmu.edu alumni — including original costume sketches from Academy Award-winning costume designer / CMU alumna Ann Roth + School of Drama faculty Barbara & Cletus Anderson. bit.ly/4u7CX7v
Our June book display brings together recent scholarship alongside historical works and fiction that examine how #AI has been understood across time.
Explore featured eBooks (link below) and visit the rotating display in Hunt Library lobby to learn more.
💻 eBooks: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
What a beautiful day at @cmu.edu! 🌞
"Three students sit, reading books among tulips in a Morewood Gardens Women's Residence Hall flower garden." (c.1946)
Image found the the #CMU Digital Collections - General Photograph Collection.
💻 For more archival images: digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu
Did you see NEXT Pittsburgh recently went on a tour of the Posner Center?
@samlemley.bsky.social and Catherine Blauvelt showed off the World War II era Enigma machines along with other amazing artifacts held in Special Collections.
📽️ Watch here: youtu.be/oWV3zJgXkAg?...
As new graduates begin their lives and careers beyond @cmu.edu, they retain access to many resources and programming opportunities at the Libraries.
Here are all the ways alumni can stay connected and continue to benefit from our offerings.
💻 Learn more: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
The Posner Center for Special Collections was delighted to welcome Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate of the UK, for our first annual #Shakespeare Lecture.
The event concluded with a Q&A led by Jake Grefenstette, President and Executive Director of @poetryforum.bsky.social.
bit.ly/shakespeare-...
This year marks 50 years since Pittsburgh's most beloved neighbor stopped by our commencement. 🎓
In 1976, @cmu.edu awarded Fred Rogers an honorary doctorate in fine arts.
At #CMU, our hearts remain in the work that #MrRogers championed for all of us. 🫶
Congrats to all graduates!
Celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander #AANHPI Heritage Month with us!
Explore these titles online or stop by the Hunt Library lobby for our physical book display.
💻 library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
🎉 We'll also host a kickoff party today 12-2pm in Hunt & Sorrells Library!
The Sustainability Initiative recently connected with partners working on the Sustainable Development Goals across local government, the United Nations, and education sectors. 🇺🇳
Director Alex Hiniker was joined by the program's five interns who presented at the workshop.
Read more: bit.ly/UNAI-CMU
