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Latimore Public Humanities Initiative
This past fall the University Archives, the EAST and MAS programs, and the Museum Studies minor, received funding through the Summerlee Foundation for the Latimore Public Humanities Initiative. The initiative is…
Alumni Audrey Tolle: becoming a librarian
Librarianship is an exciting and diverse career path. Erika James, Access Services, interviewed alumni Audrey Tolle on what it was like to embark on this professional path. Coates Library has…
Dreaming of a New Library
Library Architecture Class During the spring 2024 semester, I’ve had the privilege to visit and work with the students in Professor Kathryn O’Rourke’s ARTH 3391 class on library architecture. The…
Working in Coates Library
We full-time staffers here at the library believe it’s a great place to work. We enjoy being around books and having access to the world’s knowledge, and it’s immensely gratifying…
ResearchRabbit: an AI Research Tool
Where do we start? As you embark on your research journey, whether for a class paper, a senior thesis, or an independent project, navigating the vast sea of scholarly publications…
Black History Month: from our students
Before there was Black History Month, there was Negro History Week. On February 7, 1926, Carter G. Woodson, a history scholar and professor, launched the first Negro History Week in…
Top Things to Know About the Library!
The Coates Library Team is excited to welcome everyone back to campus! Compared to the last two years that were filled with mixed emotions, highs and lows, hybrid and in-person…
Chris Nolan retires after 35 years of service
Chris Nolan retires this month after 35 years of service at Coates Library. Professor Nolan has been a faculty member and librarian at Trinity since 1987, succeeding in rank and…
The Maddux Tapestry: Adding Context in Special Collections
This post was written by Lindsey Bonin ’22, the Exhibits Intern in Special Collections & Archives for Spring 2022. When you first walk into the Special Collections & Archives reading…
Student Art in the Library: The Contributions of Trinity Women
While this blog entry will be posted at a later date, I sit down to write it on the celebration of International Women’s Day. I’ve received some notes, from colleagues…