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KU Libraries offer behind-the-scenes tours for American Archives Month

In celebration of American Archives Month, KU Libraries will offer a series of behind-the-scenes tours at Kenneth Spencer Research Library, giving visitors rare access to the spaces, specialized labs, and work areas where library staff preserve historical materials and make them available for research.
A patron is handed a deck of cards with other Library of Things items in the background.

KU Libraries launches Library of Things, offering games, tools and more for checkout

KU Libraries has launched a Library of Things, a new collection of non-book items that students, faculty and staff can borrow from the Anschutz Library Service Desk.
KU student artist Bella LeJuernne accepts a certificate at the podium in Watson Library.

Student artists recognized at KU Libraries’ celebration of 2026 LibArt exhibition

KU Libraries’ LibArt program, a year-round, juried exhibition of student art displayed throughout library spaces, celebrated a diverse exhibit of student work and recognized award recipients Sept. 17 at a reception in Watson Library.
An American Girl doll graphic featuring text "Stories that Connect Us"

KU Libraries to host KU alum, American Girl author Angela Cervantes for Hispanic Heritage Month

Angela Cervantes, the Jayhawk behind American Girl’s 2026 Girl of the Year character, Raquel Reyes, will return to the University of Kansas on Oct. 17 for a free family event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

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