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Maggie Boyd and I have a lot in common; We will graduate 150 years apart
By Taylor Burnette, BSJ ’23, Digital Collections Social Media Manager, Ohio University Libraries. Note: This Founders Day, February 18, we are celebrating the 150th anniversary year of OHIO’s first woman graduate with the digital exhibit “Margaret Boyd 150: OHIO Founders Day 2023,” created by Taylor Burnette. 150 years ago, almost to the day, Margaret…
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Meetings In The Margins: Encounters with Readers and Owners in Rare Books
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections “What is your favorite book in the rare book collection?” This is a question students and other visitors regularly ask me, but it is impossible for me to pick just one! I am, however, able to point to a favorite category: books…
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Lunar New Year: Welcoming in the New
By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist, Ohio University Libraries Lunar New Year marks the beginning of a new year in the lunisolar calendar. It is most commonly celebrated in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and wherever people from these countries live around the world. When the Lunar New Year takes place varies year to year. The lunisolar…