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Event: Intermediality in French Comics: A Talk with Dr. Fabrice Leroy
Join us for a virtual talk on intermediality in French comics with Dr. Fabrice Leroy, BORSF Endowed Professor of Francophone Studies. Registration is required.
Tuesday, Oct. 11 | 6 p.m.
Through examples of artwork from a variety of recent publications, this talk discusses intermediality (the use of mixed media) in comics and graphic novels that engage in a productive interface with other visual arts such as photography, film, reportage, painting, video games, etc.
Exhibit: Nursing Students’ Posters
Posters from last semester's NURS 403 students are on display in the Grand Hallway. The evidence-based practice posters from the UL Lafayette College of Nursing & Health Sciences cover a variety of topics.
Library Therapy Wall -- October
What are the best classes to take and why?
Post your answers on the Library Therapy Wall next to the 1st floor stairwell and see what other students have to say.
Registration for Spring 2023 classes begins Oct. 31.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today we are spotlighting newly acquired collections reflecting Louisiana's LGBTQ+ community.
This is thanks in part to a grant from the American Library Association's American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries and funding through the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Browsing Bookshelf -- Graphic Novels
Check out the new graphic novels collection! The collection, purchased with a Friends of the Humanities grant, includes French and English language materials. It is currently being displayed on the Browsing Bookshelf located on the 1st floor near the Reference desk.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today we are celebrating National Cookbook Month!
Did you know there are hundreds of cookbooks here in Special Collections? A selection of cookbooks on display in the Reading Room and the 1st floor stairwell. These books show just a small selection of Cajun, Creole, and other Louisiana specific recipes.
Event: Queering the Collection: LGBTQ+ Archives Lecture Series, Part 5
Special Collections and the Guilbeau Center for Public History are hosting one more virtual Queering the Collection lecture on LGBTQ+ archives as part of the American Library Association's American Rescue Plan Humanities Grants for Libraries. These events are supported through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today we are highlighting the Cajun and Creole Music Collection (CCMC).
The CCMC consists of over 9,000 commercial recordings, selected non-commercial recordings, and other music-related research materials.
Formats include both analog and digital media: 78rpm, 45rpm, and LP (33 ⅓) records, 8-track tapes, audio-cassette tapes, CDs, VHS tapes, and DVDs. The expanding collection also contains books, periodicals, photographs, artifacts, manuscripts and other archival materials.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Today we are gearing up for Homecoming, which is just 2 weeks away!
Special Collections has a new display up celebrating UL Lafayette football through the years. Included are an SLI pennant, a USL football helmet, USL flags, posters, and a variety of other memorabilia, spanning football from SLII, SLI, USL, and UL Lafayette. This display can be found in the entrance to the library on the 1st floor.
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