Turning Books Into Bits: Libraries Face the Digital Future

Working separately and together, a group of organizations are digitizing thousands of books every day, building a global library where every manner of content lives online.

University of Richmond Libraries featured in College & Research Libraries News

The cover of the June 2005 issue of College & Research Libraries News features an illustration from the Helen A. Monsell Mother Goose Collection in the Special Collections of the University of Richmond Libraries. The image of Old Mother Goose is from the dust jacket cover of Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes. The Monsell Collection of more than 250 items on the theme of Mother Goose throughout the world, from the early 19th century through the 1960s, was collected by the noted Virginia author, Helen Albee Monsell (1895-1971) who wrote more than 30 children's books and plays.

Saving the Past for the Future: Feature article on UR Libraries in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Read about the UR Libraries' digital projects in the June 20th edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The digitization and preservation of Civil War newspapers and The Collegian are highlighted.

Summer International Film Series

Four films will be shown during the month of June. The series is free and open to the public. All Friday showings begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Adams Auditorium of Boatwright Memorial Library. All Sunday showings begin at 7:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall 118.

Summer Hours at Boatwright Library
May 16 - August 11

Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1- 9 p.m.

The library will be closed on Monday, July 4.