KU Libraries Media Moments

Open house for The Kettle (KU Today, Sept. 23) 

KU Today social media highlight on Arch 509 students (KU Today, Sept. 19) 

Public talk by Laura Klein (KU Today, Sept. 16) 

Nominate a book for the next KU Reads selection (KU Reads campus-wide email, Sept. 9) 

Engaged Reading Series opens with “On Freedom” on Sept. 11 (KU Today, Sept. 9) 

Engaged Reading Series opens with “On Freedom” on Sept. 11 (Office of Faculty Affairs email, Sept 9) 

Watch KU Reads author’s talk and nominate next book (Campus Insider, Sept. 8) 

Everything you need to know about the common book (University Daily Kansan, Sept. 2) 

Author John Green to speak at Lied Center (University Daily Kansan, Aug. 30) 

Watch party locations announced for John Green (Lawrence Times, Aug. 29) 

Watch parties set for “An Evening with John Green” (KU Today, Aug. 29) 

Unsung Heroes: Reference coordinator ensures researchers have access to materials (KU Discoveries, Aug. 27) 

Social Media 

Links are to Instagram content, but these stories, photos, and videos appear across multiple libraries’ social platforms, including Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and X. 

Making forever memories during Family Weekend (video) 

IDRH welcomed Laura Klein for workshops and a public talk titled, “Why AI Needs Feminism” at Watson Library

“The Kettle,” a reimagined space in Watson Library on Oct. 7  

Taylor-ing searches for swift, accurate results with Sara E. Morris and “Honors 190: The Sociology of Taylor Swift”  

Architecture Studio 509 is taking on the redesign of the study carrels in Watson 3.5 stacks 

BiblioBios: Monroe-Gulick helps empower research and discovery, the latest chapter in lifelong relationship with higher education 

John Green: “There’s two overarching things that I believe: one, is that it’s hard to be a person in a world full of other people — and the second is that it’s worth it.” (via Hall Center for the Humanities social) 

A new student-curated exhibition “Travel and Tourism and the Transmission of Knowledge in and around Japan” debuts 

John Green video recap 

A five-star evening with John Green 

Joe Fearn from KU Grounds at the Kansas Biological Survey Friday Ecology Seminar  

Join us for a public watch party at LPL (via Lawrence Public Library social) 

Three watch party sites set to welcome viewers of "An Evening with John Green" 

Help shape the libraries as a KU Libraries Student Ambassador  

John Green visit at capacity; plans underway for area watch parties (KU Today, August 21)

Fridays on Fourth for graduate students (KU Today, August 20)

John Green tickets available (Campus Insider, August 18)

KU Libraries Select FOLIO as New Library Services Platform (GWLA Summer News Roundup, Åugust 18)

John Green visit among first of many KU Reads program events for 2025-26 (KU Today, August 13)

KU Libraries now accepting nominations for 2025 Shulenburger Award (KU Today, August 19)

Student-curated exhibition opening at KU Libraries (KU Today, August 6)

Blake Wilson selected as next director of KU Law’s Wheat Law Library (KU Today, August 4)

KU Libraries Select FOLIO as New Library Services Platform (LSP) (ARL News)

KU Libraries selects new services platform (KU Today, July 30)

Become an ISPR affiliate (KU Today, July 25)

Advertising/Underwriting

Kansas Public Radio. Listen for general awareness spots through KU Libraries’ sponsorship support.

New to KU Guide(University Daily Kansan special print edition)

President's Club Newsletter (KU Alumni) 

Social Media

Links are to Instagram content, but these stories, photos, and videos appear across multiple libraries’ social platforms, including Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and X.

We’re back for Year 2 of “Engaged Reading” (The Commons social)

Hawk Week Watch it in Watson: Penguins! (recap video)

It was a par-fect week for golf inside Kenneth Spencer Research Library (recap video)

Mini golf, distinctive collections, big time fun (promo video)

John Green tickets all claimed in less than three days; planning for area watch parties is underway

A brew-tiful way to start the day

Happy first day, Jayhawks!

Members of the community lined up for seats to “An Evening with John Green” (video)

No surprise to see early arrivals for John Green tickets

Great to see new and familiar faces at Watson Library during Hawk Week

Library staffers tested a three-hole mini golf course for “Fore!”

Traffic and excitement is building inside KU Libraries

An Evening with John Green will kick off the 2025-26 KU Reads slate

KU Libraries selected FOLIO

Conservation Services Team explored Letter Locking

Employee and Team of the Year Winners announced at Employee Recognition Ceremony (KU Today and Campus Insider) 

KU Libraries select Sprints Week participants (KU Today)

KPR Presents: Retired KU Librarian Becky Schulte and ‘The Jayhawk’ (re-aired interview; Becky starts at the 9:50 mark)

The magic of children’s classic books: “Treasure Island” edition (KSRL blog)

Advertising/Underwriting

Kansas Public Radio. Listen for general awareness spots through KU Libraries’ sponsorship support.

Free State Festival. KU Libraries sponsorship. Save the date for the June 24 film screening of “The Librarians” documentary

KU Alumni magazine (Spring 2025 issue)

Social Media

Links are to Instagram content, but these stories, photos, and videos appear across multiple libraries’ social platforms, including Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and X.

May your study nook be cozy

Congrats to the happy couple who met at Anschutz Library

Finals are better with best friends

A finals week love letter from us to you (KU social media)

Wishing you a “paw-some” finals week

Sprints Week (photos)

Sprints Week (video)

Sprints Week Project: Crowd-sourced digital archive of park signage (Jeremy Shellhorn social media; visit The Park Signs Archive for more!)

Faculty Development Academies Week shout out to KU Libraries (KU Faculty Affairs social media)

Dialogue Across Borders: Ghana Library Collaboration Workshop

Free State Fest: Meet the Producer of “The Librarians” documentary (Free State Fest social media)