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KU Libraries Dean Carol Smith will present the State of the Libraries Address on Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in Watson Library 3 West.

A new exhibit in International Collections on the fifth floor of Watson Library highlights the history and relationships between Latin America and China - combining materials from two of KU Libraries’ regional collection strengths and supplementing an upcoming collaborative conference.

Bookbinding examples inside a display case.

Goat skin leather hugs parchment pages, metal clasps snap around a red oak cover, and a form of book binding stretches across a spine like a row of fat caterpillars. Visitors can explore these elements and more at a new exhibit at Kenneth Spencer Research Library examining book construction techniques across time and cultures. The display spans common constructions to unusual elements and features bookbinding models created by KU Libraries conservators over the last 30 years.