Seeing Ourselves in Banned Books
When I talk to students about Banned Books Week, I am often met with looks of incredulity. “Books are still banned?” “Not just banned,” I tell them, often pausing for dramatic effect, “challenged, banned,…
Top 10 Prettiest University Libraries on the West Coast
“The William H. Hannon Library was such an exciting addition to the LMU campus when it opened back in 2009,” LMU’s Marisa Ramirez told College Magazine. “I graduated in 2007 and had grown attached…
Archiving as a Revolutionary Act
Everything an institution accepts to preserve and archive becomes part of the historical record that future generations will use to understand the past.
Visit the William H. Hannon Library
Did you know that using the library at least once during the semester is correlated with student academic success? It is! [Librarians use the ABCs: always bring citations] Stop by the William H. Hannon…
Jewish Book Club Takes Up Short Story on Wednesday
Don’t wait until Sunday: the William H. Hannon Library’s longest-running program – the popular Sunday Jewish Book and Discussion Group – is meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3, for a special gathering to discuss the short…
The Changing Face of Southern California
Featuring selections from Loyola Marymount University’s Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection, the postcards document the history of Southern California, particularly the greater Los Angeles area, during the first half of the twentieth century. Source:…
Loyola Marymount University Adds Ebony Magazine Archives to Its Prestigious Library Collection
This past month, the William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University became one of the most recent academic institutions to announce that they’ve added over six decades of Black excellence and history via…
