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Special Collections Study Breaks

Rare book and manuscript collections can be intimidating to undergraduate students, who often believe the materials are for the use of faculty or other serious scholars, To help dispel this perception, the College Class Librarians and the Special Collections Research Center created study breaks to introduce undergraduates these materials, but also to energize and encourage them to use these collections to puruse their own academic endeavors. Below are some of the past study breaks the Library has held.

Library Luau
February, 2007

Swing Into Spring
May, 2006

Things that Go Bump in the Stacks
Halloween, 2004

Love in the Stacks
Valentine's Day, 2004



Photo of Study Break
Photo of Study Break
Photo of Study Break