Rare Book & Manuscript Library Events

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

    • All Day
    • Main Library Room 346

    “We are each other’s harvest” : Gwendolyn Brooks and the Formation of Black Literary Canon

    RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Main Library Room 346

    Why read The Scarlet Letter today?

    The RBML welcomes Justine Murison on Thursday, April 3, from 3-5pm in 346 Main Library to speak about her new edition of the 1850 novel. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free and all are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served.