Rare Book & Manuscript Library Events

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  • In Search of Lost Time: The study of Earth history and chronology from the 18th to the 21st century
    Recurring

    9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    346 Main Library

    In Search of Lost Time: The study of Earth history and chronology from the 18th to the 21st century — RBML's Spring Exhibition in collaboration with the Department of Geology, on view from 1/24 - 6/22, 2022. This exhibit explores concepts of time, chronology, and history that form the lens through which Earth scientists view, understand, and interpret a dynamic planet.

  • Marcia Bjornerud: Visions of Deep Time

    3:30 - 5:00 pm    2/24/2022
    346 Main Library

    Join us in-person or virtually for this keynote lecture, to accompany the exhibit “In Search of Lost Time”, at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Marcia Bjornerud is a Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University and author of "Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World", and "Reading the Rocks:  The Autobiography of the Earth".