displays

“What we’re trying to get people to understand is that Juneteenth is freedom. And I don’t mean just for Black people, or Texas people. It’s for freedom for everybody.” Opal Lee¹

This year, in recognition of twenty years of our favorite tradition, we present the retrospective “Through the Years: Student Employee Dedications 2005-2024.” 

Earlier this year, a book showing enthusiastic use by many hands and the signs of several aquatic adventures landed on my desk for replacement.

We are excited to announce our 15th annual Best Books display! This year's display features more than 250 titles that have appeared on 17 year-end best books lists*, providing a broad selection of fiction and nonfiction across subjects and genres. Some of these books are blockbusters that you'll surely recognize, while others are critically acclaimed works that may have received less publicity or escaped your attention. 

Indigenous Voices

Highlighting the work of Indigenous writers, poets, and storytellers.

Pictures and Poems can spark a memory of our own or allow us to visualize someone else’s memory in our mind’s eye.  How we draw from or suppress memories influences the stories we tell about ourselves and our world.

Our latest display places the spotlight on some of the most interesting nonfiction received at the library during the last three months. Before they dissolve into the vastness of our stacks, we want to bring them to your attention. Here you will find a wide variety of highly recommended academic titles, as well as bestselling nonfiction that will appeal to all readers. 

Juneteenth is one of the oldest holidays celebrated in America. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that all slaves were free. This was nearly three years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was signed to end slavery in the United States and its territories.

This June we are celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a book and film display that emphasizes intersectional queer communities. In curating titles for this display, we sought to feature authors, individuals, characters, and stories that represent the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and highlight intersecting identities and experiences.

Make a short stop by the main floor of the library to explore a popup display of all things baseball.