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Publishing as a Graduate Student | April 3, 2026 | ⏰3–4:30 p.m. | 📍Virtual Hear from faculty experts on writing, turning seminar papers into conference papers, and publishing in journals. Plus, discover library tools like Ulrichsweb & Web of Science to find the right outlets.

#UnboxingBracken 📦 We’re in #Archives and #SpecialCollections to highlight a 1726 #firstedition of “Gulliver’s Travels.” Jonathan Swift’s satirical tale of tiny people and talking horses is a gem of 18th-century literature and is now preserved in our rare book collection.

🎶 Voice students: discover library resources for vocal music! Join Music Librarian Jackson Harmeyer to learn how to find songs & arias in the library and online, plus tools for diction and text translations. March 23,2026 | ⏰1–1:50 PM 📍Bracken Library, Room 008

🎶 Voice students: discover library resources for vocal music! Join Music Librarian Jackson Harmeyer to learn how to find songs & arias in the library and online, plus tools for diction and text translations. March 23,2026 | ⏰ 1–1:50 p.m. 📍Bracken Library, Room 008

Open education is a huge topic that covers all aspects of learning, and these are just a few examples of what open education can look like at Ball State. The Libraries are here to support instructors with implementing strategies like these into their classrooms.

Hidden History | March 10, 2026 |⏰6-8 p.m. | 📍Bracken Library, Room 104 Explore the hidden stories of women at Ball State—from the first campus building in the late 19th century to the Alexander M. Bracken Library in the 1970s—through rare drawings, maps, and photographs.

Save the date! One Ball State Day is less than a month away! If you don't already know, on April 1, alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students will come together to support what matters most to them. Because of Ball State, lives are changed and students are prepared to succeed

Hidden History | March 10, 2026 |⏰ 6-8 p.m. | 📍Bracken Library, Room 104 Explore the hidden stories of women at Ball State—from the first campus building in the late 19th century to the Alexander M. Bracken Library in the 1970s—through rare drawings, maps, and photographs.

On this map, our Cardinals placed airplane stickers on their ideal vacation destinations. Hopefully some of these dreams are coming true this Spring Break! Minus the sharks...🦈😱 #WeFly

We're excited to announce that Bracken Library now has a self-checkout station! Just bring your books or other borrowable materials to the Library Information Desk on the first floor along with your Ball State ID to use our Meescan machine. Download the Meescan app to save time.

The University Libraries Ambassadors discover that the Library's Information Desk does much more than just checking out books.

📚Level up your research! With LibKey Nomad, students and faculty get fast, one-click access to scholarly articles while browsing the web — across PubMed, journals, and more. Just install the browser extension and select Ball State as your institution! 👉 thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/

Did you know that the Ball State library has board games and video games on the lower level of Bracken Library? Browse our selection on our website and check them out with your Ball State ID card! #AskALibrarian

Join us Feb. 26, 2026(6–7 p.m.) at the Shaffer Chapel Museum for Women of Whitely:At the Heart of Muncie’s Black History. Celebrate the educators, activists & leaders who shaped Whitely’s legacy. In partnership with @DelawareCoHist @Minnetrista @muncielibrary Free & open to all.

University Libraries Archives & Special Collections will be closed to the public from February 27 until March 6. Staff will still be available during this time for requests via phone (765-285-5078) or email (libarchives@bsu.edu) & access to the collections can be facilitated.

Join us Feb. 26, 2026 (6–7 p.m.) at the Shaffer Chapel Museum for Women of Whitely:At the Heart of Muncie’s Black History. Celebrate the educators, activists & leaders who shaped Whitely’s legacy. In partnership with @DelawareCoHist @Minnetrista @muncielibrary. Free & open to all

#UnboxingBracken 📦 We’re in the #StoutMapCollection to highlight this #new map: “Bootlegger’s Map of the United States” from 1926. Check out some of the humorous puns on Prohibition in the early 20th century.

📚✨ Schedule a Research Consultation Today! Working on a paper, project, or thesis? The University Libraries are here to help! Meet one-on-one with a librarian to refine your research topic, find credible academic sources, navigate databases effectively, and master citations.

🗺️The Map of the Month highlights Macugnaga — near event areas for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Our Map in the News features Winter Olympics 2026 Athletes by State — shoutout to Hoosier Nick Goepper! See both in the Paul Stout Map Collection(BL 224), 2nd floor Bracken!

Join the Virtual Lunch & Learn on Feb 19 (12–1 p.m.) featuring Jayda Peoples—BSU applied behavior analysis grad student, presenting her research on the effectiveness of using video modeling to increase vocational and vocal skills in children with autism. bsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…