Iowa State U Library

❄️ Partial University Closure: Due to inclement weather all University Library locations are closed Monday, March 16. Check our hours at lib.iastate.edu/hours for updates. Our digital services remain available at lib.iastate.edu. Warm wishes, Cyclones!❄️

Faculty/staff: Staycation @ Cyclone Support Central! ✨🌴 Snacks, hydration bar, 5-min chair massages, BarksAtParks-style pet therapy🐾 + wellness activities. Support student success! 📅March 18, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 📍 Rm 140, Parks. @bewellisu go.iastate.edu/STAYCATION

Special Coll. and Univ. Archives is hosting a course through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on April 7th and 14th. Come learn about the collections and spend hands-on time with original materials reflecting ISU’s history. Registration opens today! olli.iastate.edu/osher-lifelong…

A full circle moment. President David Cook is home. Read more: go.iastate.edu/D7KCHP

For Serena and Ethan Wells there was one clear choice of who to officiate their wedding — the library supervisor who connected them while student workers at Parks. Read about the spark at Parks that started their love story this #ValentinesDay! ❤️✨🥰 lib.iastate.edu/news/sparks-pa…

Grab your match from our #LoveDataWeek book display! A -How Data Happened (origin story) B-Visualize This (I need pictures) C -Sparks for Innovation (team + ideas) D-Operation Match (computer-dating lore) 📍Parks Library

Join us noon-1 p.m. in the Catalyst for Casting Data in Glass: Data Visualization as Art w/ Norwood Viviano as part of Love Data Week. See how GIS can turn data into sculpture + get ideas for your own datasets. Q&A to follow. Details: iastate.libcal.com/event/16081742.

Celebrate the genius of @GWCarverNPS today! This vibrant blue was recreated by GW Carver using natural materials. @ISU_Archives @iowastateu will have the bottle on display at the @iastate_cals GW Carver Day celebration 5:30-7:30 pm today in the Great Hall @my_isu_mu 🌿💙

Our Digital Collections have a new home! Here are highlights from the ✨refreshed✨ site featuring Jack Trice. Browse photos, letters, maps, and more from Iowa State and Iowa history. Explore: digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu.

Excited to share: Eric Schares, engineering & collection analysis librarian, awarded $125,487 @SloanFoundation for dedicated research-2026-28)! Two projects: OA impact on hybrid journal subscription prices & daily APC evolution More: go.iastate.edu/3GUHVX

📚 NHD Wrapped at the University Library (2024-2025): ✨70 students | 🏆 23 state qualifiers | 🥇 2 national winners. Preparation for the next National History Day theme, "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History," is now underway: lib.iastate.edu/news/national-…

The library's been serving ISU since the university first welcomed students in 1869. Our services and facilities have evolved with the changing needs of our campus community. There’s no doubt the next 100 years will be filled with further transformational change. Happy New Year!

Seasons greetings! ❄️ As part of this year’s centennial we asked visitors to share their favorite stories from Parks over the years. We’re so thankful for our community and the memories like these you leave behind! ❤️ Read more Parks Library stories: digital.lib.iastate.edu/exhibits/parks….

Parks Library hours may vary during break. Parks Library Hours: Dec. 21: 10am – 6pm; Dec. 22-23: 7:30am – 6pm; Dec. 24-28: CLOSED; Dec. 29-31: 7:30 – 6pm; Jan. 1: CLOSED Tech Lending Hours: Dec. 21-23: Open; Dec. 24-28: CLOSED; Dec. 29-31: Open; Jan. 1: CLOSED

The @ISUCFVMB Oral History Project preserves a vibrant legacy of connection, belonging, and school spirit for future generations. Read more and explore this special project led by Rebecca Wells, student life archivist at @ISU_Archives. 🎺🥁🌪️❤️ ow.ly/s2iA50XLe1K

Spiraling about finals? Cyclone Support Central is here for you. 🌪️ Navigators will staff regular hours Mon–Thu, 10am–8pm during finals week, then take a break until spring. 💛 Drop-in wellness in Cyclone Support Central will remain open whenever Parks Library is open.

With Prep Week in the rear view, we’re looking ahead to Finals Week. Parks Library will be open around the clock starting 8 a.m. Sunday  through Friday at 2 a.m., then reopen at 7 a.m. Friday morning. Good luck on finals. Congratulations, graduates!   Stay with it, Cyclones!❤️💛

No matter how you study, Parks Library has a space for you! Visit lib.iastate.edu/visit-and-stud… to find and or reserve a study spot today.   #StudySpace #FocusMode  Stay with it, Cyclones!❤️💛

Cy-Hawk games➡️today & Thursday! Relive the roars, rivalries & triumphs of #HiltonMagic! 🤸‍♀️🏀🏐 @isu_archives staff w/ @CycloneAth installed a new exhibit in #Hilton to showcase @IowaStateU treasures, memorabilia, game-changing #CyclONEnation pics & artifacts. #BeatIowa

Need a study break? Sign up for a few minutes of a relaxing chair massage.💆‍♀️ Noon 3 p.m. daily this week in the Upper Rotunda. Sign ups are first come, first served. The perfect way to relax & recharge between study guides!  #Relax #Recharge  Stay with it, Cyclones! ❤️💛