To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the day Moody Memorial Library opened its doors to the Baylor community, the Libraries hosted a “birthday party” for the ages, complete with a custom cake, tons of food, music from 1968, architectural talks, giveaways and – of course – a visit from the Baylor mascots, Bruiser and Marigold! Take a look at some…
(Texas) Research Ready: August 2018
Research Ready: August 2018
All Signs Point to Success: Announcing a Student Contest to Reinvent the Libraries’ Directional Signage
The Baylor Libraries welcome students to participate in a unique new project to create freestanding directional signage towers for Moody Memorial Library and Jesse H. Jones Library. The goal of the program is to create informative, eye-catching signs that will direct patrons to various locations around the Central Libraries campus. Project Background As part of our campaign to upgrade the…
(Texas) Five Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Texas Collection (Unless You Just Spent Ten Weeks Here)
Five Things You Probably Don’t Know About The Texas Collection (Unless You Just Spent Ten Weeks Here)
(ABL) Rhyme and Reform: Victorian Working-Class Poets and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Cry of the Children”
Rhyme and Reform: Victorian Working-Class Poets and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Cry of the Children”
Celebrating Moody’s 50th Anniversary (From the 2018 ITS & Libraries Magazine)
Few buildings on campus are as iconic as Moody Memorial Library, a mid-century marvel anchoring the end of Fountain Mall opposite Pat Neff Hall. Long considered the academic life center of campus, Moody has been home to millions of print volumes, late night study sessions, expert guidance from library faculty and countless hours spent in study carrells. In celebration of…
(Digital Collections) Celebrating Aretha Franklin
The passing of legendary artist Aretha Franklin has elicited an outpouring of praise from around the world, including in both mainstream and music-centered journalism outlets. Everyone from Rolling Stone to Pitchfork, the Detroit Free Press and Waco’s own Tribune-Herald have paid tribute to the “Queen of Soul” since her death from pancreatic cancer last week at the age of 76.…
(Texas) Looking Back at Baylor: The “Philos” and the “Sophies”
Looking Back at Baylor: The “Philos” and the “Sophies”
(Texas) Texas Over Time: McLendon Hardware and Higginbotham Hardware Company Building, Waco, TX
Texas Over Time: McLendon Hardware and Higginbotham Hardware Company Building, Waco, Tx
(Texas) Research Ready: July 2018
Research Ready: July 2018