Merry Christmas!
Today is the last day of finals at BU and commencement is Saturday, the Fall Semester is officially coming to a close. From our Poage family to yours, we’d like to wish y’all a very Merry Christmas!
Category: Poage Legislative Library
November 22, 1963
Today we are honoring John F. Kennedy. We extend a warm welcome to friends and guests to our current exhibition commemorating our nation’s 35th president. We are hosting an all day open house here at the Poage with a program entitled, “Where were you? Reflections on November 22, 1963” at 3pm. For more details, visit…
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Compact Shelving, Part II
Here is Part II of the Poage’s 1st floor transformation: Wow, what a difference a few weeks make! Now the real fun begins, arranging and organizing our collections into their new locations.
The Standing Committee Luncheon 2013
Last Friday, October 11, over 60 of our dearest friends came to lunch at the Poage Legislative Library. These special folks make-up our friends of the library group called The Standing Committee. It was our annual get-together to recognize the commitment of our supporters and to take a look back at the Poage’s year-in-review. The…
American Archives Month
Happy American Archives Month y’all! This is a collaborative effort by professional organizations and repositories around the nation to highlight the importance of records of enduring value. Archivists are professionals who assess, collect, organize, preserve, maintain control of, and provide access to information that has lasting value, and they help people find and understand the…
Welcome!
The campus is once again buzzing with activity! Our new students are moving in and classes will begin on Monday. For me, as an “adopted Bear,” this kicks off my first full Fall semester at Baylor. I am excited to see all the new faces around campus. As many of you have heard (and hopefully…
Step inside our Book Vault, Part 2
“I think it’s natural for a child to be more interested in personalities than events.” -Judge Jack E. Hightower Welcome to a new installment in our Book Vault series. The Jack E. Hightower Book Vault holds many rare and collectable books along with many other special items from our collections. Today’s installment focuses on our…
The Shelves are Coming…Down
Take a look at the progress toward our new compact shelving! Before the new shelves arrive, the old ones need to be cleared off and disassembled. As the saying goes, “many hands make light work,” and that’s ever so true here at the Poage Library. We extend a big thank you to our student assistants,…
Step inside our Book Vault, Part 1
“I remember writing to Santa Claus and asking for books. I have a collection of a lifetime” -Judge Jack E. Hightower Welcome to a new series about our Book Vault. The vault holds many rare and collectable books along with many other special items from our collections. Today’s installment will focus on its namesake, Judge…