Events Listing
Discover Informationland: The Past and Future of Libraries, now on view in Linderman Library. Inspired by this fall’s collaborative event Alice in Informationland with Touchstone Theatre, our new Special Collections exhibit traces libraries’ role from clay tablets to AI, showcasing how librarians have preserved knowledge, guided discovery, and built community across centuries. Explore rare government records, Lehigh archives, and media formats old and new. Visit through December, or continue your journey online with storymaps and timelines celebrating the ingenuity of libraries and the people behind them.
Dr. Maria McCauley, President-elect of the American Library Association and Director of Libraries in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will discuss the State of America’s Libraries from an ALA perspective. Libraries are facing rising censorship attempts, federal budget cuts, and evolving societal issues. Amidst these challenges, library workers across the country have persevered, innovating creative solutions, cultivating partnerships, and convening to advocate for library funding and support. Learn about ALA initiatives, national library coalitions, and other ways to get involved to build a better future for libraries.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session led by University Librarian Boaz Nadav-Manes. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Register now.
Encourage excitement. Practice theory. Imagine education otherwise.
Dive into bell hooks’ Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom in a three-part book club hosted by the Humanities Center, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), and the Pride Center. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs, the club will meet three times during the fall semester—Tuesdays, September 30, October 28, and December 2, from 12–1 p.m. at HST L185. Free lunch and book copies provided!
If you cannot attend all three meetings (though that’s preferred), you are still encouraged to sign up. The interest form will close at the end of the day on Friday, September 19. Details on how to pick up a free copy of the book will be shared with book club members in early September.
Register now.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Greenlee (jgg223@lehigh.edu), Jasmine Woodson (jaw515@lehigh.edu), or Scottie Burden (swb216@lehigh.edu).
Library and Technology Services
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Library and Technology Services
Library & Technology Services invites faculty and staff to mark their calendars for the 2nd annual AI@Lehigh Summit 2026 on Tuesday, January 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Wood Dining Room, Iacocca Hall.
This summit will provide the Lehigh community with updates on how AI continues to shape our academic and administrative work across campus through panel discussions, interactive workshops, and opportunities for conversation.
You'll hear from Lehigh faculty and staff about their experiences using AI tools, and will have the opportunity to discuss with colleagues how these emerging technologies can best be used to enhance your professional work.
More information and registration will be available in early December.