The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in STEPS 101 for MADE IN AMERICA: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries hosted its 13th annual Harvest of Ideas reception in the Linderman Library Rotunda for faculty who published or edited a book or composition during the previous year.

Librarians and library advocates gathered at Packard Lab on Monday, Feb. 12, for a lecture by American Library Association president Emily Drabinski, who shed light on the critical importance of libraries amidst growing political pressures. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, Drabinski’s talk, Libraries Do Good Work, comes at a time when libraries across the nation are facing increasing challenges and attacks on their fundamental role in society.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Monday, February 12, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Packard Lab Auditorium (Room 101) for Libraries Do Good Work, presented by Emily Drabinski, 2023-2024 President of the American Library Association.

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries hosted its 12th annual Harvest of Ideas reception in the Linderman Library Rotunda for faculty who published or edited a book or composition during the previous year.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Wednesday, May 24 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Multisolving: Protecting the Climate While Improving Health, Equity, Biodiversity, and Well-Being, presented by Dr. Elizabeth Sawin, Founder and Director of the Washington, D.C.-based Multisolving Institute.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Tuesday, February 21 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Public Perceptions of Risk and Policy Creation around the Danger of Floods in Response to Climate Change, presented by Dr. David Casagrande, Lehigh Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Environmental Initiative.

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries hosted its 11th annual Harvest of Ideas reception in the Linderman Library Rotunda for faculty who published or edited a book or composition during the previous year. Greg Reihman, Vice Provost for Library and Technology services, Boaz Nadav-Manes, University Librarian, Ollie Foucek, member of the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries Board, and Jasmine Woodson, Assistant Director of Instruction and Outreach & Education Librarian, presided over the celebration.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Thursday, December 1 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Zoom for Postcards, Places, & Participation, presented by Lydia Pyne, Writer; Research Affiliate, Institute for Historical Studies, University of Texas at Austin.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Performance Goals for Civil Infrastructure: Managing Risk in an Era of Climate Change, presented by Bruce Ellingwood, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Spaceship in the Desert: Energy, Climate Change, and Urban Design in Abu Dhabi, presented by Gökçe Günel, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rice University.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Adapting to Climate Change in One Square Mile: Lessons Learned from Hoboken, New Jersey, presented by Jennifer Gonzalez ’08 ’09G, Director of Environmental Services and Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Hoboken, New Jersey.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join an afternoon of poetry with Julie Phillips Brown on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the U.S., presented by Dr. Dannagal G. Young, Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware.

The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries invite you to join us on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom for Infodemic: The Pandemic of Misinformation, presented by Dr. Mariana De Maio, Lehigh assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Communication.

On Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries hosted its 10th annual Harvest of Ideas reception in the Linderman Library Rotunda for faculty who published or edited a book or composition during the previous year. Judy Parr, president of the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, and Greg Reihman, vice provost for library and technology services, presided over the celebration.

From Imaginary to Reality: A Conversation with writer, bibliographer, anthologist, librarian, and collector Alberto Manguel

Join us for The Poets for Justice Poetry Slam, one of several events organized by the Lehigh Libraries in celebration of National Poetry Month.