The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed everything about our lives, including how cities arrange public spaces to account for physical distancing. We have new needs we never had before—Where it is safe to place a… Read moreDesigning Physical Distancing in Our Cities
Books are incredible pieces of art: authors arrange tens of thousands of words to form meaningful information. Printers impress those words in thousands of lines on the fronts and backs of hundreds of leaves of paper,… Read moreFore-Edge Painting
The first time I saw the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao I was amazed and perhaps a bit confused by this architect’s awe-inspiring artform. It was unlike any building I had ever seen. Gehry, one of the most… Read moreFrank Gehry – Architect
During the 2019-2020 academic year, a typical student visited the Park Library 25 times, or about once a week, reserved a group study room at least once, and borrowed two physical books. However, fall 2020 is… Read moreAre you a Typical Student?
Amazing Choreography …and great music from James Brown It’s a Man’s World – James Brown / Femme Fatale / Arena LA Thank you to FemmeFatale Enjoy!
During the quiet summer months, the art of CMU’s collection exhibited in the Baber Room offered a bold and colorful respite to staff and visitors in the library.
Honoring Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Through her own words: “I see my advocacy as part of an effort to make the equality principle everything the founders would have wanted it to be if they… Read moreHonoring Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Like today, during the influenza pandemic of 1918, the mandate to wear a mask was not embraced by everyone. “’The man or woman or child who will not wear a mask is now a dangerous slacker,’ declared… Read moreThe Anti-Mask League of 1918
How to drape a sari…in so many ways. Enjoy the simplicity and the complexity…just enjoy. Google Arts & Culture – 9 Facts You Might Not Know About the Sari
Interaction of Color Joseph Albers 1888 – 1976 Josef Albers was a German-born artist and educator, best known for his iconic square paintings — the Homage to the Square series. These works along with his book, Interaction of Color (1963)… Read moreInteraction of Color