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We are in the sign of Gemini! Those of you born this time of year share astrological signs with one

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We are in the sign of Gemini! Those of you born this time of year share astrological signs with one

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Want to smell like royalty? We’ve got just the thing …..***Recipes and Remedies of Earl

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In addition to serving as the dentist to royalty in 19th-century Europe and being an early benefacto

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June is National Dairy Month, a perfect excuse to showcase one of our favorite #rarebooks from the #

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It’s Saturday and time to #celebrate! Have a beautiful day!!***A history of Dancing from the E

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An outdoors scene decorates the lining paper of *Elam Storm, The Wolfer” (1895) by Harry Castlemon.

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This #shelfie is from the display case of the Dembo Juvenile Literature Collection held on the secon

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Did you know that the Kislak Center is home to the largest Jonathan Swift collection outside the Uni

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*Curious experiments in natural magic and cabalistic from Albertus Parvus* is an 18th-century magica

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*A Raging Wit: The Life and Legacy of Jonathan Swift* is our new exhibition! In honor of the 350th a

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Today we are looking at this limited edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s *A Wonder Book* (1922).

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A glimpse into our collections on this #shelfiesunday * * *#shelfie #specialcollections #libraries

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Behold, the curling iron of Madame X, from a translation of the French of Charles Lucieto of the All

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This wondrous #woodcut presents quite an interesting scene, a man being cared for with a bustling sc

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We are big on New Year’s Resolutions here at the #kislakcenter, and this year we resolve to improve

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As winter persists outdoors there’s a fantastic wonderland to explore in the warm haven of the libra

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The Illustrated London News, first published in 1842, was the world’s first illustrated weekly news

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These beautiful engravings were photographed for a #libraryexhibit here at the #kislakcenter in 2003

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From our Soviet Russian Children’s Picture Book Collection, here’s a page from “Sa

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