March is Women's History Month, and this e-resource is a treasure trove of primary and secondary documents across 400 years of American and women's history.

(Pictured - Mary Caroline Rudd Allen, one of the first four women to enroll in a B.A. program - at Oberlin College in 1837 - in the United States.)

What will you discover?

Photo of the Month

Instagram user @kat_em_'s meta shot of the sculpture Seat of Wisdom, which she submitted as a part of our current A&SC exhibition, Virtually Transformed: Special Collections in the Digital Age.

Do you want to be immortalized in our Department of Archives & Special Collections?

Learn how, here.

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Picturing Paradise / Destellos del Paraíso

Come back from spring break to something utterly beautiful.

Picturing Paradise, the newest exhibition on display in the library celebrates women, faith, and creativity as a force for transformation through a series of over fifty stunning handmade textiles made by women from the shantytown of Pamplona Alta in Peru.

The Hannon Library, along with Theological Studies and our other partners are hosting two special programs next week to introduce Picturing Paradise to our community. Both programs are free and open to all.

We hope you'll join us.

March 13, 6:30 p.m.: Exhibition opening and reception, with curator Rebecca Berru Davis (LMU '75) and a response in poetry by Sarah Maclay and Gail Wronsky.

Learn more, and RSVP...

March 16, 5:00 p.m.: Spanish-language program and fiesta.

Learn more, and RSVP...

Picturing Paradise is on display through June 27, 2014.

3/25 Faculty Pub Night: Fallen Sports Heroes, Media, and Celebrity Culture

The third Faculty Pub Night of the semester features Lawrence Wenner, Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics.

Professor Wenner will be discussing his book Fallen Sports Heroes, Media, and Celebrity Culture, which

focuses on the increasingly ubiquitous phenomenon whereby notable figures from the sporting world fall from grace in full public view on the main stages of media.

All Pub Nights are free and open to everyone - not just faculty! Pub refreshments and snacks will be served, and copies of Wenner's book will be available for sale and signing.

RSVP now!

Jewish Book & Discussion Group

Now in its fifth year, the Sunday Jewish Book & Discussion Group is one of the library's longest-running and most beloved series.

On Sunday March 23 at 2 p.m., Dr. Audrey Thacker from CSU Northridge will lead the discussion about Chaim Potok's book My Name is Asher Lev, alongside the author's son Akiva Potok.

The series is free and open to the public -please RSVP to Rhonda Rosen at rrosen@lmu.edu or 310-338-4584.

Save the Date: Book Sale in April

Save the date for the William H. Hannon Library's first book sale, with all proceeds going towards library collections and programs.

Preview Day:

Thursday, April 10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

$25.00 admission (cash or Visa/MC only)

Public Sale:

Friday, April 11, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Free admission.

Sale will take place in the library's Von der Ahe Suite.

For more information: please contact Rhonda Rosen at rrosen@lmu.edu or 310-338-4584

The Circuit Revisited

Did you see the collection of beautiful portraits and landscapes by LMU graduate student Hunter Joslin on display last month?

Although the exhibit is down, we'd be remiss if we didn't share this news with you. At the closing reception and silent auction for The Circuit, the sale of Joslin's work raised over $3200, with all proceeds going towards graduate student scholarships in the Theology department.

Congratulations to Hunter and all of his supporters here at LMU!