Special Collections’ summer exhibition, In the Footprints of the First German Printers: 1450-1500, retraces the expansion of printing in Europe. The
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Ancient clay artifact meets the Future
Today in Special Collections, our oldest text faced the library’s newest technology. Our cuneiform tablet, a beer token from 2,000 BCE,
Get out and vote like it’s 1924!
In honor of the Vermont primary tomorrow, we remember that every vote counts – even in a small town. The tiny
New Special Collections exhibits just in time for summer!
Currently populating the glass cases of Davis Family Library are Margaret Armstrong book covers and historic postcards. Don’t miss the
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First Folio Festival Thursday!
Join us this Thursday February 18th to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and the First Folio! exhibit at
Shakespeare’s First Folio at Middlebury – Keynote Wednesday and more events to come!
This February, one of the most important books in the history of English literature is coming to Middlebury. This year
Classes Visiting Special Collections
Five classes visited Special Collections last week, studying a wide range of materials. We shared hundreds of items, from classic
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