Archives & Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati

10/22/2026

A reminder to join us and our colleagues at the UC Science Library tomorrow to learn about the career of Kenneth E. Caster.

The UC Department of Geosciences & UC Libraries present a joint colloquium highlighting the contributions, personal archive and library collections of long-time UC professor and renowned paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Caster.
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10/22/2026

Thank you to the communications team at the UC Libraries for this wonderful shout out!

10/15/2026

A new blog post about our new exhibition on William Morris and the Kelmscott Press!

Exhibition explores the legacy of English designer William Morris and the Kelmscott Press Posted on October 13, 2026 by Chris Harter Portrait of William Morris by F. Hollyer. Pickford Robert Waller collection on William Morris and the Kelmscott Press (MA-26-01) When English designer William Morris d...

10/13/2026

The UC Department of Geosciences & UC Libraries present a joint colloquium highlighting the contributions, personal archive and library collections of long-time UC professor and renowned paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Caster.
UC Libraries College of Arts & Sciences, University of Cincinnati

10/05/2026

Calling all silent film fans!

Celebrate Cincinnati's own silent film star Theda Bara with a screening of A Fool There Was, featuring LIVE piano accompaniment by Ian McCullough! Enjoy a silent film-era costume contest, a The Art Show featurette, and a panel discussion with local film experts.

The featurette was produced by CET about the unpublished memoir of silent film star Theda Bara, which is housed at the Archives and Rare Books Library. The featurette includes contributions from staff at the ARB Library and UC's Preservation Lab.

The event is free, but registration is requested! Come on out for an entertaining and educational evening on October 24th.

Theda Bara Silent Film Screening

09/24/2026

On Monday, we were fortunate to host faculty and students from Georgetown College, who traveled up I-75 to spend some time with our holdings on Arthurian literature. We even had a Holy Grail on hand to herald their arrival...

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09/14/2026

Just hanging out. We're here in Langsam untl 4pm. Stop on by!

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09/14/2026

The Archives and Rare Books Library will be tabling in Langsam Library today from 1-4pm! Stop by to see some cool primary sources on ventroliquism in Cincinnati, a southern journey following the Civil War, and the building of Union Terminal along with some tiny books, some "magic" books, and info on activist Marian Spencer. You may even learn why one of ARB's collections was once stored in metal bread tins!

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07/29/2026

About ready to go into a lecture on the history of arsenic books and we just received these back from our colleagues at the UC Preservation Lab, who placed CoLibri jackets on them and created new housing with warning labels. We aren't sure if these are arsenic bindings, but we are being cautious for our researchers. And, as always folks, don't lick the books when visiting the Archives and Rare Books Library!

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07/21/2026

We received another order of handmade book pillows (and some snakes, too!) from the wonderful book_historia! We can't wait to put them to use in the reading room and during instruction sessions!