Friends of the Princeton University Library
Friends of the Princeton University Library
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From PU Princeton University Library on March 3rd, 2021
0 likes 4 playsThis is a collection of things that cannot be. It has been described as an exhibition of imaginary books, a bibliophilic entertainment, and a post- structuralist… -
From PU Princeton University Library on February 22nd, 2021
0 likes 30 playsMark Samuels Lasner, a member of the Friends of the Princeton University Library and Council, is a recognized authority on art and literature of the late Victorian era.… -
From PU Princeton University Library on February 1st, 2021
0 likes 28 playsJennifer Larson, professor of classics at Kent State University, will discuss the types of books 17th-century printers considered suitable for miniature and small… -
From PU Princeton University Library on January 19th, 2021
0 likes 39 playsRobert J. Ruben ’55, world-renown bibliophile, presents from his collection of transforming medical and scientific works. He will share stories attached to their… -
From PU Princeton University Library on January 11th, 2021
0 likes 79 playsDorothea and Johannes von Moltke, grandchildren of Count Helmuth James von Moltke and his wife, Freya, discuss, “Last Letters: The Prison Correspondence Between… -
From PU Princeton University Library on November 24th, 2020
0 likes 27 playsAdam Frankel '03, former speechwriter for President Obama, discusses his recent memoir on family, the Holocaust, trauma, and identity, “The Survivors: A Story… -
From PU Princeton University Library on November 17th, 2020
0 likes 96 playsRichard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford, presents an exploration of the deliberate destruction of knowledge – especially of libraries… -
From PU Princeton University Library on October 26th, 2020
0 likes 31 playsG. Scott Clemons '90 presents from his collection to illustrate the history and influence of the Aldine Press, founded in 15th-century Venice, on the worlds of… -
From PU Princeton University Library on October 12th, 2020
0 likes 54 playsKwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist, will discuss his recent book, "The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity," a Washington Post… -
From PU Princeton University Library on September 21st, 2020
0 likes 33 playsBestselling author David Treuer '92 is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, two Minnesota… -
From PU Princeton University Library on September 7th, 2020
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From PU Princeton University Library on July 14th, 2020
0 likes 19 playsAs part of its Summer 2020 Small Talk Series, the Council of the Friends of the Princeton University Library held an online event with William Noel, John T. Maltsberger…
