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  • Join YMCA

    Historic Banners of the YMCA Buffalo Niagara

    Monday, May 23rd, 2016

    Perhaps one of the most exciting moments in archival work is the unveiling of newly acquired material. Surveying the contents of boxes may yield countless papers, photographs, books, …

  • Stress relief dog getting a hug

    Stress Relief Days in Lockwood!

    Friday, April 22nd, 2016

    UB students can take a break and relax between end-of-semester study sessions during Stress Relief Days in the UB Libraries. We’ll have therapy dogs to meet and pet, snacks, games, …

  • William Shakespeare

    Shakespeare Read-A-Thon

    Thursday, April 14th, 2016

    Join us on Thursday, April 21 at 2:00 p.m., the upcoming anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and death, for a Shakespeare Read-A-Thon in the Lockwood lobby. Come and hear …

  • Robert Frost with his dog, Gillie

    The Third Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Event

    Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

    Featuring a lecture by Donald Sheehy, Professor of English at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and co-editor of The Letters of Robert Frost, a five-volume scholarly edition from Harvard …

  • Bright idea

    Enter the Big Idea Contest!

    Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

    Do you have a Big Idea? It can be anything, from a business venture, to an innovative product, to a community development plan. To help nurture and grow …

  • Malloy

    Meet the Author: Mary Malloy

    Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

    How much history is in a historical novel? Join us for a lively and informative discussion as Mary Malloy, professor of Maritime Studies at the Sea Education Association …

  • Robert Bertholf with vellum copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer

    Robert Bertholf, 1940-2016

    Thursday, February 25th, 2016

    Robert Bertholf, 1940-2016 The Poetry Collection mourns the loss of its longtime curator Robert J. Bertholf, who died February 19 at his home in Austin, Texas. A graduate …

  • Sustainability exhibit in Lockwood 2016

    Sustainability Books available in Lockwood Library!

    Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

    The UB Libraries will have sustainability themed books available for check out from the 2nd floor of Lockwood Memorial Library from February through March. The books featured in the display may be …

  • Peeps taking a selfie

    Enter the UB Libraries #shelfieselfie Contest!

    Friday, February 19th, 2016

    Join the UB Libraries #shelfieselfie scavenger hunt on Twitter! Our contest will run from Feb. 29-March 3, 2016, and each day, we’ll tweet several clues identifying a UB …

  • Native Voices logo

    Native Voices – interactive exhibit in HSL Lobby through March 16

    Thursday, February 11th, 2016

    Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, is an interactive exhibition that examines concepts of health and medicine among contemporary American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native …