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BYU students checking out fewer books as electronic reading options rise

May 17, 2016 12:00 AM
The Harold B. Lee Library's check out rates have continued to drop since 2009, but the Popular Reading section is still the most used in the library. (Amy Staker)
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BYU Devotional: Rebecca Schroeder encourages oneness with God

May 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Acquisitions librarian Rebecca Schroeder encourages students be in tune with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ at the University Devotional on May 10.
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Storm blows over trees on BYU campus

February 19, 2016 12:00 AM
A member of the BYU grounds crew uses a saw to clear a fallen tree on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The tree, one of two spruces to fall during a storm, blocked the west entrance of the McKay School of Education. (Alayna Pehrson)
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Libraries react to digital era with books, e-books, technological resources

October 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Megan Bird has seen Pokémon figures, fantasy board game pieces, MRI scans, chess sets, roses, and wedding cake toppers since she started working at the Harold B. Lee Library in Winter 2015. Bird works on the second floor Science and Maps section, where visitors can use the library's 3-D printers to print essentially anything.
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Good vibes and ukulele jams fill the BYU campus

October 01, 2015 12:00 AM
A small group of students gets together to jam on their ukuleles, playing popular tracks such as One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful,' on the west side of the Harold B. Lee Library every Friday.
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Pope Francis' first US visit pertinent to all Christians

September 29, 2015 12:00 AM
Pope Francis, speaks in Washington D.C. on Sept. 24, 2015. He is accompanied by Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, John Boehner. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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BYU Harold B. Lee Library sets out special Bible display to honor Pope's U.S. tour

September 24, 2015 12:00 AM
A student viewing the Saint John's Bible display. The display is in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections area of the Harold B. Lee Library. (Natalie Bothwell)
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Swimsuit designer exhibit shows timeless fashion

September 22, 2015 12:00 AM
The Rose Marie Reid exhibit recently opened in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections area of the Harold B. Lee Library. Reid began her fashion business in 1946 with an emphasis on swimwear. (Natalie Bothwell)
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New exhibit celebrates 100th anniversary of 'Jesus the Christ'

September 16, 2015 12:00 AM
The book, 'Jesus the Christ,' as part of the exhibit in the Harold B. Lee Library. A new exhibit in the library highlights journals, videos and books relating to Elder Talmage and his work. (Maddi Driggs)
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L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library busier than ever

April 16, 2015 12:00 AM
The Arts and Communications Archives collection is one of the library's largest, attracting students and scholars alike from around the BYU campus and throughout the world.
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Secretive BYU group opens 10-year-old HBLL time capsule

February 27, 2015 12:00 AM
A brotherhood of BYU students constructed a time capsule inside a hollowed-out library book in 2005. The members have kept it hidden in the Harold B. Lee Library for 10 years.
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Studying with music is academically beneficial

January 28, 2015 12:00 AM
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Genealogy programming worth thousands of dollars at students' disposal

February 12, 2014 12:00 AM
Rare and priceless resources dangle at BYU students' fingertips, yet many are unaware of some of them — specifically, the family stories waiting to be found through the BYU Family History Center's genealogy programs.
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HBLL to open new space for collaboration

February 06, 2014 12:00 AM
Collaboration opportunities for BYU students and faculty alike are increasing; the Harold B. Lee Library even plans to consolidate the juvenile section and add a collaborative space.
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BYU Special Collections acquires contemporary Illuminated John's Bible facsimile

February 05, 2013 12:00 AM
The L. Tom Perry Special Collections Department in the library seeks to reignite the medieval reverie of the Bible on campus and throughout the community through the acquisition of a set of Saint John's Bible facsimiles.
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Lee Library to host "Utah and the Civil War" lecture

January 25, 2013 12:00 AM
The Harold B. Lee library will host the first House of Learning lecture of the winter semester. The lecture 'Utah and the Civil War,' will give attendees an in depth look at how the American Civil War affected Latter-day Saints and the Utah territory.
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BYU Motion Picture Archive screens classic John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart movie tonight

January 25, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU Motion Picture Archive is screening 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' in the Harold B. Lee. Library Auditorium on level one tonight at 7:00 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30.
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Pop-up book artist to visit BYU

September 26, 2012 12:00 AM
The scholarly communication librarian at the HBLL had heard the story 'The Wizard of Oz' before, but when she read Robert Sabuda's pop-up book version, the story came alive in a different way. The pop-up book, especially the tornado effect created with a string which unravels as the page opens, impressed her.
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