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Angel Moroni trumpet makes a stop at Harold B. Lee Library

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
January 21, 2026 12:29 PM
Have you ever paused to check out the rotating exhibits at the library?
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The history of the BYU Harold B. Lee Library

Brooke Christensen
By Brooke Christensen
September 24, 2025 07:30 AM
The Harold B. Lee Library is a beloved and highly utilized building on BYU's campus, but it took a few years to get to where it is today.
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Library staff reveal secrets of the Harold B. Lee Library

By Spencer Adolphson
May 30, 2025 06:06 PM
On a campus of 35,000 people, there are bound to be mysteries and urban legends. Students at BYU may contemplate Cosmo’s secret identity, time capsules at Y Mountain and more.
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An overview of the BYU Library Film Series summer lineup

By Christian Salazar
May 15, 2025 08:11 PM
The summer 2025 BYU Library Film Series is set, featuring a variety of classic films from Hollywood's golden age and a sports comedy from the 1990s.
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BYU exhibit celebrates 50 years of Exponent II: A Latter-day Saint women’s periodical

By Adri Moon
April 09, 2025 11:38 AM
A new, limited-time exhibit in the Harold B. Lee Library celebrated 50 years of Exponent II, a Latter-day Saint women’s periodical, for Women’s History Month.
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An inside look at the BYU Motion Picture Archives' film restoration efforts

By Christian Salazar
December 11, 2024 10:31 AM
Inside the Reynolds Auditorium’s projectionist booth at the BYU Harold B. Lee Library, Ben Harry is preparing to present a film from the BYU Motion Picture Archives.
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BYU Motion Picture Archives restores Utah film 'Take Down' for 45th anniversary

By Christian Salazar
October 22, 2024 12:56 PM
Before "Footloose," before "High School Musical," there was "Take Down."
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Movies & Television

BYU Motion Picture Archives helps students 'take a walk down memory lane' with Film Restoration Showcase

By Angela Hernandez
October 13, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU's Film Restoration Showcase on Friday, Oct. 13 will screen films recently restored by the BYU Motion Picture Archive department.
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Campus News

New library cafe under construction during summer renovations

By Joe Wirthlin
July 25, 2023 12:00 AM
Construction on the Harold B. Lee Library's cafe is underway with plans to open to patrons in early fall, according to library staff.
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HBLL construction project now underway

By Emma Everett
April 03, 2023 12:00 AM
A new construction project is now underway at the BYU Harold B. Lee Library, targeting the roof of the building’s basement levels.
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Art

BYU Harold B. Lee Library features 'Latter-day Gamers' exhibit

By Joe Wirthlin
November 29, 2022 12:00 AM
The O.C. Tanner Exhibition Room on the first floor of BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library is hosting the “Latter-day Gamers” exhibit until June 2023.
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Books

BYU brings awareness to Banned Books Week with library display

By Liesel Allen
September 24, 2022 12:00 AM
The Harold B. Lee Library organized a display of banned books on the first floor of the library for Banned Books Week, a campaign that celebrates literary freedom and draws attention to banned and challenged books, from Sept. 18-24.
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Campus Events

Students experience classic movies through Library Film Series

By Evadne Hendrix
December 08, 2021 12:00 AM
Since 2001, the Harold B. Lee Library has given students the opportunity to see old movies the way they were meant to be seen - on the big screen.
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Campus Events

Students can experience the Christmas season on campus this month

December 02, 2021 12:00 AM
By Luke Johnston
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Campus

BYU closes library study area — again — due to mask non-compliance

By Sydnee Gonzalez
February 13, 2021 12:00 AM
The Harold B. Lee Library closed its reading room Friday afternoon due to non-compliance with the BYU mask policy.
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Museum & Exhibitions

Library exhibit creates 'literary snapshot' of pandemic

By Allie Richael
February 10, 2021 12:00 AM
Authors, curators and designers collaborated to create a display of pandemic-related short stories on the main level of the BYU Harold B. Lee Library.
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BYU closes library area due to lack of mask compliance

By Sydnee Gonzalez
December 16, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU closed the reading room in the Harold B. Lee Library on Tuesday because of non-compliance with the university's mask policy.
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Campus

Twitter calling out BYU students in campus library without masks

By Lisi Merkley
December 09, 2020 12:00 AM
https://twitter.com/camillewhis/status/1336109000375472129
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