Tallie Casucci, librarian, rock climber, and now oral historian, teamed up with Rachel Wittmann, librarian and podcast lover, to create a podcast of oral histories hosted by the J. Willard Marriott Digital Library. The Ascent Archive: Interviews with Rock Climbers podcast features oral histories collected by...
On Thursday, September 7th, 2023, the J. Willard Marriott Library will be holding the first annual Fall Fest at the Library. The event will begin at 10:30 AM and go on until 1:30 PM in the atrium on level 3....
July is National Culinary Arts Awareness Month, and the display on level 3 features cookbooks and other fun titles for checkout. The term “culinary arts” includes not only the cooking of food, but also the presentation, and these covers certainly reflect that. Here is a...
Sarah Shreeves comes to us from the University of Arizona, where she served as vice dean of libraries. Here are eight things you need to know about Sarah!...
Join us on National Buffalo Soldiers Day for an actor portrayal of “How Negro Soldiers Fought for the Flag” written by Allen Allensworth, Lt. Col. Retired, Utah’s Buffalo Soldier Chaplain of the 24th Infantry of Fort Douglas. Included are talented musicians portraying his wife Josephine...
In this digital age, the art of storytelling is still very much alive. And for a group of high school students from the Uintah Basin, attending a week-long storytelling workshop at the University of Utah, the possibilities were endless....
In a display of creativity and collaboration, Eagle View Elementary, a K-8 public school serving the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and The University of Utah are continuing an annual Storytelling exhibition that celebrates the artistic expressions of young minds....
Librarian Allyson Mower compiled this list of a small, but truly impactful, portion of the BookTok craze. ...
Randy Silverman, Head of Preservation at the J. Willard Marriott Library recently attended the From Jikji to Gutenberg Colloquium, held at the Library of Congress on April 13th & 14th....
University of Utah pride is alive and thriving in Norway. On May 9, 2023, dozens of alumni gathered at a fjord-side restaurant in Oslo, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the University of Utah Ski Team and the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Ski and Snow...