Strut!

Check out the new exhibition in the Marriott Library! A display of the University faculty's recent works representing theater, studio art, architecture, film, and music. The exhibition will be located on the 1st and 2nd floor of the Marriott library from Oct 21 - Jan 5.

 Faculty from the University of Utah's College of Fine Arts and College of Architecture + Planning have come together to create this exhibit of pieces demonstrating the theme, Strut. Many of their pieces integrate a sense of pride, confidence, and survival. This exhibition will only be running until January 5th of 2015 so stop by and be entranced by these amazing works and talents from our own faculty. The exhibits are on view on levels 1 and 2 at the J. Willard Marriott Library.

What's New at the Library?!

New Policies!
New Services!
New Equipment!
New Books & Media!

We've been plenty busy getting ready for the 2012-2013 school year. So busy, in fact, that we had to create a What's New! library guide to tell you about all the changes. We'll be updating the guide periodically (and tell you about those updates here), so check back often!

SLC Mini Maker Faire

The publisher of Make magazine has been sponsoring Make Faires at a few locations around the country since 2006. Apparently they've been popular enough to start offering Mini Make Faires, and one is coming to Salt Lake City on October 6, 2012. Early-bird deadline for tickets is July 31 (but don't worry if you're late, tickets are on sale all the way up to the event). Before you go, be sure to check out the latest issue of Make magazine in the Fine Arts and Architecture Library's periodicals collection.

Dumke Fine Arts & Architecture Library

The Katherine W. Dumke Fine Arts & Architecture Library is housed within the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. We cater to patrons from the College of Fine Arts and the College of Architecture + Planning. Members of the community are most welcome to make use of our facility and resources, as well.

Our permanent library location is currently under renovation--due to reopen in January 2009--but we have a temporary research assistance desk on the east side of level 2. Trained student and professional staff are available to help you with your arts-related research questions. Check out our homepage for our up-to-date service hours, a list of suggested online resources, and to get one-on-one chat help.

Within the Dumke Library, you'll find the collected works of classical and modern composers, a selection of reference books spanning the performing and visual arts, as well as computers and peripherals--keyboards, editing stations, scanners, etc--for working on multimedia projects.

The focal point of our facility is the Fine Arts Locked Case, filled with unique, rare, and fragile materials (books, primarily) of interest to all arts patrons. We have artists books, international architecture magazines, boxed sets of Asian art books, oversized tomes on the history of costume design, catalog raisonnes for visual artists, graphic novels, turn-of-the-20th-century sheet music, and much more. We allow anyone to view "Locked Case" items within the library. And some materials can be checkout for seven days.

I agree, "Locked Case" is an uninviting term. Hopefully the treasures within will help you overcome any hesitation about asking to view them. Use the comments link below to offer your suggestions for a better name for our protective enclosure. I'm all ears!