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Long Live Analog 🤘🔥🖤👩‍🎤

We love it when the Spotted Bass stop by to study! 🐟 They spend a lot of time swimming through the SH section ("aquaculture," "fisheries," and "angling" (they have a rather barbed sense of humor, these bass)). 🎣 When they're around, they're our favorite school on campus!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award! 🍎 We hope you will join us in celebrating the achievements of these creative and dedicated educators on August 9. Learn more about this year's winners here: bit.ly/3WwTJiV

10. The One With the Whole Family Coal mining is a family affair. The Family and Gender in the Coal Community Oral History Project takes us into the homes of mine workers in the towns of Auxier and Van Lear, Kentucky. 🎙️ Explore the collection here: bit.ly/3WzeWZn

Tune in to the latest episode of WUKY's Saving Stories to hear NBC Olympics sportscaster and native Lexingtonian Tom Hammond tell the story of one of the most memorable moments from the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia: bit.ly/4fo76td

We 😻 Kentucky You can 😻 Kentucky too! And travel to every corner of this astounding state with the Karl Raitz Kentucky Slides Collection 📸 Pack your bags and hop on the tour bus here: bit.ly/Raitz

9. The One That Sings Supreme In the 16 interviews of the Legacy of African American Judges in Kentucky Oral History Project, Black judges from across the state share their path-blazing personal journeys to the heights of the legal profession. 🎙️ bit.ly/3Sxx4Rb

It's windy up here 🌪️ 🌪️ 🌪️

Our incredible Lexington Herald-Leader Photographs collection has 2 MILLION PHOTOS documenting the history of Lexington from 1939-2001. 📸 That's almost as many as we took documenting the history of last semester!! 🤪 Learn more here: bit.ly/4dzlwEZ

8. The One With the Turbulent Years On May 5, 1970 – a day after the National Guard shot into a crowd of student protesters at Kent State University, killing four – long-simmering anger boiled over at UK. 🎙️ Hear the stories of that chaotic day here: bit.ly/4dz9345

Kick aside that constricting chair! New treadmill desks in the Basement of Young Library are now available to all UK Libraries users. We think we hear the beginnings of a Kentucky-flavored peripatetic philosophy brewing in that little Lyceum! More here: bit.ly/3WQ6Quo

Tomorrow!! It’s digital scholarship with a syrupy twist! 🥞🥞🥞 Enjoy an all-day (8:30-4) pancake breakfast as you explore the cutting-edge technology in our newest library space, The Stacks: Digital Scholarship Center! Learn more about The Stacks here: bit.ly/3AsmYe5

The Medical Center Library will begin its Fall 2024 Research Workshop Series on Aug. 22 – which means the time is right to improve your research skills! Register for workshops and find more information by visiting libguides.uky.edu/rws.

This Friday, Lexington’s newest mini golf course will be in William T. Young Library! ⛳ Holes-in-one get free library books for four years!! (jk, they’re always free) Stop by to grab a few pizza slices, sink a few putts, and get acquainted with Willy T!!

Did you miss us? 😻

Welcome back, Wildcats! Wow are we excited to get the year started 😸 Find out about updated spaces, upcoming events, and all the ways UK Libraries can help you on your Big Blue Journey here: bit.ly/4dWbpKw

Come on in, Cats! We're open 😸😸😸 Find open hours for all of our branches, make room reservations, and find upcoming events at libcal.uky.edu!

Our hearts are gushing thinking about this daring waterspout that used to trickle so mellifluously in front of POT ⛲💙 now how could a glow-up of White Hall be complete without a RETURN OF THE FOUNTAIN!?! 😻💅 Find other campus buried treasures at exploreuk.uky.edu 🌟

Next week, join us to explore UK Libraries’ newest space, The Stacks: Digital Scholarship Center! 🖥️📈 Munch on some snacks while our floor-to-ceiling data visualization sends you into digital reveries! 🥨🌐 Find out more about The Stacks here: bit.ly/3AsmYe5