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Current Libraries News
When the original Dickinson Library proved too small for a growing university, a new facility transformed research, study, and campus life.
Students share their hopes for the semester ahead.
UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.
Students learn how to judge a book by its cover.
The story behind the Battle for Nevada rivalry trophy began with Rebel pranksters in the dark of the night.
Open to the public through Dec. 20, the collection was curated through a collaboration between the museum and UNLV's Asian and Asian American Studies program.
Libraries In The News
Despite its popularity, poker is not a major revenue generator for casinos. According to the most recent available data from the UNLV Center for Gaming Research, poker generated less than 2 percent of annual revenue for the “average” Strip casino in 2024.
March is Women's History Month, so we’re putting your Vegas knowledge to the test: How well do you know the women who shaped our city? We bring back a conversation between Vogue Robinson and Dr. Su Kim Chung, Head of Public Services in Special Collections and Archives at UNLV Libraries. She shares the stories of five iconic women who helped shape the city — and whose impact every Las Vegan should know.
This shift away from a reliance on gaming is highlighted in a recent University of Nevada, Las Vegas study on departmental revenue for the big LV strip properties.
Historians say the contributions of Black women during that era helped shape the city’s cultural and economic identity.
The Moulin Rouge Agreement opened Strip casinos to Black patrons, but full workplace integration took more than a decade longer
Las Vegas sold glamour long before it sold equality. In the mid-20th century, the Strip proudly booked Black entertainers to headline its most famous showrooms — while quietly denying many of them the right to fully exist in the same spaces they helped make profitable, according to historical accounts from the Nevada State Museum and local historians documenting segregation-era Las Vegas.
