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Current Libraries News
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.
Costume sketches, photos, programs, and rare materials showcase the dazzling history of Las Vegas showgirls.
Chill vibes and a focus on observing and preserving nature have students flocking to UNLV's Birding and Conservation Club.
Images that represent BMI’s 20-year history are on display through May 2026.
Dreamscape Learn leverages extended reality technologies to add another tool to the academic toolbox.
From trips to Peru and an alien zoo, UNLV faculty lead students on learning journeys via the university’s newest immersive learning tools.
Libraries In The News
On Sept. 12, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh unveiled a powerful and historic tribute — a stunning exhibition honoring 60 Black photojournalists from across the nation. Among those featured in this visually compelling space was our very own Clinton Wright, veteran photojournalist of The Voice Newspaper, whose images of Las Vegas’s Black community have captured decades of untold stories.
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl pays homage to the rip-roaring lifestyle of showgirls. TIME called up showgirls who have performed in Las Vegas, the longtime capital of showgirl shows in the U.S., to see how they think the album captured the life of a showgirl and what the life of a showgirl is really like.
Imagine the possibilities of applying extended reality technology to higher education. Instead of sitting through a lecture or reading from a textbook about art history, students could be whisked away to the ancient Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul.
The university launched the innovative center Monday on the second floor of the library. It represents the first of many programs being woven into campus life as part of a yearslong initiative to establish UNLV as a leader in immersive learning.
The university launched the innovative center Monday on the second floor of the library. It represents the first of many programs being woven into campus life as part of a yearslong initiative to establish UNLV as a leader in immersive learning.
Host Tayla is joined by Alicia Vaandering from the University of Rhode Island, James Rosenzweig from Eastern Washington University, and Amanda Melilli from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to share their research project focusing on queer representation in picture books and the creation of the Rainbow Representation Rubric. They also talk about queer subtext in classic films and novels and finding comfort (or not!) in dystopian fiction. In the Last Chapter they discuss: would you rather have a personal library with unlimited space but only filled with books you've never read, or a small collection of books you've read and loved but no space for new books?
