News: University Libraries

Flor Cardona
Campus News |

Dozens of employees also recognized for their years of service to the university.

Claytee White, Director, Oral History Research Center at the Historic Westside School
People |

Oral historian Claytee White has spent a career recording Las Vegans’ personal histories. Now she speaks about her own remarkable roots.

Mary Farrell
People |

Farrell, most recently dean of libraries at Clemson University, brings nearly 30 years of experience with academic libraries.

Children participate in Rebel Girls dance camp
Campus News |

With a variety of university-sponsored camps taking place both on and off campus, UNLV is anything but quiet this summer

Amanda Melilli works with a UNLV faculty member on developing creative activities
Campus News |

Ranking, published in May issue of College and Research Libraries, based on total peer-reviewed academic research articles published by library faculty between 2003 and 2012.

Manuela Bowles sits at a table and reads
Research |

New graduate and author Manuela Bowles on rejection letters, Margaret Atwood, and building a career long before commencement.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

several books
Arts and Culture |

Librarian Priscilla Finley recommends some of her favorite Las Vegas-set reads for the beach or your backyard.

Tammi Kim
People |

The technical services librarian was drawn to UNLV for its collaborative and innovative University Libraries faculty — and to escape the snow.

Rendering of the performing arts center
UNLV History |

From one unified design, the realities of time and budget forced the Judy Bayley Theater and Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall into separate buildings.

historical image of students walking to school
Campus News |

University Libraries and Vegas PBS dig into the archives to capture the stories of the city's African American community.

Doolittle Soapbox Race from August 1970
Arts and Culture |

A new photography exhibit at the Historic Westside School showcases the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections’ Clinton Wright Photograph Collection.