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'Storyteller extraordinaire' retires from UofL Libraries after 40 years

When Ben King started working for the University Libraries in 1977, conveniences such as computers, printers and scanners hadn’t yet made their way into the workplace.

University Libraries acquires pre-Civil War piece advocating for emancipation in Kentucky

On October 26, the University Libraries invited donors to the Archives and Special Collections Gallery to learn more about a recent acquisition by the University Libraries, the pre-Civil War “Address to the people of Kentucky on the subject of ema

University Libraries diversity residency initiative adds unique perspective

On a recent rainy Thursday on the eastern steps outside UofL’s Ekstrom Library, a small group gathered to read and hear excerpts from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," "Beloved" and "Slaughterhouse-Five," books banned at some point in the past.