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- 1UCF students weigh in on nationwide book access challengesโผUCF students discuss book access as challenges continue nationwide
Students at the University of Central Florida are discussing access to books as challenges to library and school materials continue across the United States. The conversation reflects a broader national debate over book bans and restrictions, with campus communities weighing how these efforts affect what students and readers can access.
- 2Bodleian Library courtyard entry photographed in OxfordโBodleian Library Courtyard Entry, Oxford, UK https:// welchwrite.com/blog/2026/10/14 /bodleian-4-2/ Follow My Photos on
A new photograph of the Bodleian Library's courtyard entry in Oxford, UK, has been shared online, drawing attention to the historic building's architecture. The image highlights the doorway and surrounding stonework of one of Europe's oldest libraries, a landmark popular with visitors, scholars, and photographers interested in Oxford's centuries-old university heritage.
- 3Brown's Hay Library exhibit traces patent medicine history through bottlesโผHay exhibit traces history of patent medicine through over 200 medicinal bottles
An exhibit at Brown University's John Hay Library traces the history of patent medicine through a display of more than 200 medicinal bottles. The collection highlights how unregulated remedies were marketed to the public before modern drug regulation, offering a visual history of American medical commerce. The story has been covered by the Brown Daily Herald.
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Boston University's Wheelock College of Education & Human Development has launched a new grant program aimed at alumni working in classrooms. The Alumni Classroom Library Grant is intended to help graduates build or expand classroom libraries for their students, a need often covered out of teachers' own pockets.
- 5Photographer Offers Prints of Bodleian Library Doorway in OxfordโBodleian Library Doorway, Oxford, UK [Prints Available] https:// welchwrite.com/blog/2026/10/13 /bodelian-doorway/ Order
Photographer Douglas Welch is showcasing an image of a doorway at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, and offering prints for sale through his online shop. The shot highlights the historic architecture of one of the university's most famous buildings, and the post is drawing modest engagement from photography and travel audiences.
- 6OmniOpenCon 2026 free software conference announced in BucharestโNew on // foss.events: OmniOpenCon by POLITEHNICA Bucharest (Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers) and ROSEdu on 1
OmniOpenCon, a free and open source software conference, has been announced for 16-17 October 2026 at the Central Library of POLITEHNICA Bucharest in Romania. The event is organised by the university's Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers together with the ROSEdu open source community, and has been listed on the foss.events calendar of free software gatherings across Europe.
- 7University of Delaware students work with Hispanic Society conservation projectโผStudent Blog: Hispanic Society and A.M. Art Conservation
A University of Delaware student blog describes hands-on experience with the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York and the conservation firm A.M. Art Conservation. The post recounts student involvement in the care and treatment of the Society's extensive collection of Spanish and Latin American art, offering a first-hand look at conservation training and the collaboration between an academic programme and professional conservators.
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Games Workshop's fiction imprint Black Library has announced a new novel centred on the Imperial Knights, the towering walker pilots of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Warhammer Community shared the news, and fans are discussing the title and its take on the faction.
- 9Troy University Library marks Banned Books WeekโTroy University Library celebrates Banned Books Week
Troy University's library is celebrating Banned Books Week, the annual event highlighting books that have been challenged or removed from libraries and schools. Universities and libraries across the United States take part each year with displays and programming to draw attention to censorship and intellectual freedom.
- 10Idaho columnist revisits 'In Cold Blood' amid Moscow murders fatigueโผMargaret's Library: 'In Cold Blood' reads like an antidote to Moscow Murder exhaustion
An Idaho Press columnist's 'Margaret's Library' piece argues that Truman Capote's classic true-crime book 'In Cold Blood' offers a remedy for readers worn down by the saturated coverage of the Moscow, Idaho student murders. The column reflects on how the decades-old account of the Clutter family killings puts the local case's relentless media cycle in perspective.
- 11Library highlights new books on sinister plants and radical catsโThis week's # NewBooks at the library: - The Devil's Garden: The World's Most Sinister # Plants and # Fungi by Peter Mar
A library has listed its new arrivals this week, including The Devil's Garden: The World's Most Sinister Plants and Fungi by Peter Marren, published by Bloomsbury, and Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary by Leigh Claire La Berge, from Duke University Press. Readers are sharing the picks, with the quirky mix of botany and feline-themed political theory drawing attention.
- 12DCU Library hosts Sarah Waters literature event in DublinโSarah Waters'd. (LESBIANS: ASSEMBLE!) Props to DCU Library for organising. # SarahWaters # Books # Literature # Reading
Dublin City University Library has organised an event dedicated to the work of novelist Sarah Waters, the Welsh author known for her fiction centring on lesbian characters. Readers celebrated the event online, with calls for lesbian fans to turn out in force and praise directed at the library for putting the literary programme together.