A man named Thomas Thwaites decided to build a toaster, from scratch. He went to an appliance store and bought the cheapest toaster he could find and then worked on reverse engineering it. His goal was to mine ore for iron and copper, make and cast the plastic, and find an appropriate insulator. According to …
Don’t miss movie night tonight in the Library. Tonight the BYU Motion Picture Archive Film Series presents the classic film from 1944, Hollywood Canteen. If you have a favorite Hollywood star from the 1940’s chances are they appear in this film. Doors open at 6:30 and the film begin at 7:00. Admission is free. The …
The library has a great Inter library Loan office (ILL). If you need a journal article or a book that is not in our collection we will do our best to track it down and get it to you. With digital systems we can deliver an electronic copy of an article to your in box …
There is a new film titled 17 Miracles that is getting a lot of press. The film is based on the diaries of Levi Savage. Savage’s diaries are held in the library’s L. Tom Perry Special Collections. The diaries from the 1800s are in poor condition and will not stand up to constant patron use, …
“I will do something, by and by. Don’t care what, teach, sew, act, write, anything to help the family; and I’ll be rich and famous and happy before I die, see if I won’t.” Louisa May Alcott, for all her fame and success shared the same dreams that most people have. She wanted to help …
Hollywood Canteen, the 1944 film featuring over 50 Hollywood stars, is the last film in this season’s BYU Motion Picture Archive Film Series. Fall and Winter semesters the Motion Picture Archive shows great classics films from our collection. The library has installed a film projector in the auditorium and for many people this will be …
Tonight at 6:30 pm the doors of the library auditorium, located on level 1, will open. That is when you can find a seat and watch one of the definitive films in American culture. And yes, we mean film. Not a DVD edition run through a digital projector, but actual film. Tonight the library will …
Just when you thought the threat of a Zombie invasion was past, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) wound everyone up again by publishing a Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse notice on their blog (These links take you away from the library’s page). It is full of good advice for any emergency, Zombie related or otherwise. …
The author Seth Godin recently blogged about the future role of libraries. He see less emphasis on books and more on librarians. He hopes for a place where people are passionate about knowledge. A place where librarians are valued because they connect the community with information in ways that are fast and smart. In short, …
The concept behind warehouse shopping, buy in bulk and save money, also works for libraries. The Harold B. Lee Library belongs to several consortia where we pool some of our resources. When we buy in bulk we get more for our money. Instead of paying for one database we may gain access to several for …