Head Count for Exhibit

We are charged with keeping a head count of those who view the Lincoln Exhibit. Because the panels will be out on the library floor, reference staff can help provide the most accurate numbers. Here's how:

1.  Keep your radar alert to people viewing the panels. 
2. When you see individuals there, please make a hash mark for each person in the appropriate hour block on the tally sheet at the desk. 
3. If a group (i.e. a history class) comes in together, estimate the number in the group and record it in parentheses in the corresponding hour block. 

We appreciate your help with this project. Of course, our primary responsibility is still to the students who need reference or technical assistance, but librarians are great multi-taskers. Our counts may not be 100% accurate, but we'll do what we can. Thanks!

Lincoln's Arrival

We do not know for sure when he'll get here, but today on his 204th birthday, I can assure you that he will arrive.  Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War will open on Thursday, February 21st and run through April 3rd.  This is an exhibit curated by the National Constitution Center, funded by the NEH, with the tour coordinated through the ALA and brought to us by Lora Mirza.  She has also arranged several related special events to which you are all invited.

Opening night begins at 6:00 in the auditorium (C1100) with a lecture by History Professor Paul Hudson entitled "Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation."  Greg McLean and the Abe Lincoln Brass Quartet then perform Civil War era music.  The festivities then move to a reception here at the LRC for the official opening of the exhibit. (Snacks provided by Student Life.) 

So, expect some excitement as the panels arrive and Don Dougal works to arrange them. If you'd like to see a preview with narration by Steven Frank, the exhibit's curator, have a look at this YouTube video.