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Fondren Library, located at the center of Rice University's academic quad, is a key center of learning in our educational community, providing access to scholarly information, research support, library instruction, and computing and study facilities.

07/29/2026

We’re asking the important questions at Fondy. 🤖

Woodson Research Center hosted the library staff again last week to work with their small printing presses. We made some...
07/27/2026

Woodson Research Center hosted the library staff again last week to work with their small printing presses. We made some mini posters with the letterpresses! Librarians do enjoy a good pun. Remember, sessions on book arts are hosted throughout the semester, so make sure you’re paying attention to our website and Athena Press so you can attend!

07/22/2026

🎬No, really, we’re busy even in the summer when it’s lonely (somehow. We genuinely had only had like 5 minutes to get this footage of a librarian.😵‍💫

Have you been to a book arts workshop at the Woodson Research Center? While this one on Suminagashi, or Japanese paper m...
07/21/2026

Have you been to a book arts workshop at the Woodson Research Center? While this one on Suminagashi, or Japanese paper marbling, was for library staff (it’s summer and we need fun too), anyone from Rice can join one of the regular sessions during the academic year. Just keep an eye out for announcements on our webpage and on the .press.htx account. Meanwhile, please enjoy the clips of first making ink designs, then transferring them to paper (second ghost print bonus) and seeing some of the results. Thanks for posing, Ian!

🎬🏺With the new film ‘The Odyssey’ opening today, let’s look at Alexander Pope’s famous translation of Homer from the Woo...
07/17/2026

🎬🏺With the new film ‘The Odyssey’ opening today, let’s look at Alexander Pope’s famous translation of Homer from the Woodson Research Center rare book collections. Published in 11 volumes between 1715-1726, Pope’s translation of “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” was a major literary event of the first half of the 18th century and influenced future translations. On the title page of the first volume of “The Odyssey,” a past reader of the book has signed her name.

07/14/2026

🦉☀️Ollie has been busy this summer! He recently attended the Annual Conference in Chicago. He found a lot of Ollie-sized spaces made just for him (????) and met up with where evidently he earned his MLIS. Interested in more Ollie adventures? Let us know! Librarians from Fondy frequently attend and present at meetings and conferences all over the world.

🎆This photo is from the 1990 Economic Summit, or the 16th G7 Summit, held in Houston, July 9-11. Fireworks are lighting ...
07/10/2026

🎆This photo is from the 1990 Economic Summit, or the 16th G7 Summit, held in Houston, July 9-11. Fireworks are lighting up the night sky over Lovett Hall and the academic quad. Willy’s statue is visible in the lower center, and city buildings can be seen in the distance. 🦉🎇

07/07/2026

✈️Ollie and the UX office were recently back in the 🇬🇧UK to present at a conference in York. He then got to travel to Edinburgh to see the castle and a few local sights. Come ask the UX team about their trip when you get a chance! 🦉

😎📚Take our summer reading challenge! Pick up a bookmark at Fondy’s circulation desk or in the children’s and leisure col...
07/02/2026

😎📚Take our summer reading challenge! Pick up a bookmark at Fondy’s circulation desk or in the children’s and leisure collection and keep track of 10 books you read by August 14th. Any kind of book counts (paper, audio, e…) and it’s available for all ages to participate! When you bring your completed tracking bookmark to staff at the circ desk (by August 14), you get a prize 😯

📢📈Happy whiteboard Wednesday, from Fondy where apparently the work never stops! Take a look at the still incredible stud...
07/01/2026

📢📈Happy whiteboard Wednesday, from Fondy where apparently the work never stops! Take a look at the still incredible studying people are getting done over the summer. At least we have air conditioning…🥵

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