Some books have secrets… Have you ever noticed the decorated edges of your old books? Sometimes gilded, marbled, or speckled in red, these embellishments give the book a more precious appearance, but also add an additional protective layer for the text block. If you look...| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | The Business of Books: Fore-edge Painting
AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of AANHPI heritage or simply wanting to read powerful stories by AANHPI authors, here are 6 incredible books to add to your shelf in celebration of this meaningful month.| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | The Business of Books: Fore-edge Painting
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This October, in collaboration with Bookish SLC, the Rare Books Department invites you to step beyond the library’s familiar daylight glow and into the dark and twisted corners of book history. The veil between this world and the next will lift at precisely 6:00 p.m....| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | The Business of Books: Fore-edge Painting
From July – September, Digital Library Services has added over 6700 new items to the digital library from Special Collections, details about selected new collections and topics are covered below. Photos Utah Ski Team Photos (P0372) – Over 3700 photos added to this collection. The...| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | The Business of Books: Fore-edge Painting
By librarian Kaylee Alexander and librarian Madison Golden | J. Willard Marriott Library Blog
THE BUSINESS OF BOOKS: A LITERARY ECONOMY Books have long been more than vessels of knowledge; they are objects of commerce shaped by the interplay of market forces, entrepreneurial ambition, and shifting patterns of consumer demand. At the core of this history is the book...| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | Now on Display! The Business of Books
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“On leaf of pam, on sedge-wrought roll, On plastic clay and leathern scroll, Man wrote his thoughts; the ages passed, And to! the Press was found at last!” – John Greenleaf Whitter, The Library What are Palm Leaf Manuscripts? Before the introduction of paper, palm leaf...| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | Now on Display! The Business of Books
AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of AANHPI heritage or simply wanting to read powerful stories by AANHPI authors, here are 6 incredible books to add to your shelf in celebration of this meaningful month.| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | Now on Display! The Business of Books
Sep 12, 2025 Book of the week – Apropos of Lady Chatterley’s Lover| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog
A summer residency at the University of Utah’s Taft-Nicholson Environmental Humanities Education Center (the Center) among the complexity of Montana’s Centennial Valley flora and fauna provided librarian Randy Silverman with the opportunity to rejuvenate and refocus on the collaborative From Jikji to Gutenberg project and the academic volume of essays to be published in early 2026. The Center works to bridge the arts, humanities and sciences in order to engage the world’s increasingly c...| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog
Curated by Librarian Allyson Mower and Technologist TJ Ferrill| J. Willard Marriott Library Blog