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Lockwood Memorial Library Chairs turned into artwork.

Lockwood Memorial Library Chairs turned into artwork.

Lockwood's Retired Chairs Get a Second Act
9/3/26
In April 2026, UB students, faculty, staff and community members were invited to transform retired Lockwood chairs into original works of art, which are now on display today.

A Passion for Collecting
9/15/15
Coins donated in 1935 to the UB Libraries Special Collections by Thomas B. Lockwood are part of a larger collection of rare books.
Opening 9/11: Robert De Niro, Sr. and Irving Feldman: Painter and Poet at UB in the Late 1960s, UB Anderson Gallery
9/11/15
Please join us for the Opening reception and a Poetry reading for the Painter and Poet at UB in the Late 1960s event.
Library Artifact: World War I Horse-Drawn British Ambulance
9/8/15
Dr. Evan Calkins, MD, donated this model of a World War I horse-drawn British ambulance, with soldiers, to the History of Medicine Collection.
Banned Books: Celebrate the Freedom to Read – 2015
8/31/15
The week highlights the value of free and open access to information and celebrates the freedom to seek and to express ideas.
UB buying book storage facility on Rensch Road for $3.5M
7/16/15
The university has leased the space since 2005 as a warehouse for books it considers valuable but in low use.
Silver Creek Shakespeare Club
6/11/15
A portion of the collection has recently been digitized by the University Archives.
June in Buffalo 2015 is here
6/1/15
It’s that time of year again and the concerts for the 2015 June in Buffalo festival have commenced with Saturday’s concert presented by the June in Buffalo Performance Institute.
UB to exhibit rare, earliest-known works of Dylan Thomas after return from Wales
5/11/15
The rare works of renowned, 20th-century “rock star” poet Dylan Thomas have returned home to the University at Buffalo Poetry Collection.
Capen Library third floor reopening delayed until February
4/21/15
Recent delays have pushed the reopening back to February 2016.
Students to work with UB's priceless coin collection
4/19/15
In the midst of Lockwood Memorial Library’s rare book collection is a set of recently rediscovered coins that date as far back as the Roman Empire.

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