Collections Spotlight: Nox by Anne Carson
Nox by Anne Carson explores her experience of grief after the death of her estranged brother. It is currently on display in the Reference Room.
A Stitch in Time: Needlecraft in Gould Library’s Special Collections
A selection of books drawn from Gould Library’s Special Collections, spanning almost 150 years and featuring sewing model samples, instruction manuals, a Froebel album, and artist’s books.
Clay and Metal in Tandem
Works made in a collaborative independent study in three-dimensional art by George Lefkowicz ’25 and Nathan Parker ’26 supervised by Kelly Connole and Danny Saathoff. On view in the library entry until April 9, 2026.
Special Collections Spotlight: Sewing Sampler
A notebook created in 1923 by Sayde Brown, a student at the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science
Special Collections Spotlight: Tintype Portrait in a Haudenosaunee beaded frame
Students in Professor Meredith McCoy’s course Theory and Practice of American Studies (AMST 345) spent several weeks immersed in a material culture learning exercise in Gould Library’s Special Collections classroom.…
Learning from the Past, Illuminating the Future: Behnaz Karjoo and Contemporary Engagement with the Traditional Arts of Illumination, Islamic Geometry, and Calligraphy
An exhibition featuring the work of artist Behnaz Karjoo alongside her tools and materials as well as related items from Gould Library’s Special Collections
Man-made Language: Prestige, (Mis)understanding, and Power
An exploration of the invention of language, namely British and American English, and its roles as tool, weapon, barrier, and conduit. Featuring materials from Gould Library Special Collections and curated by Special Collections Assistant Zoe Roettger ’27.
Special Collections Spotlight: Armed Services Editions
The Council of Books in Wartime was founded in response to the book burnings that took place in Nazi Germany. With the motto “Books are Weapons in the War of…
Ceramic Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
A selection of ceramics on loan from the Mathonnet-VanderWell Collection at Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College. Presented in conjunction with linked courses in Art History (ARTH 266) and Studio Art (ARTS 236).
Tales, Talismans, and Time Travel: Artist’s Books by Islam Aly
An exhibition of artist’s books from Gould Library Special Collections made by Egypt-based artist and educator Islam Aly Islam Aly is a book artist and lecturer of bookbinding at the…
A Postcard from the Revolution
An exhibition curated by students enrolled in Dr. Mira Xenia Schwerda’s course Revolutionary Image Regimes: Curating Middle Eastern Photographs and Prints At the turn of the century novel social and…
Sketching the South Pacific
Over the last thirty years, Carleton has offered a studio art focused off-campus studies program in the South Pacific. Since the retirement of program founder Professor Emeritus Fred Hagstrom, Professor…
