Bound for Beauty

Before publishers started mass producing books with standardized bindings, owners took their books to be bound individually according to their tastes and budget.

Intricately cut colors of leather, gold tooling, silver, ivory, and even gemstones would adorn the covers of these highly prized books. The Bound for Beauty exhibition explores the most beautiful books in the University Libraries’ collections—both miniature and average size—and the decorative techniques used to produce such beauty.

This exhibition was organized by the Curator of Rare Books, Cassie Brand, for the Washington University Libraries.

Bound for Beauty is generously sponsored by Donald A. and Laura E. Shindler.

Proposal-Writing Information Session & Workshop 2022

Information Session

Thursday, August 25, 10 am–11 am
Danforth University Center, Room 276

Proposal Workshop

Friday, August 19, 12 pm CDT: Proposal submission due date

August 25 or 26: First Review 
Final date and time to be determined by the individual groups

Week of August 29: Revisions
Final date and time to be determined by the individual groups

Follow link below for details and registration. Registration by Friday, August 5 appreciated.

Voting, Misinformation, Disinformation and Manipulation

Elections in the United States continue to face threats from false and misleading narratives, conspiracy theories, misinformation, disinformation and malinformation. This event will feature insights from national and local experts on the history of information disorder and its effects on political discourse.

Speakers are Shireen Mitchell (founder of Stop Online Violence Against Women, Inc.) and Jennifer Slavik Lohman (director of the St. Louis Area Voter Protection Coalition). Gena Gunn McClendon, director of Voter Access and Engagement in the Center for Social Development, will moderate the discussion. 

Please visit https://csd.wustl.edu/empower-voting224/ to register and for more information.