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In The News

Lisa Browar to Retire

Lisa M. Browar has announced her intention to retire from the Linda Hall Library in September 2023, after having served as its president for 15 years.

OCTOBER 4, 2022
Events

Breaking Barriers: An Evening with Astronaut Ellen Ochoa

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa made history as the first Latina to go to space, blazing a trail for other marginalized kids who dream of the stars.

APR 6, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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FEBRUARY 13, 2018
History of Science on Display: The Standards That Built America
In The News: Mar 10

History of Science on Display: The Standards that Built America

Photo of Birds of America by John James Audubon Vol. 11
In The News: Feb 27

What is a Research Library?

Mary Somerville On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
In The News: Feb 13

#LibraryBowl23

Color our Collections 2023 Cover image
In The News: Feb 7

Color our Collections 2023

Hedgehog 68, Winter 2022 Cover image
In The News: Jan 1

Linda Hall Library Hedgehog Number 68, Winter 2022

Richard Rouse Bloxam Urania's Mirror Capricornus
In The News: Dec 23

Happy Holidays from the Linda Hall Library

Photo of Linda Hall Library square on board game Monopoly: Kansas City Edition
In The News: Dec 8

Enter to Win Monopoly: Kansas City Edition from Linda Hall Library

Linda Hall Library Interior
In The News: Dec 7

Linda Hall Library Welcomes Brian Frehner as 2022-23 Scholar-In-Residence

Linda Hall Library Fellows at SHOT Conference
In The News: Dec 2

Linda Hall Library Fellows Receive Awards from the Society for the History of Technology

J.P. Ascher
In The News: Nov 28

J.P. Ascher Joins the Linda Hall Library as 2022-23 Presidential Scholar in Bibliography

History of Science on Display: Dukedom Large Enough
In The News: Nov 22

History of Science on Display: Dukedom Large Enough

Linda Hall Library Fellows
In The News: Nov 10

Linda Hall Library Fellows Set to Present at National History of Science and Technology Conferences

Events

How Do I Become a Cyber Security Professional

An interactive Q & A session featuring a panel of cyber security professionals. This event had ended. Click on Watch Now to the view the recording.

APR 15, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Events

Ecological Design: The Olmsted Brothers' Legacy

How the Olmsted Brothers' design solutions provide insights into today's ongoing concerns about water management, sustainable urban planning, & more.

JUN 16, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
In The News: Oct 18

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado Awarded 2023 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

Linda Hall Library Main Reading Room
In The News: Oct 7

Linda Hall Library Fellow Receives National Science Foundation Award

Photo of former Linda Hall Library Shipman Award winner, Erin Smith, showing her FacePrint app.
In The News: Aug 23

Former Shipman Award Winner Erin Smith Granted 2022 Young Inventors Prize by the European Patent Office

Linda Hall Library August Rare Books Display
In The News: Aug 15

Twelve Thousand Volumes Under the Sea: Books from the Library of Captain Nemo

Linda Hall Library Women in STEM YouTube series title image with Linda Hall Library logo
In The News: Aug 3

Celebrating Women in STEM Throughout History and Today

Photo of the front entrance of Linda Hall Library
In The News: July 31

Linda Hall Library Announces Newest Board of Trustees Members, Curt D. Gridley and Niles Jager

Linda Hall Library Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Kaylee Peile, interviewing Women in STEM advocate Libby Allman for a YouTube series.
In The News: July 21

Linda Hall Library Launches Women in STEM YouTube Series

Photo of space pioneer Jerome Pearson holding rendering of space elevator concept. Photo credit; Wade Spees for the Washington Post
In The News: June 17

Linda Hall Library to offer new Jerome Pearson Fellowship for scholars conducting aerospace history research

Linda Hall Library digital initiative technician scanning book.
In The News: June 6

Linda Hall Library joins efforts to offer resources to Ukrainian scholars

Linda Hall Library June Rare Books Display
In The News: June 3

History of Science on Display - JUNE 2022: LGBTQIA Histories in Science

Dr. Kenneth Lee and Linda Hall Library President Lisa Browar with 2022 James C. Shipman award recipient James Schipfer.
In The News: May 31

Center for Academic Achievement Biotechnology program student, James Schipfer, recognized as 2022 Joseph C. Shipman Award recipient

In The News: May 12

Linda Hall Library Announces 2022-23 Fellows

Peggy Kelly with students at the Kansas City Invention Convention
In The News: May 6

Kansas City Invention Convention Teacher Spotlight: Peggy Kelly

In The News: May 2

Linda Hall Library returns to normal operations May 2, 2022

Emily Calandrelli, host of 2022 Kansas City Invention Convention
In The News: Apr 29

MetaCar wins Best in Show at 2022 Kansas City Invention Convention

In The News: Apr 19

The Linda Hall Library Foundation receives generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund advanced research over the next three years

In The News: Jan 27

Stowers Institute’s Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD Joins the Linda Hall Library Board of Trustees

In The News: Oct 27

Lisa Browar, President, elected to American Antiquarian Society Membership

In The News: Aug 11

Linda Hall Library Announces Partnership with KC Tech Council to Highlight the Contributions of Women in Science

Green
In The News: June 29

Kansas City Invention Convention 2021 Winner Advances to Global Competition

Events

Moon Trees: Living Testaments to Project Apollo

Explore the history of Colonel Stuart Roosa's moon trees and the legacy of this little-known Apollo experiment. Click Watch Now to view the recording.

JUL 20, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Events

Modern Analytics Applications in the NFL

Draft Analyst Michael Renner will break down how smart teams are gaining small edges over their competition with data-based decisions.

APR 12, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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