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Southern California’s past takes center stage this Saturday, 10/18, at the 20th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, a free public celebration of the region’s history. This year's event will be held for the first time on the Cal State LA campus. laassubject.org/archives-baz...
October 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congratulations to our dean, Melissa Just, who begins her term as ARL president on January 1!
Pleased to announce our 2026 Board! Jan. 1, Melissa Just of USC Libraries will begin a 1-year term as ARL president. She succeeds Rhea Ballard-Thrower of UIC, who will serve as ARL past president. Simon Neame of UWash will be ARL vice president/president-elect. Read more: www.arl.org/news/arl-boa...
ARL Board of Directors 2026 Elected by ARL Membership — Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2026 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2025 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2026, Melissa Just, the holder of the Valerie...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How can the USC Libraries help you understand and use AI responsibly?

From research guides to librarian-led workshops to an Ahmanson Lab conversation series, we offer a wealth of resources to support your research, teaching, and learning at USC.

libraries.usc.edu/article/how-...
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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"When Joseph R. Hawkins has his final day as director of ONE Archives at @usclibraries.bsky.social on June 30, he will be closing the curtain on 25 years of overseeing, modernizing & expanding the largest repository of #LGBTQ+ materials in the world." today.usc.edu/joseph-r-haw... #LGBTQhistory
Joseph R. Hawkins leaves ONE Archives at USC poised for future
He’s retiring as director of the world’s largest repository of LGBTQ+ materials.
today.usc.edu
June 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
On LAist’s AirTalk, ONE Archives director Joseph R. Hawkins, who retires at the end of June, reflects on the power of LGBTQ+ history, the evolution of the archives, and the personal stories that have stayed with him through the decades.
🎧: laist.com/shows/airtal...
June 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Paul D. Lerner's and Stephen Reis's transformative, $2.5 million gift to our ONE Archives—the world's largest LGBTQ+ repository—is featured in the Beverly Press: beverlypress.com/2025/05/one-...
ONE receives $2.5 million endowment - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News
Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis have made a transformative gift of $2.5 million to ONE Archives at...
beverlypress.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis have made a transformative gift of $2.5 million to our ONE Archives, the world's largest repository of LGBTQ+ historical materials.
Safeguarding the Future of the World's Largest LGBTQ+ Archive | USC Libraries
Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis have made a transformative gift of $2.5 million to ONE Archives at the USC Libraries to name and endow the ONE Archives director position.
libraries.usc.edu
April 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What treasures do our collections hold? Here are some favorites selected by USC Libraries faculty and staff.
Photo Essay: Our Favorite Things
University of Southern California News
today.usc.edu
March 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congratulations to the winners of our 37th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards! Tonight we honored the authors and screenwriters behind the film "Conclave" and the series "Say Nothing." libraries.usc.edu/article/writ...
February 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A new interactive installation and web resource, developed by a USC Libraries team with the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York and @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social, will ensure that Holocaust survivors’ firsthand accounts remain accessible for future generations. libraries.usc.edu/article/usc-...
February 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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On this #LunarNewYear, a look at the new year celebration in #ChinatownLA, in front of Fook Wo Lung Curio Co. & the Lugo House on Los Angeles Street. Photo via the California Historical Society collection at @usclibraries.bsky.social: digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/etbut3... #LunarNewYear
January 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We were honored to partner with the Museum of Jewish Heritage and @uscshoahfoundation.bsky.social in developing this installation, which uses our Interactive Interviews technology. The installation debuted this Monday—International Holocaust Remembrance Day—at the museum in New York.
A new interactive installation lets you have a conversation with real Holocaust survivors
The Museum of Jewish Heritage's “Survivor Stories: An Interactive Dialog” is an innovative AI-powered installation.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Congratulations to all the finalists for our 37th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards! The awards honor the writers of the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the writers of the works on which they are based. libraries.usc.edu/article/usc-...
January 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM