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Come to Ricker Reading Day on December 7th, a relaxing event sponsored by FAA James Scholar Honors Program! It's going to be a casual event with snacks, coloring pages, puzzles and more 😁 Stop by and relax with us! #RickerLibrary #Relaxation #FAAScholars #ReadingDay
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Here are some of the finished cards by our amazing participants for the Ricker Pop-Up Card Event! Everyone did an amazing job with their cards, should we bring it back next year? 👀 #RickerLibrary #popupcards ⁠#art #design #cards #libraryevents #libraryfriends
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Is this the fore edge of a book on Cross Laminated Timber? Nope! It is actually a Cross Laminated Timber sample in Ricker Library's Materials Collection which consists of building materials, textiles, and sustainably sourced innovations. #RickerLibrary
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From gender study essays to queer architecture to gay photography, we can see how deeply our communities have impacted all of us. Even if Pride Month is over, our book display, LGBTQ Works Experiences, will still be here for circulation! #LGBTQ #PRIDE #RickerLibrary #UIUC #Art
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A perfectly suitable fore edge on this comprehensive Keith Haring biography. Deitch, Jeffrey. Keith Haring. New York : Rizzoli. 2008 buff.ly/3PpVefI #ForeEdgeFriday #ForeEdgeArt #KeithHaring #StreetArt #NYCArt #80sPop #RickerLibrary #UIUC #Art
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Check out our newest exhibit, celebrating our namesake Nathan Ricker, who graduated from @archatIllinois 150 years ago! We put it together in concert with the Construction History conference. If you're free, attend the keynote from Lee Bey! buff.ly/42SHVHx #RickerLibrary
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Our most anticipated activity is finally up! Button making is now available, come in and craft to your heart's content. We can't wait to see what buttons are proudly pinned up on your shirt and bag! #PRIDE #LGBTQ #button #buttonmaking #UIUC #RickerLibrary
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A marbled slip case cover from 1858! Hammond, J. H. The farmer's and mechanic's practical architect; and guide in rural economy. Boston : John P. Jewett and company; Cleveland: Henry P. B. Jewett, 1858. buff.ly/43NqZmM #MarbledMonday #RickerLibrary #ArchitectureArt
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Compelling fore edge art by Parisian artist/activist JR: JR and Thompson, Nato. JR : can art change the world? London : Phaidon Press Limited; 2015 . buff.ly/42uZ3Tx #ForeEdgeFriday #ForeEdgeArt #JR #StreetArt #Photography #RickerLibrary #UIUC #Art #Art
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Our zine and collage station is OPEN!! We picked out lots of pretty book covers and magazines to mix and craft with and we have plenty of zine templates ready :D Come visit us to get first dibs on the supplies! #PRIDE #LGBTQ #zine #collage #UIUC #RickerLibrary
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Check out ths fantastic marbled cover: Ghirri, Luigi, and Sarah Hermanson Meister. Luigi Ghirri : Cardboard Landscapes : Photographs from 1971-73. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2020. buff.ly/43gViln #MarbledMonday #Photography #LuigiGhirri #RickerLibrary #Art
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New book alert! We've been eagerly awaiting our copy of "Strikethrough!" from Letterform Archive! If you're as excited to read it as we are, you can find it in our New Books section, and it is available for local request. @Lett_Arc #RickerLibrary
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We are delighted to announce a new collection installation! The Ricker Materials Collection is a non-circulating collection of common, sustainable, and innovative objects and material samples from our world. To schedule a visit, please email rickerlibrary@library.illinois.edu.
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Happy new year! From our vault collection, Eugène Grasset's “Les Douze Mois de 1889” is an art nouveau calendar illustrating the 12 months of 1889. For January, the Aquarius Zodiac symbol, holly, and snowdrops symbolize new beginnings and ring in the new year. #RickerLibrary
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Visit us at ricker to relax and unwind from finals week with everything soft! Soft art and design are yours to explore and enjoy. Pictured are “Feelings: Soft Art” edited by Loren Olson and “Soft Electronics: Iconic retro designs from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s”. #RickerLibrary
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Last week we were so grateful to host Architecture 101 at #RickerLibrary! Students were able to explore the library, use our famous button-maker, make origami, and do other crafts in our space. We always love to host classes and are excited for more visits in the new year!
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We hope you are having a wonderful #ColorTheoryThursday! This week we are awed by Charles Julius Jorgensen’s “A Mastery of Color”, published in 1906. Which color is your favorite? 🌈 #RickerLibrary #Vault #uiuc #colortheory #pigment #art #design
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.@RickerLibrary has a new display that complements Black on Black on Black on Black, an exhibition showing at @KAMillinois: ow.ly/VHsP50L06Eu
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Ricker Library is celebrating the opening of @KAMillinois's faculty exhibition, Black on Black on Black on Black, with a new display installation! The items on display have been curated from Ricker Library’s Vault collection, come by and check it out! #RickerLibrary
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Ricker is still open to meet all your #library needs this summer! Our #OpenHours are Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm. We are closed Sat and Sun. You can email us at rickerlibrary@library.illinois.edu! Check out more of what we offer at library.illinois.edu/arx/ #SummerHours #HotLibrarySummer
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