{"id":3195,"date":"2020-10-03T06:08:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/?page_id=3195"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:38:36","slug":"librariestimeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline\/","title":{"rendered":"University Libraries: 150 Years of Supporting Academic Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1870s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1870s\">1870s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1880s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1880s\">1880s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1890s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1890s\">1890s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1900s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1900s\">1900s <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1910s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1910s\">1910s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1920s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1920s\">1920s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1930s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1930s\">1930s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1940s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1940s\">1940s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1950s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1950s\">1950s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1960s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1960s\">1960s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1970s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1970s\">1970s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1980s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1980s\">1980s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1990s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1990s\">1990s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-2000s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-2000s\">2000s<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-2010s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-2010s\">2010s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"819\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/Bierce_exterior_at_night_edited_cropped-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to Bierce Library at the University of Akron.\" class=\"wp-image-4851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/Bierce_exterior_at_night_edited_cropped-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/Bierce_exterior_at_night_edited_cropped-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/Bierce_exterior_at_night_edited_cropped-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/Bierce_exterior_at_night_edited_cropped-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/Bierce_exterior_at_night_edited_cropped-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In celebration of The University of Akron\u2019s Sesquicentennial, University Libraries at The University of Akron, in partnership with the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, compiled a comprehensive timeline of its history, dating back to the founding of the libraries in 1871.  This online exhibit traces the history of University Libraries at The University of Akron through the years and is organized by decade.  It highlights the milestones in our history that helped us achieve our mission of providing resources, services, and expertise to support and enhance teaching, learning, and research. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/FOL_Quote_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Books are a part of a man's perogative&quot; - Sir Thomas Overbury.\" class=\"wp-image-4835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/FOL_Quote_cropped.jpg 747w, https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1599\/2020\/10\/FOL_Quote_cropped.jpg?resize=300,240 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of The University of Akron\u2019s Sesquicentennial, University Libraries at The University of Akron, in partnership with the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, compiled a comprehensive timeline of its history, dating back to the founding of the libraries in 1871. This online exhibit traces the history of University Libraries at The University &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;University Libraries: 150 Years of Supporting Academic Excellence&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4415,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3195"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10744,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3195\/revisions\/10744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}