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Winter Closure

Multiple Danforth campus libraries will be closed and inaccessible to patrons from December 21 until January 2. Read on for more details.

Exhibitions

A summons in false imprisonment from the St. Louis Circuit Court circa 1846, Dred Scott VS Irene Emerson.

01.31.25 - 02.28.25

The Freedom Suits exhibition tells the extraordinary history of people who sued for freedom from enslavement in the 19th century....

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Print of a snakeskin shed in the background of a miniature book also done in snakeskin with typed text on a cutout snake.

04.15.25 - 08.15.25

Snakes, serpents, vipers, or pythons… regardless of what you call them, it is undeniable that these legless reptiles have captivated...

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A the beginning of the April 2, 1792, Mint Act as appearing in a contemporary newspaper.

01.13.25 - 07.13.25

From ancient times, coinage production has acted as a mark of sovereignty. The circulating money of the colonies and the...

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A spread of seven papers demonstrating the literary output of Saint Louis.

02.01.25 - 04.15.25

Home to literary giants Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Maya Angelou, and John Keene (to name a few!), St....

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Stanley and Joan Elkin.

01.13.25 - 07.13.25

May 31, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Stanley Elkin’s death. Despite a long struggle with multiple sclerosis, Stanley...

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William H. Gass: Fifty New Acquisitions

09.23.24 - 04.13.25

The William H. Gass: Fifty New Acquisitions exhibition commemorates William H. Gass’s centenary and showcases acquisitions made since 2013.
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“Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike

09.14.24 - 01.26.25

This exhibition tells the story of the Black women-led rent strike that reshaped the landscape of urban public housing.
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