Current Library Exhibits

The Library Exhibits Committee encourages requests and suggestions for exhibits. Decisions for accepting an exhibit proposal are based on whether it meets the Exhibit Guidelines as well as on space, staffing, and funding considerations.

		Ottoman Treasures: Selections from the private collection of Dr. Donald Quataert of Binghamton University's History Department and materials from Special Collections Materials from Dr. Quataert's personal collection of Ottoman artifacts will be on display in Special Collections on the second floor of the Bartle Library through the end of the Spring 2008 semester. These include stamps, coins, textiles, maps, and copperware. The exhibit also features selected materials from Binghamton University Special Collections, including an 1844 map of the Ottoman Empire. A display of materials relating to Turkey, and Turkish history and culture from our libraries' circulating collections will be on display in the Bartle Library mezzanine.

		Natural Disasters in Your Library An exhibit in the Science Library highlighting interesting facts and Science Library materials about earthquakes, flooding, and hurricanes. The exhibit is on display under the skylight in the Science Library.

(image in public domain on Wikipedia)		Celebrating African American History This exhibit celebrates the rich history of African Americans in the United States for February's Black History month and beyond. Highlighted are circulating materials from Bartle Library's collection including works on the civil rights movement, slavery, and black power movements and featuring such African-American icons as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.

		The Binghamton University Libraries Celebrate 75 Years of Link Flight Simulation In 1929, Edwin A. Link, Jr. invented the Link trainer or Blue Box and forever changed the way in which pilots learned to fly. A permanent exhibit honoring Edwin A. Link, Jr., the father of flight simulation, is on display in the lobby of Bartle Library. The current display outlines the history of Ed Link and his contributions to flight simulation. Exhibit items will be changed periodically in order to highlight the various aspects of the Link Collections. The Link Collections are housed in the Special Collections department and consist of the Edwin A. Link, Jr. papers; his wife's materials, the Marion Clayton Link papers; his sister's papers, the Marilyn C. Link collections; records from the Link Foundations and from Hughes Training, Inc. (formerly the Link Aviation Company) as well as over 100 books donated by the Links, most of which are rare aviation books from Edwin Link's personal library.