Iowa State University Library

10/09/2026

Join the College of Design at Iowa State University GIS Facility, IowaView, and the University Library on Oct. 13, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in The Catalyst to celebrate Earth Observation Day! Explore Iowa wetland mapping, learn OpenStreetMap basics, join a live mapathon, and try a landform puzzle. 🌎

🍕 October 12 is the LAST day to register for pizza: https://iastate.libcal.com/event/17553706

09/30/2026

Tables of tools Busy Hands. People hoping for repairs on items they didn’t want to give up.
That was the Repair Cafe last week at the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center.
Follow this page and be one of the first to know the time and place of the next one.

09/23/2026

Happening today! 4-7 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 23, Iowa State University Student Innovation Center atrium. Bring your broken bike, tangled jewelry, and torn clothing. Volunteers will try and fix them for you.

Why replace it when you can repair it FREE?! Bring your broken things to the Student Innovation Center TONIGHT from 4-7pm. Volunteers will try their best to fix them at the Iowa State University Repair Café!
Makerspace staff, Dillon Napier and Emma Duff, will also be leading tutorials on how to hem, repair holes, and alter fit of clothes and textiles!
Get the details: https://go.iastate.edu/VTIDOX
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09/22/2026

Repair Cafe, 4-7 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 23, Iowa State University Student Innovation Center atrium. Bring your broken bike, tangled jewelry, and torn clothing. Volunteers will try and fix them for you.

09/22/2026

How is AI reshaping the future of research and publishing?
Join us for the first AI Fireside Chat of the semester with Alfred Wallace, AI Librarian. This casual conversation will explore how AI is changing scholarly work.
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 23
🕛 Noon–1 p.m.
📍 The Catalyst, Room 199, Parks Library
Iowa State students, faculty, and staff are invited. Register to save your seat: https://iastate.libcal.com/event/17236341

09/18/2026

Repair Cafe, 4-7 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 23, Iowa State University Student Innovation Center atrium. Bring your broken bike, tangled jewelry, and torn clothing. Volunteers will try and fix them for you.

09/18/2026

The annual Field of Memories event is happening today till 3 p.m. on the lawn in front of Parks Library on
Join us as we come together to promote hope, support mental health awareness, and connect our campus community. We are all impacted by su***de; ❤️💛

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09/15/2026

The annual Field of Memories event is coming to the lawn in front of Parks Library from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, September 18.
Join us as we come together to promote hope, support mental health awareness, and connect our campus community. We are all impacted by su***de; ❤️💛

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09/09/2026

Can you guess what the most-viewed item in our digital collections was in August?
Hint: It wasn’t a rare manuscript or a historic photo.
It’s the 1985 Bomb, Iowa State’s student yearbook, published from 1893-1994 (except 1902). The 1985 yearbook staff treated an array of stories as the year’s public record:
Reagan’s second term, Michael Jackson mania, Johnny Gosch-era missing children coverage, concerts at Hilton, and Cy turning 30,
The complete run of Bomb volumes is searchable thanks to a six-year digitization project that was completed in 2016.
Search the 1985 Bomb: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9492d
Search the Iowa State University digital collections: https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu

09/06/2026

Parks Library will be closed on Monday Sept. 7 in observance of and will reopen at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Lib.iastate.edu is available around the clock to access digital resources or to research and arrange for other services during library open hours.