2008 Woodie Awards
Lincoln exhibit opens in Lovejoy
Katie Gregowicz
Issue date: 11/1/07 Section: A&E
A pair of blue-green eyes watches everything students do in Lovejoy Library.
No, it's not a librarian. It's Abraham Lincoln.
"Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" is a traveling exhibit that studies Lincoln's struggle to abolish slavery during the Civil War. The exhibit stands in the middle of the first floor of the library under the skylight.
Charlotte Johnson, director of user services in the library, said the exhibit has been busy.
"We've been watching, and there have been a lot of people looking at the exhibit," Johnson said.
Forever Free is at SIUE through a grant from the American Library Association. Johnson and reference librarian Kathy Bouman are co-grant coordinators. They submitted a grant proposal to the ALA stating why they believed Lovejoy Library would be good to host the exhibit and what speakers they would bring in.
"They have other topics, like one about Benjamin Franklin, but we thought Lincoln was appropriate because we live in Illinois and when you walk in the library, you see his smiling face," Johnson said.
Johnson and Bouman received the grant a year after applying for it. Johnson said that the library is approved for the Lewis and Clark exhibit, but it will not be displayed at SIUE until 2012.
The ALA Web site said the exhibit consists of panels containing reproductions of historical documents, period photographs and illustrative material such as engravings and cartoons. The sections focus on young Lincoln's America, the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of black soldiers in the war and the final month of the Civil War and Lincoln's life among other things.
Along with the exhibit, the university will host free events related to Lincoln and the Civil War. The events are open to the public and will be held at the library.
Jason Stacy, historical studies professor, will be giving a lecture on "Whitman and Lincoln on Emancipation." The lecture will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Abbott Auditorium in the basement of the library.
No, it's not a librarian. It's Abraham Lincoln.
"Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" is a traveling exhibit that studies Lincoln's struggle to abolish slavery during the Civil War. The exhibit stands in the middle of the first floor of the library under the skylight.
Charlotte Johnson, director of user services in the library, said the exhibit has been busy.
"We've been watching, and there have been a lot of people looking at the exhibit," Johnson said.
Forever Free is at SIUE through a grant from the American Library Association. Johnson and reference librarian Kathy Bouman are co-grant coordinators. They submitted a grant proposal to the ALA stating why they believed Lovejoy Library would be good to host the exhibit and what speakers they would bring in.
"They have other topics, like one about Benjamin Franklin, but we thought Lincoln was appropriate because we live in Illinois and when you walk in the library, you see his smiling face," Johnson said.
Johnson and Bouman received the grant a year after applying for it. Johnson said that the library is approved for the Lewis and Clark exhibit, but it will not be displayed at SIUE until 2012.
The ALA Web site said the exhibit consists of panels containing reproductions of historical documents, period photographs and illustrative material such as engravings and cartoons. The sections focus on young Lincoln's America, the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of black soldiers in the war and the final month of the Civil War and Lincoln's life among other things.
Along with the exhibit, the university will host free events related to Lincoln and the Civil War. The events are open to the public and will be held at the library.
Jason Stacy, historical studies professor, will be giving a lecture on "Whitman and Lincoln on Emancipation." The lecture will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Abbott Auditorium in the basement of the library.
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