BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Events at Ball State University//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nSeven years ago the Health Libr ary opened\; five years ago the Foundational Sciences Library opened. A l ot has happened since then. Catch up on how these two branches of the Uni versity Libraries have continued to adapt to selective pressures within t he ever-evolving academic ecosystem. Kevin Brooks\, Science Librarian\, w ill provide an inside look at the resources\, services\, and spaces that serve students and faculty in the broad range of STEM disciplines and hea lth professions.\n\nContact: Nick Havranek - nahavranek@bsu.edu - 765-285 -1257 DTEND:20261015T170000Z DTSTAMP:20261009T160015Z DTSTART:20261015T160000Z LOCATION:Off-Campus Venue SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Branch Evolution and Anatomy: The Foundational Sciences and Health Libraries UID:ede9cf29-a20d-4f7b-a162-68f22599c494 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/libraries/2026/10/1 5/branch-evolution-and-anatomy-the-foundational-sciences-and-health-libra ries END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nJoin us for the official openin g of the "Ages of Liberty" Archives and Special Collections exhibit. Refr eshments will be served.\n\nIn 1776\, a committee of five members of the Continental Congress drafted the Declaration of Independence\, one of the most foundational and important political documents in the history of we stern society. But the Declaration did not spring from the minds of the w riters out of nothing. Like any great work\, it was profoundly influenced by the cultural movements of the time. The writers were inspired by a ce ntury of Enlightenment philosophy advocating reason\, liberalism\, and na tural rights. They were also inundated with a media landscape of print in formation that was expanding in a way never seen before. These ingredient s\, along with unrest and unfair treatment\, created an atmosphere of rev olution — where political change actually felt possible.\n\nAges of Liber ty seeks to explore the 18th century cultural "ages" of Revolution\, Enli ghtenment\, and Print which were all important ingredients in creating th e atmosphere where the Declaration of Independence was written and signed . The exhibit features six original signed documents from American Founde rs Thomas Jefferson\, Benjamin Franklin\, Robert Livingston\, George Wash ington\, Alexander Hamilton\, and Lafayette. The Age of Revolution sectio n also includes other revolutionary rare books and documents. The Age of Enlightenment section displays works of philosophy\, medicine\, and educa tion\, as well as Diderot's famous Encyclopédie. The Age of Print section showcases newspapers\, magazines\, novels\, poetry\, and more\, includin g an original Poor Richard's Almanack\, a first-edition Gulliver's Travel s\, and Bible leaves from the first ever printed Bibles in the American C olonies.\n\nContact: Russell Knapp - russell.knapp@bsu.edu - 765-285-3356 DTEND:20261016T230000Z DTSTAMP:20261009T160015Z DTSTART:20261016T220000Z LOCATION:Off-Campus Venue SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ages of Liberty Exhibit Opening UID:a73be291-f262-43f1-8d3e-4e6b39f14fbc URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/libraries/2026/10/1 6/ages-of-liberty-exhibit-opening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\n\nThe Building Material Samples Collection contains physical building material samples used to inspire a nd inform design thinking in architecture\, landscape architecture\, cons truction management\, and interior design. Evaluating the tactile propert ies and physical characteristics of materials helps students explore how materials perform\, how they are manufactured and installed\, and why a d esigner might specify them.\n\nJoin Brad Johnston\, Building Materials Li brarian\, and Zachariah Michielli\, Assistant Teaching Professor of Archi tecture\, for a presentation discussing how the collection forwards conve rsations around building science\, design\, and construction.\n\nThis eve nt is a part of the University Libraries Virtual Lunch and Learn series. It is free and open to the public.\n\nContact: Nick Havranek - nahavranek @bsu.edu - 765-285-1257 DTEND:20261119T183000Z DTSTAMP:20261009T160015Z DTSTART:20261119T173000Z LOCATION:Off-Campus Venue SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Design and Construction with the Architecture Library's Building M aterial Samples Collection UID:4affe02b-4093-40f8-bfc8-a71016bb2b09 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/libraries/2026/11/1 9/design-and-construction-with-the-architecture-librarys-building-materia l-samples-collection END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR