Calvin T. Ryan Library

It’s #OERWeek
Join the Nebraska Statewide OER Convening on May 29, 2026, at Creighton University (@creightonulibs) to connect, collaborate, and advance open education statewide.
culibraries.creighton.edu/ne_oer

Explore Nebraska’s OER Hub:
oercommons.org/hubs/nebrask...

#OpenEducation #Nebraska

throwback thursday books

#ThrowbackThursday to a time before endless scrolling.

Read a book.

go.unk.edu/library-search

#TBT #ReadMore #BookNostalgia #lovelibraries

Americans and the Holocaust, from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, explores what Americans knew about Nazi persecution and how they responded.

2nd floor, CTR Library. Follow the link below for events held during the exhibit.
library.unk.edu/resources/am...

Race Movie Poster

World Teatre Movie Event - Race
Race (2016) follows Jesse Owens’ rise to Olympic greatness—and his clash with Hitler’s vision at the 1936 Games. Join Dr. Rachel Silverman, Dr. Lina Homberger-Cordia, and UNK students for a post-film discussion.

www.theworldtheatre.org/movies/race/

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go to your favorites using the drop down located at the top right of the screen

here's your saved book/item

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#LibraryTechTip

A table inside the library holds an assortment of free food items such as canned goods, boxed foods, and snacks, along with a Loper Pantry information sign.

Free food is available today in the library at the UNK Loper Pantry table. Students are welcome to take what they need.

find out more about Loper Pantry on their page.
www.unk.edu/offices/stud...

#loperpantry #UNKLibraries #unkstudents #undstudentlife

Here's our Holiday Break Hours
December
15–17: 7:30 a.m.–12 a.m.
18: 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
19: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
20–21: Closed
22: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
23–31: Closed

January
1–4: Closed
5: Reopen at 7:30 a.m.

movies from the 80's

Throwback Thursday: Stop by to browse our selection of 80s classics, including WarGames, Heathers, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Real Genius, The Karate Kid, and Stand By Me. If your laptop doesn’t have a disc slot, we have a couple of external DVD drives are available for checkout.

Poster for the Internet Archive's 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest, featuring the "Lockette," a cartoon character with an open lock, seated in a director's chair, legs crossed, and holding a megaphone. Projected on a screen to her right is a frame from the 1930 film "King of Jazz". Illustrated by Freya Morgan.

📣🎬 Calling all filmmakers & artists! Celebrate Public Domain Day in January 2026 by making a 2–3 min short film using public domain works from 1930 & earlier.

📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...

#contest #filmmaking #publicdomain

Monday 7:30 am - Midnight Tuesday - Wednesday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Thursday - Saturday Closed Sunday 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Hours are a bit different this week with the Thankgiving holiday.

Monday
7:30 am - Midnight
Tuesday - Wednesday
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday - Saturday
Closed
Sunday
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
unk.libcal.com/hours/

We’ll be sitting at tables in the Student Union tomorrow morning (9:00am to 11:30am) with @museumofnebraskaart. Nothing special, just getting out and about on campus.
We’ll have some sci-fi books from our collection with us, available for checkout (as long as our equipment cooperates).

one day for unk november 12 and 13

#OneDayforUNK starts next week!
Support the Calvin T. Ryan Library — the heart of learning, research, and collaboration at UNK. Your gift helps students, makes our community thrive & a place where knowledge flourishes!
give here:
givingday.unk.edu/organizat......
learn more:
givingday.unk.edu

Here's some pics of our banned books reading. by our mean us, Sigma Tau Delta, English Department, and American Democracy Project. Goes til 4pm.

Just here to let everyone know we don't use chatbots. If you are on our chat you are talking to a person.

Need to know when we're open. Visit
unk.libcal.com/hours/ as Google and Bing may not be showing our updated hours.

books for a rainy day

If you are wondering if we have books about rain the answer is yes. And other types of weather as well.
go.unk.edu/librarycolle...

#nebraskaweather🌧️

Pride and Joy: Nebraska History is a traveling exhibit sharing stories of LGBTQIA2S+ communities, from Two-Spirit traditions to activism and celebrations.
Hosted by UNO Criss Library with support from Humanities Nebraska & the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
@unolibraries @humanitiesne @nebraskaculture

Ask an Antelope: David Arredondo leads library innovation and AI integration at UNK - UNK NEWS He's a collection services librarian and associate professor on campus.

Big kudos to David for his work with AI on campus

unknews.unk.edu/2025/07/31/a...

#lovelibraries #library #libraryinnovation

The library will be closed Thursday (July 10) due to a scheduled power outage.

Attention! The library will be closed on July 4th for Independence Day. We will reopen on July 7th. Enjoy the holiday!

Attention! The library will be closed on July 4th for Independence Day. We will reopen on July 7th. Enjoy the holiday! 🇺🇸 #LibraryClosed #IndependenceDay #SeeYouSoon

We’ve hit a few snags with our email newsletter/book recommendation, some folks aren’t getting tehm. While we sort it out, we’ll post a condensed version on the blog.

We’ve hit a few snags with our email newsletter/book recommendation, some folks aren’t getting tehm. While we sort it out, we’ll post a condensed version on the blog. Subscribe there to stay in the loop. Thanks for your patience! 💙📬

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Hello Everyone, This summer we will be closed on weekends and open 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday. Hope you have a nice summer.

Hello Everyone,
This summer we will be closed on weekends and open 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
Hope you have a nice summer.

library is closed this weekend

The library will be closed for Easter weekend from 4/19 - 4/20 . We'll be back on Monday, 4/21.
Enjoy the break and we’ll see you soon!

earth day event coming up at the Calvin T Ryan Library

image of small plants on a table

another view of the plants

getting things ready for another Earth Day plant giveaway.
#earthday2025

Next week is National Library Week! This year’s theme is “Drawn to the Library”, and we’ve got the perfect display: graphic novels, manga, and books about comics.
From epic quests to slice-of-life stories—come see what draws you in.

Wire shelving with a jumble of oversized framed items

Bankers boxes on shelves with odd sized items on carts

Happy #Archive30 to all! We're the University of Nebraska at Kearney Archives & Special Collections; excuse the mess - we got new shelving. We're on the 2nd floor of the @unklibrary.bsky.social. We specialize in history of education, central & western NE, and UNK. Come visit! #YourArchive

A surreal landscape with a tornado over snow-covered trees on the left and blooming trees on the right. The text "SPRING BLIZZARD" appears at the bottom.

Due to predicted inclement weather the University of Nebraska at Kearney will be closed tomorrow, this includes the Calvin T. Ryan Library and the Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center.

It's not technically spring but I did some AI prompts to create the graphic and this is what it game me.

Here's our upcoming hours over spring break.

Saturday 3/15 & Sunday 3/16 - closed
Monday 3/17 thru Friday 3/21 – 7:30 am to 5pm
Saturday 3/22 – closed

Our regular hours start back up on Sunday 3/23.

unk.libcal.com/hours

our new for a third time and location make art take art table.

our pre-renovation make art take art space, featuring Kai.

text heavy graphic saying to come use our Make Art Take Art space to create your own art.

The Make Art Take Art Table is back (version 3)! 🎨✨ Express your creativity—make art, take art! Use our supplies or yours, leave a piece, and take one that inspires you. Please clean up after yourself. Located on the 2nd floor by the stairs.

2nd pic: Kai in the pre-renovation setup! #Throwback

Happy Mario Day,
We don't have a lot of Mario specific books but we do have some on gaming.

go.unk.edu/lc_videogames