Scheide Library Showcase
Join the Student Friends of the Princeton University Library for its first in-person event since December 2019, a showcase of highlights from the Scheide Library led by Eric White, Scheide Librarian & Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts.
The Scheide Library is one of the foremost collections of rare books in the entire world. Housed in Firestone Library on C Floor, this one-of-a-kind library belonged to William H. Scheide, a 1936 Princeton alumnus who left an extraordinary collection of more than 2,500 rare printed books and manuscripts (valued at more than $300 million) to Princeton, the largest gift in the University’s history.
Due to limited capacity, this event will only be open to Student Friends of Princeton University Library and prospective members. Registration will be required.
A late lunch at a local Princeton restaurant following the showcase is included. Location TBD.
Photo credit: Shelley Szwast
- Date:
- Friday, September 24, 2021
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Instruction Space
- Campus:
- Special Collections
- Audience:
- Student Friends of Princeton University Library
- Categories:
- Friends of the Princeton University Library Event
The Student Friends of the Princeton University Library (SFPUL) is a student-run group supported by the Friends of the Princeton University Library. We sponsor events and activities related to libraries, books, collecting, and other bibliographic endeavors, with a dedicated emphasis on Princeton University Library’s collections and the treasures gathered therein.
Membership is open to all Princeton University students. Please visit this site to join, and contact any of the SFPUL leaders with any questions.