Bindings Academic Year 2023–24

At the University of Iowa Libraries, our work is often to facilitate a meeting between past and future. After all, it’s in our spaces—physical and digital—that students, professors, and researchers gather to share resources and generate ideas. Across all seven of our libraries, we value responsiveness and foresight alongside expertise. This issue of Bindings is all about that winning combination throughout the 2023–24 academic year. 4 — 13 student library workers receive scholarships for 2023–24 8 — Two graduate student employees receive academic enrichment awards from the Libraries 9 — M Clark and Emily Weider receive fellowships for international study 10 — Student employee spotlights: Cassandra Parsons and Ramin Roshandel 14 — Q&A: Meet Jade E. Davis, associate university librarian for teaching, learning, and research 16 — Staff spotlights: Patricia Baird and Brad Ferrier 18 — The Studio’s Matthew Butler selected to receive 2023 Benton Award 20 — Staff news 22 — Karen Shemanski selected for university honor for human resources professionals 24 — Our Libraries, by the numbers 26 — Hardin Library for the Health Sciences celebrates 50 years with major fourth-floorrenovations/ A modernized study space and a new reading room for the John Martin Rare Book Room beginthe next chapter in Hardin’s history 32 — Crafting the future of conservation and collections care. A groundbreaking internship trains the nextgeneration of book and paper conservators 36 — The Libraries’ Book Model Collection binds the book’s past to its present 38 — Making the Book, Past and Present places the centuries in conversation 43 — Library highlights: Each of our libraries brought its own personality and programming to the 2023–24 academic year 46 — Jane Roth reflects on serving as chair of the Libraries Advancement Council 49 — LAC member Virginia Eichacker considers her aunt’s impact captured in a historic photo 50 — Together Hawkeyes: Well on our way, with your help 52 — Quick hits: Offering a glimpse of the Libraries’ achievements throughout the year 54 — A chance encounter at the Main Library sparks one couple’s lifelong love story