Past News - May 03, 2012
1940 Census Data Released
by: Kim Parsons, Communications Intern On April 2 nd , the 1940 manuscript census was released for the first time by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). These records are different than the statistical information that Americans are familiar with that is released soon afte... read more...
Newly Renovated Leisure Reading Room
by: Kim Parsons, Communications Intern For those of you brave enough to venture to the second floor of Polk Library you may have noticed the newly renovated Leisure Reading Room. The Leisure Reading Room, which was created in 1978, is a comfortable space that offers a collection of books to g... read more...
NEW ERA Library Card
by: Kimberly Parsons, Library Communications Assistant Since opening in 1962, Polk Library has strived to serve the Oshkosh and regional community in addition to its main mission as a resource for students, faculty and staff. A change within Polk’s policy has kept this possible, but... read more...
Polk Book Sale=Success
by: Kimberly Parsons, Communications Intern On Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11 Polk Library held its annual book sale. The sale, which has been going on for eight years, attracts many people from the university and also the Oshkosh community. Signs outside of Polk lead visitors to t... read more...
