Coates Library Blog
San Antonio Archives Bazaar
In celebration of American Archives Month the San Antonio Regional Archivists (SARA) is hosting the first-ever San Antonio Archives Bazaar. The event will take place on Saturday, October 7th, 2023…
Faculty Research Spotlight with Professor Victoria Aarons
Welcome back Trinity community! As you walk through Starbucks you’ll notice three new posters highlighting some of the great research our Trinity faculty and students have published recently. Librarian Anne…
Texas Heritage Project
The Texas Heritage Project & Coates Library This post was contributed by Acacia Oyler ‘23, the AIT Intern in Special Collections & Archives for Spring 2023. As many students know…
Inaugural Dean of the Library
In the Trinity News (Trinity TUday) Benjamin Harris, MLIS is announced as the inaugural Dean of the Library. Read more about Benjamin Harris, his commitment to Trinity and to the…
Theater Posters & the Archives
Sometimes it feels like the university archives are bursting at the seams with print material from past events held on campus. When I was interviewing for the position one of…
The National Poetry Month (Unofficial) Challenge
We are well into April and as I’ve talked to students, staff, and faculty members, there’s a pretty clear trend. We’re all feeling the post-spring break, pre-finals pinch. It seems…
Pranks, Hoaxes and Homo Sapiens
Have you planned a prank for April Fool’s Day? The San Antonio Zoo has a long history of pranking the city. On April 1, 1939, the San Antonio Light newspaper…
Language Learning!
Are you one of the millions of people who fall in love with language learning each year? What resources do you use? If you’re enrolled in a language class, no…
Tigers in a Winter Wonderland
In the meadow, we can build a snowman And pretend that he is LeeRoy Tiger… Do the colder temperatures have you dreaming of a snow day? We took a deep…
Public Domain Day 2023
OK, why did I post a big still image from Fritz Lang’s 1927 film masterpiece Metropolis at the top of this article marking Public Domain Day 2023? Well, because now I CAN,…