The Book Was Better

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A trip into literature

This is a photo of Robert B. Rowling Hall on the UT campus. The photo was taken around 2 p.m. on Monday, October 11. The student, Cole F.(AHS Freshman) is exploring the UT campus for fun.

Whats been going on at the UT libraries over the past couple of years? When you walk around the University of Texas campus, there’s a hidden treasure that is often overlooked. You walk around and look for an unusual, rectangular-looking building. As you start to walk towards this building, you see things that you didn’t notice at first. You see beautiful paintings in the window, enticing you to explore deeper. You’ve stumbled onto one of UT’s famous libraries,w the Ransom Center. The UT libraries aren’t talked about enough. There are lots of librarians that have

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interesting stories about their work that they want to share. Some of these librarians explained their day-to-day occurrences and what made them want to become a librarian. Along with this, the libraries have been changing a lot over the past couple years. John Kuhn works at the Ransom Center, where he specializes in collecting works from many different authors. He believes the Ransom Center and the University of Texas are special places.


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