Fall 2026
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Through the Decades
Through the Decades: Honoring UH Libraries’ 75-year history while boldly imagining our future.
Dean Christina Gola

Dean’s Letter

This has been a landmark year for University of Houston Libraries. That momentum will continue into 2027.

A group of students and staff take a picture with mascots Shasta and Sasha, holing up the cougar paw handsign, at the MD Anderson 75th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrating 75 Years at the Heart of UH

A group of student workers show off their scholarship certificates. Reem Nihad Ashraf, Riya Dhanduke, Amahri McReynolds, Shreedhar Senthil Kumar, Christina Miller, Vinh Nguyễn Han Nguyễn, and Khanh Doan

Congratulations to the 2026–27 UH Libraries Scholarship Recipients

A photo of Cathy Frank. She is wearing a red dress with white polka dots.

Chi Omega Cougar Corner Rededication

A photo of a journal from the Red Adair Collection

Preservation and Access: Bringing Archives Alive

Featured in this issue

Image of 4 former student workers who are full time staff: Jacob Honey, Yesenia Umana, Allison Young, Rily Vagis

From Student Workers to Staff Members

Four staffers reflect on their career journeys at UH Libraries.

picture of the magna carta

Handheld History

UH is the fifth U.S. entity to acquire a 1540 copy of Magna Carta, made possible by a gift in honor of a longtime benefactor.

Wenli Gao, head of Collections Strategies and Services

The Art and Science of Maintaining a Library Collection

Collections strategy has changed dramatically. UH Libraries has adapted to meet the moment.

Learning How To Think Like a Historian

A collaborative seminar takes undergraduate history students out of the classroom and into the UH Libraries’ archives to sharpen their research skills.

Humanities for All

How UH’s digital humanists transform research into something interactive and discoverable, therefore more accessible for everyone.

‘Coogs’ House: 100 Years of UH Campus Design’

How an exhibit reveals the stories behind a century of impact.

Library Vibes

Explore the five distinct locations administered by UH Libraries.

MD Anderson Library’s 75th Celebration

Guests gathered at MD Anderson Library on August 29th to support the Reimagined Library vision. To learn how you can join us on this exciting journey, visit libraries.uh.edu/giving.

A bound journal of The Daily Cougar newspaper is open on a table for display at the 75th Celebration Gala
University mascots Sasha and Shasta take photos with attendees of the 75th Celebration Gala
Librarian Christian Kelleher shows of a vintage card catalog cabinet at the 75th Celebration Gala
Seated attendees at the 75th Celebration Gala

Reimagined: University of Houston Libraries Magazine | Fall 2026