Summer library lecture series begins

The Friends of the University Libraries, a support organization for the libraries at Utah State University, sponsors a summer lecture series that is open to audiences of all ages. The series returns this summer  with a number of informative, engaging and entertaining lectures, said John Elsweiler, series coordinator and associate director of public services for University Libraries.

The Summer Citizen Lecture Series includes four events and the first is June 16. All lectures are held in the Eccles Science Learning Center, room 046. The building is located south of the Taggart Student Center and the room is on the lower level. Space is limited (140 seats) and an early arrival is recommended. All lectures begin at 4 p.m. and are free.

The June 16 opener provides listeners an update on the new library construction project on campus. Two men who are involved in the construction phase of the library will speak. John Branson, project manager for the architectural firm GSBS, Gilles, Stransky, Brems, Smith, will describe the planned project and discuss elements of the facility. Brian Baer, project manager for Jacobsen Construction, will discuss construction progress.

The new library will incorporate the existing Cazier Science and Technology Library and replaces the older Merrill Library.

The complete Summer Citizen Lecture Series includes lectures June 30, when Ron Shook of Utah State’s department of English provides “How the British Invented the Bonneville Salt Flats,” July 14 with Ken White, professor in the animal, dairy and veterinary sciences department, presenting “Cloning – Everything You are Afraid to Ask Your Kids About,” and the final lecture, July 21, with Martin Toohill and “Memory, Health and Aging.”

For information on the Friends of University Libraries or the lecture series, contact the library’s administrative office at (435) 797-2631.