Armstrong Browning Library & Museum
The Armstrong Browning Library & Museum is dedicated to the study of the lives and works of Victorian poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and houses the world’s largest collection of Browning material and other fine collections of rare 19th-century books, manuscripts, and works of art.
Laura McNeal, author of the recently released novel "The Swan’s Nest" that features Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, will speak on the role of invention in historical fiction writing as part of the Armstrong Browning Library & Museum’s annual Browning Day celebration on Friday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, and will be followed by audience Q&A, a reception, and book signing. Baylor CAE credit is available for students attending in person.
On Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. on the first floor of Moody Library, Philip Jenkins, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of History & Co-Director of the Program on Historical Studies of Religion, and Beth Barr, Ph.D., The James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History. These colleagues will converse about Jenkins’ latest Baylor University Press publication, “A Storm of Images: Iconoclasm and Religious Reformation in the Byzantine World“ (2023). Audience Q&A, a reception with light refreshments, and a book signing will follow the conversation.
Heidi Yarger has been appointed Health Science Librarian for the Baylor Libraries after a competitive national search. Yarger earned her Master of Library and Information Science and Master of Arts in Folklore Studies degrees from Indiana University Bloomington in December 2023 and brings experiences that span creative writing, organic farming, beekeeping, course instruction, reference librarianship, and exhibit curation and production.
On March 1, 2024, the Armstrong Browning Library & Museum of the Baylor Libraries welcomed Joanna Lamb as their new Assistant Librarian and Curator. Lamb earned her Master of Library and Information Sciences from the University of Denver and brings experiences in archives, libraries, museums, and records management in higher education and the energy sector to her new appointment.