A new exhibit opened in Special Collections & University Archives, which commemorates the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s Utopia. More's book led to a proliferation of utopian fiction in the Western world. Utopias usually critique the politics of the author’s time and imagine what a better society might look like. Many utopias sparked social movements...

Cherry Williams joined the UCR Library on September 6, 2016, as Director of Distinctive Collections. Cherry will be located in Special Collections & University Archives on the 4th floor of Rivera Library, and will report to Alison Scott, AUL for Collections & Scholarly Communication. Cherry earned her BS in nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate...

Charles (Chuck) Stephenson joined the UCR Library on September 6, 2016, as our Rivera Night & Billing Coordinator. Chuck will be located in Circulation/Reserves on the first floor of Rivera Library, and will report to Sahra Missaghieh Klawitter, Circulation/Reserves Services Manager. He comes to UCR from Chapman University, where he worked as the library’s Night...