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Find out more about Bertrand Library’s 75th Anniversary Initiatives!

Explore the Bertrand Library Building

Visitors to the library can explore all five floors of the library through our series of 75th anniversary activities!

Hunt through the stacks to uncover hidden secrets, historical artifacts, and quirky corners by completing the Library Scavenger Hunt.
Solve clues hidden around the library to learn more about Bertrand Library in the Puzzling Library Quest.
Show your love for Bertrand Library by writing a Love Letter to the Library, found in the card catalog displayed on the main floor by the central staircase.

Learn more and complete the activities in the Library

Reading Group for The Science of Reading

Bucknell faculty and staff are invited to join a group read and discussion of The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America by Adrian Johns. Find more details on the page below.

Learn more about the Reading Group for The Science of Reading

Student Poetry Contest

In celebration of the Bertrand Library’s 75th anniversary, the Bertrand 75 Commission and the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts held a poetry contest! Find more information about the winning poem and author on the page below.

Learn more about the 75th Anniversary Poetry Contest