Please join SJSU ALASC on a FREE, behind-the-scenes tour of the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA! The tour will take place Monday, October 29, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Afterward, please join us for lunch and an exploration of the Library’s exhibits and beautiful Botanical gardens.
From the library’s website: “The Library collection includes more than seven million manuscripts; 420,000 rare books; and 1.3 million photographs, prints, and ephemera. The general public can view some of the finest rare books and manuscripts of Anglo-American civilization, including the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, a Gutenberg Bible on vellum, the double-elephant folio edition of Audobon’s Birds of America, and a world-class collection of the early editions of Shakespeare’s works.”
Space is limited to only 12 current SJSU iSchool students. Please RSVP by October 22 by filling out this form. If more than 12 people RSVP, registrants will be placed into a random drawing to determine who can join the tour. Registrants will be notified with the results of the drawing by October 24.
Location and Parking: 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA, 91108. Parking is free. For additional information, go to http://www.huntington.org/visit/.
If you have any questions, please contact SJSU ALASC Social Media Manager Joyce Peng at joyce.peng(at)sjsu(dot)edu.
