Exhibits

Forsyth Library's exhibition program includes both site-based and online exhibitions that incorporate materials from Special Collections and the University Archives.

Main Exhibit Cases

Located on main level of Forsyth Library, the Main Exhibit Cases display materials from Special Collections and Archives. Recent staff-curated exhibits include: Before the Interstate: Traveling Two Lane Highways; Postmarked Landmarks; Memories and Memorabilia; and A Century of Little Blue Books: Celebrating the Working Man’s Library.

Fall 2023 Exhibit: FHSU Memories and Memorabilia

Special Exhibits Gallery

Located outside the University Archives on Forsyth Library's main level, the Special Exhibits Gallery showcases materials that demand extraordinary environmental controls. Recent staff-curated exhibits include: Die Lutherbibel, The Lovecraft Collectors' Library, and Paeans to Opportunity, Diatribes on Opportunism: Contrasting Representations in Gilded Age Literature.

Fall 2023 Exhibit: HP Lovecraft: The Lovecraft Collector's Library

Tour

Contact us to schedule a time to have your class guided by a librarian through the current exhibits or to schedule a time for your class to visit the Special Collections and University Archives to see more than what is currently on display.

Online Exhibits

Explore online exhibits that depict various aspects of university history, including, From Fort Hospital to Forsyth Library, History of Campus Buildings, A Commencement Exhibit, and Tiger Tales, a compilation of FHSU oral histories.

Internet Archiving

Ever-changing digital media of FHSU is being preserved through internet archiving, including the university website, blogs, Tiger Media Network, faculty web publications, Facebook, and Twitter. View the Archive of FHSU Websites and Digital Media.