David L. Rice Library

09/04/2026

🪽✨ Looking for your next fantasy obsession? ✨🪽

Enter a world of danger, magic, and forbidden romance with Shield of Sparrows! 🏰⚔️📖

Ready to get lost in a story full of twists, tension, and adventure? Check it out at the Rice Library! 💜

09/02/2026

📖👀 Something new is waiting for you…
Our shelves are getting some fresh additions! ✨ Check out our New Reads and find something that catches your eye.

🔗 https://usi.libguides.com/newatricelibrary/books

08/31/2026

🎨✨ Create, Paint & Bring Your Miniatures to Life!🖌️🎲

Get creative and paint your own tabletop miniatures! Whether you’re a seasoned painter or trying it out for the first time, come join us and make something uniquely yours. 🧙‍♂️🐉🎨

📅 Starts September 18th!
🗓️ Then, every 3rd Wednesday of the month!

Come create, paint, and have some fun! 🎲✨

08/28/2026

🐍 Fiction Friday! 🐍

Ready to enter the world of Panem? 🏹🔥📖

You can check out The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes at the Rice Library! ✨

08/26/2026

🎲 Who says the library is just for books? 👀

Need a study break? Grab a friend and check out our board games and other fun activities at the Front Desk on the 1st Floor! ♟️🎮

📚 Study a little. Play a little. Have some fun! ✨

08/24/2026

Still searching for Alfie’s eaglets? 🦅

Little eagles are hiding throughout Rice Library! Find one, return it to Research Services, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a grand prize! 🎉

🔎 50 eagles are waiting to be found
📍 Return them to Research Services
📅 Running through the end of the semester (or until all 50 are found!)

Have you found one yet? 👀

08/21/2026

🚀 Fiction Friday! 🚀

Ready to go on a mission that’s out of this world? 🌌📖

Add Project Hail Mary to your reading list and find it at Rice Library! ✨

08/19/2026

Mark your calendars! Here’s what’s coming up at the library. We’d love to see you there! 📚💛

08/17/2026

Fall Semester starts August 17th! The library will have different hours once classes start, so mark your calendars! 📚

You can always check the library hours at usi.libguides.com/about/hours as well.

08/11/2026

https://amusingartifacts.org/2026/08/10/entertainment-in-evansville-in-days-gone-by-showboats/

Live entertainment hasn’t always been easy to come by. Only large cities would have a sufficient population base to be able to support venues where live entertainment could take place, and to suppo…