This past Thursday I had the honor of guest lecturing at the University of Notre Dame for a good friend. After babbling on extensively about 3D printing, I decided to explore Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library, which offered beautiful views of campus as seen above. While I had visited the campus a few years ago for a conference, I hadn’t realized that Touchdown Jesus occupied the outside of the library. I was able to explore thirteen floors all filled with books, of which only the tenth floor had recently been renovated. With that being said, I have to say I preferred the stark, metal shelving inhabiting the remainder of the floors, as you’ll observe in the photos below in contrast to the new library feel of the tenth floor. I hope you’ll enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed exploring!
Great photos! I trust that your lecture went well. I’ve been to ND many times (we live just north in MI).
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Thank you! My lecture was a success! Isn’t the campus beautiful. My friend that teaches at ND lives in Michigan at Berrien Springs. So she’s probably close to you!
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Hope your lecture went well! 🙂 My husband is actually a grad student there! It really is a beautiful campus.
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Thank you! Thank you! I love the ND campus. What grad school program is your husband in?
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Psychology. He graduates next year. 🙂
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Oh how exciting! I’m sure with the end in sight both of you are ready for him to be done! 🙂
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I hope you had a great time, students usually love guest lecturers. Such a beautiful campus!
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Thank you! I had a wonderful time. The campus, especially in spring, is beautiful!
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Wow! Absolutely stunning photos. I enjoyed your description of your lecture – babbling extensively about 3D printing. 😀
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Thanks Charissa! 🙂 I can get to rambling during my talks so I thought it was appropriate.
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Wow! Absolutely stunning. ☺️
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Thanks Jenn!
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Yeah! I too recently explored a library. (My local one) but I think everyone needs a reminder of what’s right next door. Or in your case in another town, but we do get to see some beautiful photos and remind ourselves why libraries are fabulous! I enjoyed your post, thanks!
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Thanks Deborah! I was just mentioning to my husband that I make such a big deal about other libraries but I haven’t even wandered over to MSU’s library despite walking by every day. I need to make local adventures!
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Lovely images
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Thank you! Thank you!
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LIBRARY – Bibliophile’s heaven
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Absolutely true! 🙂
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Changing the subject slightly and talking about 3-D printing, (the subject of your lecture 😉 ) I saw an amazing exhibition of sculptures at an Art Gallery in Manchester (England). All the objects had been created by 3-D printers. It is really impressive how much this technology has advanced.
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I would love to see that exhibit! Have you read any of the articles touting 3D printing as the 3rd Industrial Revolution? I’m a big fan with how the technology has significantly changed the microfluidic lab I got my PhD in.
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Yes 3-D printing is an areas which fascinates me. It has so many applications. The exhibition itself was at a small art gallery in Oldham, a suburb in Manchester, England.
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Wow this looks so cool!!
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Thanks! Thanks! ND has a beautiful campus!
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You’re welcome!!
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Books, books, books and more books. Salivating with delight!
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The more the books the better! ❤
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It is challenging to locate knowledgeable people today on this subject, but you sound like you understand what you are talking about! Thanks
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Really enjoyed this post. I will have to add this to my list of libraries to visit.
I am so glad I am not the only one who likes to wander through the stacks so much that they have to photograph it.
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Thank you! Thank you! Libraries are the best! Which one is your favorite? 😀
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Agreed, libraries are the best. I have always been partial to university libraries. I love the sense of history, and passion. The almost residue of the blood, sweat and tears that have come through. OF the libraries I have visited I think the Suzzallo at the University of Washington is the most beautiful. But I think the Bodlian Library at Oxford is the one I would most like to visit. However, thanks to you, I am definitely adding the Hesburgh Library to my ever growing list of places i need to visit. So Thank You for that. 🙂
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Those both sound like wonderful libraries! We went to a bunch of libraries when we had our honeyversary in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. The National Austrian Library in Vienna was amazing!
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I love the idea of a honeyversary.
We honeymooned in Egypt, but the Library in Alexandria was closed during our visit, and now it sounds as if it may be harder than ever to plan a trip there. Hopefully I will get to see it in this lifetime.
Maybe even on a honeybersary. 🙂
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Oh how disappointing the Library of Alexandria was closed! I hopefully the unrest settles. I’ve always wanted to see the pyramids and visit Egypt. I hope you get to visit that famous library too! 🙂
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