Love at the Library

Love at the Library

May your heart be your guide as Sheridan Libraries staff showcase their favorite love-themed collections and teach you how to recreate historic letter-writing techniques. In this three- part mini-course, you will sample some vintage love songs from the Lester Levy Collection of Popular American Sheet Music, learn about the history of Valentine’s Day cards, and have the chance to create your very own “locking letters” as a Valentine’s Day treat.

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Love at the Library
  • Session 1: Love at the Library

    May your heart be your guide as Sheridan Libraries staff showcase their favorite love-themed collections and teach you how to recreate historic letter-writing techniques. In this first session, you will learn about the history of Valentine’s Day cards from Outreach Librarian Heidi Herr. The valen...

  • Session 2: Love at the Library: Introduction to the Art of Letterlocking

    The term “letterlocking” refers to the process by which letters, in this case on paper, were folded and secured in order to prevent the information contained within falling into unintended hands. In use from the late Middle Ages, these techniques were commonplace among the nobility and those work...

  • Session 3: Love at the Library: A Love for Collecting

    The Levy Sheet Music Collection is the product of decades of love. Between the purchase of a dozen songs for fifty cents each, to the dramatic purchase of a first edition of the Star Spangled Banner, Lester Levy dedicated his life to his collection and his love of history. In this lecture, Assis...