Follow along with our 50 and Forward celebration! Here, you'll find photo galleries, event summaries, and highlighted articles about our celebrations and history.
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50 & Forward Ice Cream & Cake Social
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Libraries welcomed the Monarch community to the 50th anniversary celebration of Perry Library. The 50 & Forward Ice Cream & Cake Social recognized the building’s official opening on May 17, 1976 (originally known as The New Library Building). The iconic building received a 76,000 square foot addition, which was completed and dedicated in 1999 in honor of Patricia W. and husband J. Douglas Perry. Interim University Libraries Dean Elizabeth Burns personally handed out scoops of ice cream at the event, and attendees, including Provost Brian Payne, recorded messages to wish Perry Library the very best… on the special day and in the years ahead!
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Libraries Interim Dean Elizabeth Burns cuts 50 & Forward anniversary cake in Perry Library
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Libraries Interim Dean Elizabeth Burns hands cake to a staff member
Students enjoy the 50 & Forward Ice Cream & Cake Social
Students & staff pose for a photo at the Ice Cream and Cake Social
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Campus Police officers pose for a photo
Welcome table at the Ice Cream & Cake Social
Perry Library 50th & Forward cake
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Libraries Interim Dean Elizabeth Burns cuts 50 & Forward anniversary cake in Perry Library
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Libraries Interim Dean Elizabeth Burns hands cake to a staff member
Students enjoy the 50 & Forward Ice Cream & Cake Social
Students & staff pose for a photo at the Ice Cream and Cake Social
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Campus Police officers pose for a photo
Welcome table at the Ice Cream & Cake Social
Perry Library 50th & Forward cake
Kickoff Celebration Highlights
A Decade of ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Digital Commons
Recording Happy 50 & Forward Anniversary Messages
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Police celebrate the 50 & Forward Anniversary Kickoff at Perry Library
Canine Grover celebrates the 50 & Forward Anniversary Kickoff at Perry Library
Student Monarch visits the 50 & Forward Book Display at Anniversary Celebration Kickoff
Brickell Medical Sciences Library shares history at 50 & Forward Anniversary Celebration Kickoff
A Decade of ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Digital Commons
Recording Happy 50 & Forward Anniversary Messages
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Police celebrate the 50 & Forward Anniversary Kickoff at Perry Library
Canine Grover celebrates the 50 & Forward Anniversary Kickoff at Perry Library
Student Monarch visits the 50 & Forward Book Display at Anniversary Celebration Kickoff
Brickell Medical Sciences Library shares history at 50 & Forward Anniversary Celebration Kickoff