UNK Curriculum

09/15/2026

06/02/2026

As we prepare for the 250th (semiquincentennial) anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we will be highlighting our PK-12 collections. They are all available for checkout (non-students musts be at least 19 years of age and have a Nebraska ID).

https://unk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UON_K/f0dc8p/alma991002667669706388

This DVD has ALL of the songs you remember. For this event, we are highlighting these:

No More Kings; Fireworks; The Shot Heard 'Round the World; The Preamble; Elbow Room; The Great American Melting Pot; Mother Necessity; Sufferin' Till Suffrage; I'm Just a Bill; Three-Ring Government

05/27/2026

Looking ahead for Juneteenth: "Also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day, is a holiday observed annually on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States .In 1863, during the American Civil War, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than three million slaves living in the Confederate states to be free, but it was not until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that the state’s residents finally learned that slavery had been abolished."

Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). Juneteenth. Britannica Academic. Retrieved May 27, 2026, from https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Juneteenth/438704

04/08/2026

The countdown is on for Bruce Arant’s visit to Calvin T. Ryan Library on April 20–21, 2026.

Come enjoy a public presentation, Q&A, book sales, autographing, and workshop with the award-winning author and illustrator of Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! and Simpson’s Sheep Just Want to Sleep!

02/25/2026

10/02/2025

As we prepare for Banned Books Week: How to use book resumes in your classroom or library

What Are Book Résumés? Book résumés are free resources that help teachers, librarians, parents, and community advocates support access when others demand that books are censored. These book résumés are provided in an easy-to-print PDF format so they can be shared with administrators, book revi...

09/15/2025

Constitution Day is Wednesday, September 17. The UNK Library has several items on this topic available for checkout, located on the thematic display stand at the bottom of the stairs.....

AND free pocket Constitutions also on the lower level of the library while supplies last! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

04/07/2025

Today is Right to Read Day – a national day of action to protect and celebrate the freedom to read! It’s a reminder that everyone deserves access to diverse books and ideas. Stand up against censorship and support your local libraries and educators!

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day/