Wells Library, PACE to celebrate Constitution with free events

In honor of Constitution Day on Friday, the Government Information & Kent Cooper Services Department of the Herman B Wells Library and the Political and Civic Engagement program are sponsoring a series of events Friday and Monday, all free and open to the public.

Library visitors can pick up a copy of the Constitution in the Wells Library lobby from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

The kickoff for the day, titled “Getting the Goods on Congress: Where to Find All You Want to Know,” will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in E174. Lou Malcomb, department head for Government Information & Kent Cooper Services, will lead a discussion on how to access information on Congress.

From 2 to 3 p.m., Kate Cruikshank, a political papers specialist from the Office of University Archives and Management, will present “Improving Your Research: The World According to Congress: An Invitation to Research” in Wells Library E174. The session will also look at issues regarding Congress.

Also in honor of Constitution Day, Malcomb will conduct a seminar titled “Espionage in the Library: Government Secrets Revealed: How and Where to Find Declassified Documents,” from noon to 1 p.m. Monday in Wells Library E174. Malcomb will explain how to access documents created by the intelligence agencies, including the CIS, FBI and more.

For more information, visit IU’s Political and Civic Engagement website at
www.pace.indiana.edu.

— Margaret Ely