Pens, markers and highlighters are among the items not allowed in Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s Reading Room due to their ability to damage materials, but a new exhibit set to debut in March welcomes an observation of the scribbles and doodles made years ago in medieval manuscripts. “Marvelous Medieval Marginalia: Drawings, Doodles, and Notes on the Edges of Readers’ Imaginations,” organized by Special Collections Curator Eve Wolynes, will be installed in Spencer Research Library’s exhibit space by the end of the month and officially open to the public with a curator talk and reception at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 8. 

Spencer Research Library is located behind Strong Hall, on the University of Kansas main campus in Lawrence. The easiest way to reach the library is from Jayhawk Boulevard. Visitors can walk through the rotunda of Strong Hall and cross the terrace connected to the library. Snow and icy conditions may close the terrace during the winter months, when visitors are encouraged to use Spencer's ground floor entrance, beneath the terrace. The closest parking option during regular weekday business hours is the Mississippi Street garage, adjacent to the Memorial Union.