Bird enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to visit the 5th floor of the Bizzell Memorial Library from Jan. 15 through May 15 to view the latest exhibit featuring works from OU Libraries special collections.
Although, the title comes from a 1951 children’s book by Dorothy Childs Hogner which tells of the migratory adventure of a goose named “Wild Little Honker,” exhibit curator, Melissa Rickman, says the exhibit features a wide variety of books from the collections.
“There are bird books from the Lois Lenski Collection of Children’s Literature, the Jackson Rinn Pope III History of Ornithology Collection, and the general History of Science Collections,” Rickman said. “Many of the books have not been displayed before and are not widely seen by the public. The books include guides for bird identification, bird stories for children, ways of describing bird song with words and notation, and information about bird watching.”
A series of small, rotating exhibits on current bird research occurring at OU will also be displayed on the main floor of the library. The pop-up exhibits will rotate on a monthly basis and will cover research on aeroecology, birds and bird-watching.
Visitors may also check out an iPad from the 5th floor help desk to discover eight of the birds referenced in the display, hear their calls and learn more about the different species. Once all eight birds have been found, participants can receive a small 3D printed bird as a souvenir.