The Howard B. Waltz Music Library houses one of the largest and most important music research collections in the Mountain West.

Therapy dog with students.

Look For Bark Buddies At The Libraries

Oct. 31, 2019

Are you pawsitively stressed and in need of some serious canine affection? Fortunately, the Therapy Dogs of Boulder County (TDBC) and the University Libraries are bringing Bark Buddies back to our campus Libraries. TBDC volunteers bring therapy dogs to hospitals, retirement communities, schools, and libraries within the Boulder County area...

Norlin Library exterior. Photo by Casey Cass

CUATL Ep. 1: CU at Norlin Library

Sept. 23, 2019

This transcript of the CU at the Libraries episode “C-U at Norlin Library” has been rewritten for the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries news site. Press play to listen to this episode below or find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. It’s the beginning...

Katie Mika works with student.

Getting The Most From Campus Libraries

Sept. 18, 2019

Heading to the library at CU Boulder means a trip to Norlin Library or to one of the four branch libraries: Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library ; Leonard H. Gemmill Engineering, Mathematics and Physics Library ; the Howard B. Waltz Music Library ; and the William M...

Katerina Allmendinger is the new Branch Operations Manager at the CU Boulder Muisc

Meet Music Library Branch Operations Manager Katerina Allmendinger

July 8, 2019

The University Libraries would like to introduce and welcome our newest branch operations manager for the Howard B. Waltz Music Library , Katerina Allmendinger! Allmendinger started with the Libraries at CU Boulder in June, right before graduating from the University of Denver with her Master’s in Library and Information Science...

All students are welcome to submit original material by April 8, 2019.

LibCast Music Contest Now Through April 8

March 12, 2019

The University Libraries are excited to share their ongoing development of LibCast, a new podcast sharing the stories from the Libraries. LibCast producers want a simple and upbeat music theme to tie each episode together, and would prefer the music be an original composition by a CU Boulder student. All...

Waltz Music Library

Getting the Most from Your Campus Libraries

Sept. 11, 2018

Heading to the library at CU Boulder means a trip to Norlin Library or to one of the four branch libraries: William M. White Business Library ; Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library ; L.H. Gemmill Engineering, Mathematics and Physics Library ; and the Howard B. Waltz Music...

Collage of the new music library and Head Librarian Stephanie Bonjack

Music Library Grand Re-Opening

Jan. 19, 2018

Celebrate with us the transformation of the Howard B. Waltz Music Library! The celebration will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m., Tuesday, January 23. While the Music Library re-opened on August 28, additional furniture continued to arrive during the fall, and final touches recently finished. Our renovation...

Hard Hat and Tools

Music Library Renovation Update

Sept. 5, 2017

9/05/17 Update: We are pleased to announce that the Howard B. Waltz Music Library renovation has been completed! The Music Library opened on August 28, and additional furniture has been arriving all month. Our renovation makes more efficient use of space in staff areas, while creating more group study rooms...

The Tender Land

Copland’s The Tender Land

April 7, 2016

Eklund Opera Program to Present Copland's The Tender Land, April 21-24 “Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free.” The tune of this Shaker song is likely to start playing in your head when you hear the name Aaron Copland , the American composer known for...

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Feb. 9, 2016

Eklund Opera Program to Present Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites by Melanie Shaffer With the title Dialogues of the Carmélites , the opera by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) might sound rather mundane. However, this opera is based on the true story of the Carmelite nuns of Compiégne who were beheaded at...

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