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Wordless Wednesday #140

Wordless Wednesday #140

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #139

Wordless Wednesday #139

Selected by Katie Zondlo

January 2026 Decalcomania

January 2026 Decalcomania

New year, new stickers! January’s sticker selection is brought to you by the staff of Princeton University Library’s Special and Distinctive Collections who voted from a list of 8 to determine which stickers would kick off 2026.

Wordless Wednesday #138

Wordless Wednesday #138

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #137

Wordless Wednesday #137

Selected by Brianna Garden

Wordless Wednesday #136

Wordless Wednesday #136

Selected by Walter Weintz ‘74

Wordless Wednesday #135

Wordless Wednesday #135

Selected by Katie Zondlo

December 2025 Decalcomania

December 2025 Decalcomania

December is the time for hot cocoa, celebrating with loved ones, and cramming for finals! If you need a little gift for yourself, a limited run of stickers are now available at Special Collections Firestone and Special Collections Mudd.

Wordless Wednesday #134

Wordless Wednesday #134

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Thirty-Five Years in Slavery, and Then Out

Thirty-Five Years in Slavery, and Then Out

A 1902 memoir by John Thomas, who was born into slavery and lived through emancipation. To the best that can be determined, no other copy exists—at least none are cataloged anywhere.