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We’ll reopen on Sunday, December 1, and resume our regular hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 1–5 pm.</p> </p> </article> <article class="post" style="margin-bottom:36px;"> <h4 class="post-title"><a href="https://cartoons.osu.edu/news/2024/09/24/reading-room-closures-and-limited-seating/">Reading Room Closures and Limited Seating</a></h4> <span class='post-meta'> <time class="post-date" pubdate="September 24th, 2024">September 24th, 2024</time> <address class="post-author"> <a href="<?php// get_author_posts_url(); ?>"><?php// echo get_the_author(); ?></a> </address> </span> <p class="post-excerpt"> <p>The Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room is will have limited seating or will be closed during the following dates and times: Tuesday, October 29 @ 9-11 am: Closed (CompStds2264 class visit) Tuesday, October 29 @ 4-5 pm: Closed (CCAD class visit) Thursday, October 31 @ 11 am-12 pm: Closed (Art2100 class visit) Friday, November 1 […]</p> </p> </article> </section>  <section id="articles" class="front">  <header class="section-header"> <h2 class='section-heading'> <a href="http://library.osu.edu/blogs/cartoons/"> Blog </a> </h3> <div class="border-grey-diagonal-lines"></div> </header> <article class="post"> <h4 class="post-title"><a href='https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2024/10/30/new-exhibit-the-lone-crusader-larry-ivie-and-fandom-in-the-golden-age-of-comics/' title='New Exhibit! The Lone Crusader: Larry Ivie and Fandom in the Golden Age of Comics'> New Exhibit! The Lone Crusader: Larry Ivie and Fandom in the Golden Age of Comics</a></h4> <span class='post-meta'> <time class="post-date" pubdate="October 2024">October 30th, 2024</time> <img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nbqtz6MFYOqAxQkccJu64d5MchBDZL0mIRSewOjoLmk7-3Tz4xM8tHQrsocjE_v6mGw0-VlpNr_ZRgPKK49KpcN1ROtDwgnW_awcQIOz_L7zjnPz2yNHNMDbJVq26UEVHVWhq41Ogyp0mQ1CC-MdRvNO7jKzA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://image.t.osu.edu/lib/fe2e11717164077d701c77/m/1/60f8fb97-3741-4427-acbd-119a16691a9e.png"/> </span> <p class="post-excerpt"> The Lone Crusader: Larry Ivie and Fandom in the Golden Age of Comics Columbus, OH – The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum presents The Lone Crusader: Larry Ivie and Fandom in the Golden Age of Comics, an exhibit celebrating the enduring legacy of comics historian, writer, artist and collector Larry Ivie. 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