Kent State University Fashion Library

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The Fashion Library is the primary repository at Kent State University for printed materials on the history of fashion, the apparel industry, fashion retailing, fashion accessories, and fashion design. Fashion Library resources include: Over 3,500 books and 50 current periodical titles, fashion forecasting publications for womenswear, menswear, colors and fabrics and special collections including

04/22/2026

Celebrate Earth Day with us by stopping into the Fashion Library! 🌿 Browse our curated collection of books on sustainability, visible mending, and zero-waste fashion to spark new ideas and inspiration. Whether you're looking to refresh your wardrobe responsibly or learn practical skills, there's something here for everyone. Join us in rethinking fashion and making more mindful choices for the planet. We’d love to see you!

03/02/2026

Miss out on the Fashion Library’s cookie social last month? No worries! Join us this Thursday in Rockwell Hall Room 231 from 10-11:00 AM for this month's event!

🍪 Enjoy some sweet treats and learn more about all the Fashion Library has to offer! 🍪

Click here for information on upcoming events: www.library.kent.edu/events

02/02/2026

🍪 Grab some sweet treats at the Fashion Library’s upcoming Cookie Socials! 🍪
Join us on the second floor of Rockwell Hall from 10-11:00 am this Thursday to learn more about all the Fashion Library has to offer.
📚For information on other upcoming events, visit www.library.kent.edu/events.

04/18/2025

Celebrate our beautiful planet with creative artwork, poetry, and more at our upcoming Embrace Nature on Earth Day event at the Architecture Library in the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design and the Wick Poetry Center in the Gaston Prentice House
🌎 Create wearable pins out of recycled sweaters
📚 Tour the Belden Brick Materials Library
📗 Receive a poetry bookmark featuring Ohio plants and animals
🪨 Rock decoration station
📘 Contribute to a community poem
📖 Choose a free book about nature

04/01/2025

🍪 Grab some sweet treats at the Fashion Library’s upcoming Cookie Socials! 🍪
Join us on the second floor of Rockwell Hall from 10-11:30 am this Thursday to learn more about all the Fashion Library has to offer.
📚For information on other upcoming events, visit www.library.kent.edu/events.

02/03/2025

Cookie for your thoughts (and some caffeine)! Take a break from the cold and join us at the Fashion Library this Thursday, February 6th at 10 am for our FIRST THURSDAY COOKIE SOCIAL. There is a cookie here with your name on it.

12/09/2024

Pantone's Color of the Year for 2025 is Mocha Mousse! What's your reaction? Ready to clothe yourself in this luscious color or too full to enjoy such a rich treat?

09/09/2024

Join Us for a Week of Welcome at the KSU Branch Libraries Open House Events! At each library you can learn all about our special resources and collect a piece in order to make your own beautiful airplant environment!

09/09/2024

The Kent State University School of Fashion Mixer on Friday night was wet but wonderfully fun! Many people came to the Fashion Library and enjoyed making their own pins from recycled sweaters!