The library recently received a gift that would have some high-end museum directors drooling, 61 pieces of artwork from nationally renowned artist and Topeka native Walter Hatke. Learn why the library was chosen as the recipent.

That's how one Art Appreciation student from Allen County Community College recently described the Topeka Room.

It's surprisingly common how many people don't know this place exists.

"All I want is your opinion when you write, because later on in your education, that's what you'll be researching."

That's what Laura Dalrymple, Allen County Community College art instructor tells her students before they start writing about the art they see at the Sabatini Art Gallery.

For the first time, Laura Dalrymple shares her students' responses—with their permission—to art from the Library's permanent collection.

First up: Barbara Waterman-Peters' MWS 282: The Root of All.

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