Western Libraries to put on 'Catching a Map Thief' whodunit lecture Oct. 5

Village Books and the Western Washington University Libraries are pleased to present WWU Connections, a brown bag speaker series highlighting the expertise of WWU faculty and staff. At noon on the first Tuesdays of October, November, and December, join the Western Libraries at Village Books for engaging presentations and discussion.

The first event, titled "Catching a Map Thief," will take place at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 5, with  WWU Librarian Rob Lopresti.

In 2006, someone stole hundreds of maps and some books from the WWU Library. More than a year and a half of investigation by WWU staff resulted in the federal conviction of a man who confessed to robbing more than 100 libraries in the United States and Canada. Almost 20,000 pages and hundreds of books were found in his collection.

For more information, visit http://library.wwu.edu/news/4681.