“The Book: Past, Present, and Future” is a virtual lecture series exploring the forms and purposes of books as methods of communication. In this lecture, The Book: The Present, join Dr. Jesse Erickson, Coordinator of Special Collections, Assistant Professor of English, and Associate Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center at the University of Delaware, to understand how a familiar object- the book- has become an integral part of our lives and how libraries and special collections are navigating the changing world of publishing.