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The Lion and Lamb

Through all appropriate means, but especially through arts and literature,
The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center of Bluffton University promotes the study of
peace and justice, cultural understanding and nonviolent responses to conflict 
with an emphasis on these themes for children. 
 

The Lion and Lamb offers:

The Arts

Explore sculptures, fine art, children's artwork and original illustrations from picture books.

Literature

The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center is a unique collection of 4,000+ picture and children’s books focused on themes of peace. Resources for teachers are also available.

Everyone is welcome to browse and use books and other materials when visiting the center. Anyone with a current Bluffton ID (students, faculty, staff alumni and community patrons) may check out items. An indoor drop box is provided for your convenience when the center is closed. 

The Lion and Lamb collection includes fiction and nonfiction picture books and teacher resources on topics including, but not limited to, those listed below.

  • Abilities and disabilities
  • Aging
  • Appreciating diversity
  • Arts
  • Creation care
  • Different perspectives
  • Families
  • Friendship
  • Immigrants and refugees
  • Interdependence
  • Death, loss and grief
  • Multicultural perspectives
  • Multilingual literature
  • Nations and people
  • Peacemaking
  • Poetry
  • Poverty
  • Resolving conflicts
  • Traditional literature and folk tales
  • Wordless picture books
 
Presentations for elementary students
Programming
“Teaching Peace to Children”
Sessions on cultural understanding and conflict resolution are offered for elementary school children. University students are trained and empowered to present.

 

 

Hours and Location

Visitors are welcome to browse the library collection of picture books, enjoy the artwork and sculptures inside the center and outside in the Honda Outdoor Sculpture Garden.

Contact information

The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center
1 University Drive 50
Bluffton, OH 45817-2104

lionlamb@bluffton.edu
419-358-3207

Dr. Amy Mullins serves as director of The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center.

Tacoma Lawson '25 serves as the graduate assistant of The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center.

about the founder

Dr. Elizabeth "Libby" Hostetler, professor emeritus Bluffton University, founded The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center in 1987 to provide a resource for children to gain skills necessary for developing a vision of peace. Libby served as director of the center until retiring from Bluffton University in June 1999. Through her efforts in various roles as a teacher, professor, principal, founder and director of The Lion and Lamb, Libby is an advocate for peace-learning and peace-living.

financial support

The Lion and Lamb depends on financial contributions from those who share our vision for peace.

 

Or, write check payable to Bluffton University with "The Lion and Lamb" in the memo line and send to:

Bluffton University
Advancement Office
1 University Drive 
Bluffton, OH 45817

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