From 5f71936a1c5d609efc8d21114ac7ef6f82d782c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: djanelle-mit <djanelle@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 11:29:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update to hero image on homepage

---
 web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
index 65980515..00d104c2 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
+++ b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 get_header( 'v2' ); ?>
 
 <main id="content">
-	<section id="hero" role="img" aria-label="Two notebooks opened to show yellow graph paper; the top one has a black and white photo of a boat crew, and the bottom one shows handwritten text." style="background-image: url(https://libraries.mit.edu/app/uploads/2026/07/hero-image-edgerton.png);">
+	<section id="hero" role="img" aria-label="Graphic illustration of a spiral in purple, black, and white." style="background-image: url(https://libraries.mit.edu/app/uploads/2026/09/hero-image-noise-reduction.jpg);">
 	<div class="overlay">	
 		<div class="content-wrapper">
 				<div class="hero-content">
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 					?>
 					
 				</div>
-				<span class="hero-image-credit">from the <a href="https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/resources/603">Harold E. Edgerton papers</a></span>
+				<span class="hero-image-credit">from the <a href="https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/resources/244">Muriel Cooper personal archives</a></span>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</section>

From 29ddda50313bc86e1be8f981094f58203d4f27ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: djanelle-mit <djanelle@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 13:21:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Adjusted indentation

---
 web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
index 00d104c2..09ed7d04 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
+++ b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 <main id="content">
 	<section id="hero" role="img" aria-label="Graphic illustration of a spiral in purple, black, and white." style="background-image: url(https://libraries.mit.edu/app/uploads/2026/09/hero-image-noise-reduction.jpg);">
-	<div class="overlay">	
-		<div class="content-wrapper">
+		<div class="overlay">	
+			<div class="content-wrapper">
 				<div class="hero-content">
 					<h1>Welcome to the MIT Libraries</h1>
 

From 7a7967c167412e2a5df2a533a0116c2384389b76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: djanelle-mit <djanelle@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 13:42:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Accessibility fix to hero image

---
 web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/css/v2/pages/home.css  | 13 +++++++++++--
 .../themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/css/v2/pages/home.css b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/css/v2/pages/home.css
index f29e6607..4e920877 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/css/v2/pages/home.css
+++ b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/css/v2/pages/home.css
@@ -39,11 +39,20 @@ body.v2-page {
 #content > #hero {
   padding: 0;
   position: relative;
-  background-size: cover;
-  background-position: center center;
   color: var(--color-text-on-color);
 
+  /* Decorative background image, kept out of the focusable/overlay content so role="img" has no children */
+  .hero-bg {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 0;
+    background-size: cover;
+    background-position: center center;
+  }
+
   .overlay {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: 1;
     padding-top: calc(var(--content-section-vertical-padding) + var(--sp-600));
     padding-bottom: var(--content-section-vertical-padding);
     background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1A1A1A 24.52%, rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.50) 70.67%, rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.00) 100%);
diff --git a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
index 09ed7d04..32797c73 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
+++ b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/templates/page-home-v2.php
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 get_header( 'v2' ); ?>
 
 <main id="content">
-	<section id="hero" role="img" aria-label="Graphic illustration of a spiral in purple, black, and white." style="background-image: url(https://libraries.mit.edu/app/uploads/2026/09/hero-image-noise-reduction.jpg);">
+	<section id="hero">
+		<div class="hero-bg" role="img" aria-label="Graphic illustration of a spiral in purple, black, and white." style="background-image: url(https://libraries.mit.edu/app/uploads/2026/09/hero-image-noise-reduction.jpg);"></div>
 		<div class="overlay">	
 			<div class="content-wrapper">
 				<div class="hero-content">

From eb57ecdc6885ac5e02dd25b4da1329f04e4bbc96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: djanelle-mit <djanelle@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 13:43:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Increment style sheet

---
 web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/style.css | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/style.css b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/style.css
index b1dacae0..d165458a 100644
--- a/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/style.css
+++ b/web/app/themes/mitlib-parent/style.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Theme Name: MITlib Parent
 Author: MIT Libraries
-Version: 0.15
+Version: 0.16
 Description: The parent theme for the MIT Libraries' Pentagram-designed identity.
 
 */