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On Wisconsin, On Film: Historic Films from the University Archives
As part of their “Treasures of the UW-Libraries” series, the Friends of the Libraries will present an evening of campus film clips on Wednesday, March 6 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Memorial Library, Room 460. “On Wisconsin, On Film” will delight you with a selection of historic films providing glimpses of campus life from [...]
Friends of the CCBC Book Sale to be held March 2nd
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is part of the UW-Madison School of Education and is housed on the 4th floor of Helen C. White Hall, along with the School of Library and Information Studies. The first of the Friends of the CCBC’s biannual book sales will be held this Saturday, March 2, 2013. At [...]
Getting to Know Ed Van Gemert
Staff meetings and official communications can tell you what Ed Van Gemert has planned for the UW Libraries, but we’d like to share a candid interview with the new Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian. In his own words: “I take my work seriously, but I don’t take myself too seriously.” Library News & [...]
Wednesday Nite @ the Lab presents Fallout: The Making of a “Radioactive” Exhibit
Micaela Sullivan Fowler is famous on campus for creating exhibits at Ebling Library that enhance the experience of reading UW’s Go Big Read titles each year. The first, titled “It’s Good for You,” was created in conjunction with Michael Pollen’s In Defense of Food, and the second, “Informing Consent: Unwitting Subjects in Medicine’s Pursuit of [...]
“Blind Date with a Book” at Memorial Library
If you stop by Memorial Library today, you might notice something different about the browsing display near the circulation area. A new display, created by librarians Beth Harper and Paloma Celis-Carbajal entices students, faculty, and staff to go on a “blind date” with a book– each one anonymously wrapped in paper like a present. Signs advertizing [...]
Bird Sightings in Artists’ Books at the Kohler Art Library
The Kohler Art Library regularly exhibits materials from its collections, such as artist books and illuminated manuscript facsimiles. This semester, the librarians have pulled together a wonderful new exhibit that focuses on artist renderings of birds from the Kohler’s extensive Artists’ Books Collection. More details on the exhibit from the Kohler Library’s website: Current Exhibit: [...]
The Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture Announces “Feminist Ryan Gosling” Colloquium
The Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture announced the first Spring 2013 Colloquium this week. The event, titled Co-opting Theory: How Feminist Ryan Gosling Saved my Academic Life, will be presented by Danielle Henderson, a PhD candidate in the UW-Madison School of Gender and Women’s Studies and creator of the popular Tumblr, Feminist [...]
Join the Friends for an Exhibit Tour & Go Big Read Discussion at Ebling Library
UW’s Go Big Read choice for 2012-2013 is the remarkable Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss. One of Ebling Library’s most popular exhibits has been “Fallout: The Mixed Blessing of Radiation and the Public Health,” which was imagined in response to Radioactive. The Friends of the University [...]
Tracy Honn of Silver Buckle Press featured on Design Envy
Congratulations to Tracy Honn, whose work is featured this week as an example of gorgeous letterform prints on Design Envy, a meticulously curated blog created by designers. Tracy Honn is a master printer and Director of Silver Buckle Press, a working museum of letterpress printing housed on the second floor of Memorial Library. Silver Buckle [...]
Charity Knitting at Steenbock Memorial Library will continue!
Back in November, we shared the news about Steenbock Library’s lunchtime charity knitting program which supports Warm Up America, a non-profit that provides blankets for people in need. Now, we’re delighted to share the news that the lunchtime Knitting Social at Steenbock will continue into the spring semester! The group attracts more than 20 knitters [...]
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