News & Announcements
News and general information, reminders and FYIs from the Libraries.
Nominations for Librarian of the Year are now open!
The 2013 Awards Committee of the Librarians’ Assembly is now accepting nominations for two awards given by the General Library System Librarians’ Assembly. These awards are given in recognition of outstanding contributions to library services on the UW-Madison campus. The Librarian of the Year awards are given to two members of the GLS staff. Faculty [...]
Evolving Directions Lecture on Senses & the Arts
The intersection of the senses and the arts is the theme for the next Evolving Directions lecture, scheduled for this Friday, March 8, from 1:30-3:00pm in Memorial, Rm. 126. Please mark your calendars to attend this very special presentation by Prof. Henry Drewal and Faisal Abdu’allah on their teaching and research on the senses and [...]
2nd Annual Maureen Grant Memorial Blood Drive
In 2011, longtime UW Libraries employee Maureen Grant was struck by a bus while walking across University Avenue and was killed. Grant was a lifelong Red Cross blood donor who frequently donated at the UW Libraries blood drives and in her hometown of New Glarus, Wisconsin. Last March, the UW Libraries sponsored a blood drive [...]
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 & [...]
“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 [...]
Charity Knitting & Crocheting at Memorial Library
Due to the overwhelming success and popularity of the charity knitting program at Steenbock (which is still going strong on Fridays, 12-1 in room 240) a second location and time has been added to the lunchtime crafternoons for the spring semester starting next week. Organizer and Grants Librarian, Ellen Jacks, encourages anyone who is interested [...]
Call For Submissions: Digital Salon 2013
The UW-Madison Libraries and DesignLab will host the fourth annual Digital Salon, a one-week exhibition of digital media projects by UW undergraduate and graduate students from Sunday, April 14 through Saturday, April 20, 2013. This exhibition of new media projects showcases artistic and research-based projects that take digital form or rely heavily on information technology [...]
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: [...]
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