Category: Presentation

• Research Reveals the Rich History of the Washburn Observatory at UW-Madison

  Posted on Oct 9th

  The University of Wisconsin-Madison is home to one of the oldest and most prestigious astronomy programs in the nation. The key to […]

• Jason Steinhauer, author of History, Disrupted, on campus March 28

  Posted on Feb 27th

  In this rapidly changing world, it takes work to keep up with the daily onslaught of information and demands on our attention […]

• Press Play: Recorded Sound from Groove to Stream

  Posted on Oct 19th

  Exhibit talk with curator Nathan D. Gibson Refreshments provided by the Friends of UW–Madison LibrariesWednesday, October 26, 20223:00 – 4:00 p.m.Free and open […]

• Dr. Johanna Drucker Traces the Origins of the Alphabet

  Posted on Aug 30th

  Free Public Lecture – 4:30 P.M. Tuesday, September 20 at the Chazen Museum of Art Auditorium “A B C D E F […]

• Summer Scholars Share Insights on Interwar European Politics

  Posted on Aug 15th

  The Friends of UW-Madison seek to provide scholars around the country and the world opportunity to access unique collections held by the […]

• The Friends sponsor Jarrett Adams for the Wisconsin Book Festival

  Posted on Nov 9th

  AIRED ON C-SPAN2 DECEMBER 12 | WATCH IT HERE Redeeming Justice (Convergent Books, Sept 2021) is not just the title of his […]

• Promoting Partnerships

  Posted on Nov 5th

  Partnerships, both on and off campus, continue to be a priority for the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries. Teaming up with other libraries […]

• Celebrating Jazz Musician Mary Lou Williams

  Posted on Oct 23rd

  If you’ve never heard of jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams, don’t be too hard on yourself.  Neither had either performer for the […]

• Caroline Fraser, author of Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder comes to Madison on September 27

  Posted on Sep 12th

  The Friends’ annual Schewe Lecture, in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival, is pleased to announce 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser— […]

• Lessons Learned

  Posted on Nov 17th

  “The war not only encouraged self-sacrifice, but it also brought out the bullies, the super patriots, the true believers who found it […]

• A Dynamic Duo – the Nadlers Introduce a New Way to Look at Old Ideas

  Posted on Oct 11th

  Take one UW-Madison philosophy professor, add an illustrator with a penchant for “comic art,” shake vigorously, and the result is Heretics! The […]

• Tim Tyson speaks to issues of race and politics

  Posted on Aug 30th

  Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 28, 2017.  The Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries is pleased to host author and former UW-Madison […]