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September 2021
Exhibit: How Not to Preserve Records!
Caution: evil archivists have hijacked our exhibit case and replaced our “How to Preserve Records” exhibit with “How Not to Preserve Records!” In this exhibit visitors will learn unfortunately easy and effective ways that our professional doppelgangers speed up the…
Find out more »October 2021
Exhibit: UWM Libraries’ Distinctive Collections Celebrate American Archives Month
O-gî-mäw-kwě mit-i-gwä-kî (Queen of the woods). Also brief sketch of the Algaic language by Chief Pokagon. (1899). Special Collections. We are highlighting Distinctive Collections for American Archives Month. Check out a few of our treasures and learn more about the…
Find out more »Exhibit: Immigrant Journeys from South of the Border ¡Mi travesía hasta Wisconsin!
As our nation debates when and why people from other countries should be allowed to come to the United States, this exhibition invites you to meet eight immigrants whose journeys began in Columbia, Mexico, Uruguay and Honduras, who are living…
Find out more »UWM at Waukesha Library Open House
Join us for tours of the Waukesha Library (on the quarter hour) highlighting the completion earlier this semester of six new group study rooms.
Find out more »Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion
Ivan Turgenev “Bezhin Meadow” (1852) “The Dog” (1866) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. Any version of the texts may be used to prepare for discussion, but for your convenience links to online versions are…
Find out more »November 2021
2021 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture: Mapping Racism and Resistance in Milwaukee County
The 2021 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture will be presented by Anne Bonds, associate professor, UWM Department of Geography and Derek Handley, assistant professor, UWM Department of English, with Reggie Jackson, journalist and educator/consultant, Nurturing Diversity Partners, LLC, and Lawrence Hoffman, GIS…
Find out more »Ettinger Book Artist Series Lecture
The Ettinger Book Artist Series resumes this year with book artist, papermaker, letterpress printer, and UWM Art & Design Lecturer Melissa Wagner-Lawler. In her presentation, Wagner-Lawler will discuss her process and practice, and her reasons for choosing the book as…
Find out more »Fall into Research: Discovery & Access—A Discussion and Workshop
The UWM Libraries are hosting a discussion and workshop, "Fall into Research: Discovery & Access," on Friday, November 12, 2021, from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. in the Digital Humanities Lab on the 2nd floor east wing of the Golda Meir…
Find out more »Wingspan: A Conversation about Birds and Games
A conversation with game designer Elizabeth Hargrave about her work developing Wingspan, which focuses on birds and ecology and features collaborative game play. We'll discuss Hargrave's work in a male-dominated industry, and her success developing a climate and ecology focused game.…
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