Upcoming Events

February 28
Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion:
Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl, 12 June – 22 December 1942, translated by Susan Massotty, 1997. (1947)

March 27
Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion:
Carson McCullers
Wunderkind” (1936)
The Jockey” (1941)
Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland” (1941)

April 24
Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion:
T. S. Eliot
The Waste Land (1922)

May 29
Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion:
William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 1 (ca. 1591)

Regular Event Series

Special Collections hosts regular monthly, annual, and semi-annual events.

Ettinger Book Artist Series
(Formerly the Book FOR[u]MS Book Artist Speaker Series)

Fromkin Memorial Lecture
Recent Research in Social Justice and Human Rights

Great Books Roundtable Discussions
An informal gathering to discuss classic works of literature.

UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony
A biennial event for UWM authors whose publications have been added to the UWM Authors Collection

Current Exhibits

Our current major exhibition is “A Thief Among the Angels”: The Work of Barry Moser, featuring a collection of work by wood engraver and illustrator Barry Moser. The exhibition is on display in the 4th floor exhibition hall through September 2023.

Our current small exhibition is a pop-up exhibition for Black History Month on display through February. There are also pop-up exhibitions in the American Geographical Society Library and the UWM Archives, both on the 3rd floor of the library.