Libraries Collection Is Focus of New CLACS Book Fellows Program

The UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) has awarded stipends to eleven Milwaukee Public School teachers and librarians to spend one week this summer exploring children’s and young adult book collections in the UWM Libraries Curriculum Collection,… Read more

Author Talk: Sindiwe Magona

Please join us for a special conversation with renowned South African author Dr. Sindiwe Magona on Tuesday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the UWM Digital Humanities Lab, located on the second floor, east wing of the Golda Meir Library, 2311… Read more

Artist Talk with Pat Northrup and Sam Zimmerman

Please join us for a conversation in Special Collections at UWM’s Golda Meir Library on Tuesday, April 11 at  4:30 p.m. to learn about Indigenous art, culture, and stories with artist and knowledge bearer, Pat Northrup (Dakota), and American Indian… Read more

[Exhibit] “Blossom & Wilt”: Queerness Under Fascism

Created by UWM alumnus Vince Tripi, “”Blossom & Wilt”: Queerness Under Fascism” was originally displayed at 2022 Pridefest. This 9-panel exhibit examines the birth of the modern gay and trans identities in 1850s Germany, the rise of fascism, and queer… Read more

Libraries Awarded Two Grants To Further Community Engagement

Two departments in the UWM Libraries received grants this fall to extend community engagement efforts. Digital Collections & Initiatives, in collaboration with the UWM Roberto Hernandez Center, was awarded a major grant from Wisconsin Humanities for a podcast based on… Read more