Upcoming Events at the UWM Libraries
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted |
Program |
Where and When |
Great Books Roundtable Discussion H. G. Wells "The Star" (1899) and E. M. Forster "The Machine Stops" (1909)
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Special Collections
Fourth Floor
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
7-9 p.m.
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Revisiting Our Past Local architecture historian Juanita Elias discusses the architectural legacy of noted Milwaukee firm Willis and Lillian Leenhouts Architects at this annual local history lecture sponsored by the UWM Libraries' Archives Dept. |
Conference Center
Fourth Floor
Thursday, August 7, 2008
7 p.m. |
Great Books Roundtable Discussion George Bernard Shaw Arms and the Man (1894/98)
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Curtain Hall
Room 839
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
7-9 p.m.
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Mirta Kupferminc Argentine printmaker, painter, and book artist Mirta Kupferminc lectures on her bookwork and on her experience as a Jewish Latin American artist. Sponsored by the Louis P. and Ethel S. Setlick Fund. |
Special Collections
Fourth Floor
Monday, September 15, 2008
7 p.m.
and
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
7 p.m. |
Friends of the Golda Meir Library Used Book Sale
•Monday, September 22, UWM students, faculty and staff only (with valid UWM ID), noon-6 p.m.
•Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23 and 24, open to the public, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
Conference Center
Fourth Floor
September 22-24 |
Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture Carol Stabile, Director of the Center for Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon (formerly, Professor, UWM Dept. of English), presents "Red Networks: Women Writers and the Broadcast Blacklist." |
Conference Center
Fourth Floor
Thursday, October 2, 2008
4:30 p.m. |
UWM's Academic Adventurers William Roselle, Director of the UWM Libraries from 1971-1989, talks about the transfer of the internationally renowned American Geographical Society Library from New York to UWM in 1977. |
American Geographical Society Library
Third Floor, East Wing
Friday, October 3, 2008
3 p.m. |
Ettinger Book Artist Series Karen Hanmer, Chicago binder, book and installation artist. |
Special Collections
Fourth Floor
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
7 p.m.
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Geo-Focus: The Edward Wilkommen Geography and Geology Lecture Series John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, presents "Suburban Gothic: The Crisis in US Suburbs" |
American Geographical Society Library
Third Floor, East Wing
Thursday, October 30, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
The Scholar and the Library "Imaging Technology for the 21st Century," Florian Sebert, PhD candidate in Department of Mathematics and 2008 Chancellor's Golda Meir Library Scholar's Award Winner |
Room E281
Second Floor, East Wing
Friday, November 14, 2008
2 p.m. |
GIS Day |
American Geographical Society Library
Third Floor, East Wing
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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