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KU Libraries Past Events
2010
Learning Studio Pizza Party
Wednesday, August 25
12:30 to 2:30 pm
Learning Studio at Anschutz Library
KU Libraries and our partners invite students and friends to enjoy pizza and soft drinks while touring the new Learning Studio and discovering all the services, resources and features already in place and planned for the coming year.
Welcome Back Party at Watson Library
Wednesday, August 18
Hawk Week Open House on
Watson Lawn
11 am – 2 pm
Join us for games, refreshments and a chance for students to get to know KU Libraries staff and learn about the services the Libraries offer them.
History of the Jayhawk featuring University Archivist Becky Schulte
1:30 – 2 pm
Watson Third Floor West
Becky is back with her popular presentation of how KU's beloved mascot has evolved, featuring images from over a century of KU yearbooks and other rare print items, film footage and more, and geared toward KU’s newest students.
My Identity Through 80’s Music: Why I Love the Boy
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Oread Hotel - Griffith Ballroom
7 pm – Cocktail reception | 8 pm – Presentation
Presentation by Tami Albin, KU Undergraduate Instruction and Outreach Librarian. Guests are invited to join us for 80s music, dancing and drinks in the Cave, the nightclub in the lower level of the Oread Hotel, following the presentation. RSVP to Rebecca Smith by May 31: rasmith@ku.edu or 785-864-1761
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The History of the Jayhawk (Topeka area event)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Kansas Museum of History
6425 SW 6th Street | Topeka, Kansas
7 pm – Cocktail reception | 8 pm – Presentation
University Archivist Becky Schulte will discuss the evolution of KU’s beloved mascot
and explain the libraries’ role in preserving KU history.
Saints and Scholars, Poets and Politicians: An Introduction to Spencer Research Library’s Irish Collections
Presentation by Kathryn Conrad, Associate Professor of English at the University of Kansas, and a rare opportunity to view items from one of the largest collections of Irish literature outside of Dublin.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Loose Mansion
101 E. Armour Blvd. | Kansas City, Missouri
7 pm – Wine & dessert reception | 8 pm – Presentation
An Evening with Ted Kooser - Public Reading
Oread Inn (1200 Oread Avenue)
Monday, April 12, 7 pm
Former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser will read from his works at a University of Kansas Libraries event on Monday, April 12. The reading, which celebrates National Poetry Month, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Oread Inn. A special meet-and-greet reception open to Vosper Society members will precede the reading at 5:30 p.m.
Snyder Book Collecting Contest Reception
For deadlines and entry information, visit www.lib.ku.edu/snyder
Watson Library, 3rd floor West
Thursday, April 8, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Featuring Nicholas Basbanes, noted author who writes and lectures widely on books and various aspects of book culture.
Open House for the Center for Digital Scholarship and the Center for Research Methods & Digital Analysis
Watson Library Four
Tuesday, March 2, 2 to 3:30 pm
Greg Simpson, interim dean of the College, and Lorraine Haricombe, dean of University of Kansas Libraries, will speak at 2:30 pm. Details about the Centers and the open house...
"Spooner Hall" Book Signing
Spencer Research Library
Wednesday, Febrary 10, 4:30-6:30 pm (presentation at 5:15)
The first library on the KU campus was Spooner Hall. You can learn about the history of this beautiful building from "Spooner Hall" (University of Kansas Press 2009). Please join us for a cocktail reception and opportunity to mingle with the authors, Carol Shankel and Barbara Watkins. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Exhibit Opening for "Research, Remembrances and Reflections on the Great War"
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Thursday, February 18, 5:30-7:30 pm
Dr. Steven Trout will speak on his forthcoming book, On the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance, 1919-1941.
This exhibit features material from the Cultural Center at Haskell Indian Nations University; WWI recruitment posters from the Kansas Collection; maps, photos and letters from both the University Archives and the African American Collection in Spencer Research Library; circulating memoirs from the KU Libraries collections; electronic images from the Spencer Museum of Art's spring exhibition, Machine in a Void: World War I and the Graphic Arts and electronic images from the National World War I Museum.
Presentation by Jay Jordan, President of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Spencer Museum of Art, Room 309
Tuesday, January 12, 9 to 11 a.m.
Jay Jordan became the fourth president in OCLC's 43-year history in 1998. Under his leadership, OCLC has built a new technological platform, introduced new Web-scale services, created a library advocacy program and introduced new initiatives to make library holdings and libraries more visible on the open Web.
2009
Beth Whittaker Welcome Reception
Spencer Research Library, North Gallery
Thursday, November 12, 5:30-7:30 pm
Join the campus community in welcoming the new head of Spencer Research Library, KU alumna Beth Whittaker. RSVP by November 5 to Courtney Foat at cfoat@ku.edu or 785-864-0970.
Social Networking: The Intersection of Content, Collaboration & Community
featuring
Jasmine de Gaia, director, WorldCat Consumer Discovery, OCLC
Tuesday November 17,
9 -11 am
Kansas Union, Alderson Auditorium
Jasmine de Gaia presents an exciting and interactive session on the impact of social networking and the opportunities it presents to librarians, library staff and university teaching faculty. Please join us!
RSVP to Lanis Atwood (latwood@ku.edu, 785-864-8961).
"History of the Jayhawk" - Kansas City Event featuring University Archivist Becky Schulte
4801 Main Street, Kansas City (get directions)
Thursday, November 19, 7-9 pm
University Archivist Becky Schulte will discuss the evolution of KU’s beloved mascot, explain the Libraries’ role in preserving KU history and share tips and tricks to help you preserve your own family’s historic documents and mementos.
Topeka Area Event featuring KU Librarian Susan Craig
Topeka Performing Arts Center
214 SE 8th Ave., Topeka, KS (driving directions)
October 29, 6:30-8:30
KU Librarian Susan Craig will highlight Kansas art and artists as she discusses her international award-winning e-book, “The Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (Active before 1945).” A dessert bar will follow the talk.
KU Libraries Board of Advocates Meeting
Watson Library
Friday, September 25, 2-5 pm
Celebration of Excellence
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Friday, September 25, 5:30-7:30 pm
KU Libraries Family Day Open House
Watson Library Front Lawn
Saturday,
September 26, 9:30-11:30 am
Faculty and Graduate Student Study Open House
Watson Library 4th floor
Thursday, October 8, 2 to 4 pm
Join KU Libraries for light refreshments and see the new space designed for reading, writing, and researching by faculty members and graduate students. Learn more...
Homecoming Event
Spencer Research Library
Saturday, October 10, two hours prior to kickoff (TBD)
Chancellor’s Welcome Reception for KU Libraries
September 18, 4-5:30 pm
Spencer Research Library
Exhibit Opening for "Reach Out: Scholarly and Visual Communication to Promote AIDS Awareness"
Watson Library, 3rd floor gallery area
Thursday, September 10, 5-7 pm
Learn more...
Fundraiser featuring Mark Mangino
Tuesday, May 5
Time and location to be announced.
Reception honoring donor Michael Shinn
Spencer Reseach Library
Thursday, April 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
KU Libraries celebrate National Poetry Month with two special events
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Thursday, April 30, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Snyder Book Collecting Contest
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Friday, April 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Library Gallery Opening Reception
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Thursday, February 12, 5-7 p.m.
Centron Films: a Filmography
Reception and talk featuring George Gibbs's research
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Thursday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
"Under the Rainbow: Oral Histories of GLBTIQ People in Kansas"
Reception and talk featuring Tami Albin’s oral history project
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Thursday, March 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
2008
Celebration of Excellence
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Friday, September 19, 5:30-8 p.m.
KU Family Day
Watson Library Front Lawn
Saturday, September 20, 2-5 p.m.
River City Reading Festival
Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street
Saturday, September 27, 8 am 4 p.m.
Preserving Your Family's Past for the Future
Watson Library, Third Floor West
Saturday, October 4, 9 am 12 p.m.
Homecoming Brunch
Spencer Research Library
Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m.
Spencer Research Library 40th Anniversary
Spencer Research Library
November 13, 5:30-8 p.m.
Gautt Gift Recognition Reception
Watson Library
Thursday, December 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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