Past Events

Take a Break: Midterm De-Stress Events

Jan 28, 2020–Jan 30, 2020 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Take a Break: Midterm De-Stress Events
“Take A Break” from studying and tests to build, color, create, and play. Join your friends, or make some new friends, at our “Take A Break” event series in Geisel’s …

"The Dandelions Call to Me": The Living History of Terezin with Jacqueline Gmach, Cheryl Rattner, Steven Schindler, Yale Strom, et al.

Jan 22, 2020 (4:30 PM–7:00 PM)
“The Dandelions Call to Me”: The Living History of Terezin with Jacqueline Gmach, Cheryl Rattner, Steven Schindler, Yale Strom, et al.
Registration for this event is closed. Walk-ins will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis if seats become available. Terezin was unique among Nazi ghettos and camps. Intended as a …

New Writing Series Featuring Mira Jacob

Jan 15, 2020 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
New Writing Series Featuring Mira Jacob
The UC San Diego Department of Literature’s New Writing Series returns this winter with a number of events taking place in Geisel Library’s Seuss Room. Mira Jacob is the author and illustrator of Good …

Jeronimo: The Untold Tales of Koreans in Cuba Film Screening

Jan 14, 2020 (3:00 PM–5:00 PM)
Jeronimo: The Untold Tales of Koreans in Cuba Film Screening
Join us for a screening of Jeronimo, a documentary about Korean Cubans who fought for Korea's independence as well as in the Cuban revolution. Director and UC San Diego alumnus …

Finals Week Stress-Free Zone

Dec 9, 2019–Dec 11, 2019 (7:00 PM–9:00 PM)
Finals Week Stress-Free Zone
Take a break from studying and exams and stop by Room 2072! Free snacks and coffee will be available along with a variety of de-stress activities. Visit the de-stress page for more …

BLB Stress-Free Zone

Dec 4, 2019–Dec 5, 2019 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
BLB Stress-Free Zone
Take a break from studying and exams and stop by the Events Room on the 1st Floor of Biomedical Library Building. De-stress activities like board games, kinetic sand, coloring sheets, …

Fundamentals of Text Mining: Curating, Preparing, Analyzing, and Visualizing Textual Data

Dec 5, 2019 (2:00 PM–4:00 PM)
Fundamentals of Text Mining: Curating, Preparing, Analyzing, and Visualizing Textual Data
The relationship between close reading, mid-range reading (Alison Booth, “Mid-Range Reading: Not a Manifesto,” 2017), and distant reading (Franco Moretti, “Distant Reading,” 2013) has expanded the scholarly potential of both …

BLB Stress-Free Zone

Dec 3, 2019 (5:00 PM–7:00 PM)
BLB Stress-Free Zone
Take a break from studying and exams and stop by the Events Room on the 1st Floor of Biomedical Library Building. De-stress activities like board games, kinetic sand, coloring sheets, …

Annual Turkey Calling Show

Nov 27, 2019 (12:00 PM–1:00 PM)
Annual Turkey Calling Show
The UC San Diego Library invites you to learn turkey calling techniques and participate in an old-school radio broadcast filled with music and stories! Investigate the American turkey’s surprising presence …

Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego

Nov 22, 2019 (2:00 PM–3:30 PM)
Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego
Join us for a Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego meeting on Friday, November 22 from 2pm-3:30pm in the Seuss Room at Geisel Library. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together …

New Writing Series Features Katherine Factor

Nov 20, 2019 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
New Writing Series Features Katherine Factor
The UC San Diego Department of Literature’s New Writing Series returns this fall with a number of events taking place in Geisel Library’s Seuss Room! Katherine Factor is the author of Choose Your Own …

Polluting the Ganges: Book Reading & Discussion

Nov 18, 2019 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Polluting the Ganges: Book Reading & Discussion
Join us for a book reading and discussion of Ganges: The Many Pasts of an Indian River with Sudipta Sen, professor of history at UC Davis. A scholar of India and …

Icons of Dissent: Discussion and Book Signing with Jeremy Prestholdt

Nov 13, 2019 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
Icons of Dissent: Discussion and Book Signing with Jeremy Prestholdt
Che Guevara. Bob Marley. Tupac Shakur. Osama bin Laden. These are major “dissenters,” according to UC San Diego history professor Jeremy Prestholdt—four highly recognizable figures who have represented challenges to the …

Geisel After Dark 2019

Nov 7, 2019 (7:00 PM–9:00 PM)
Geisel After Dark 2019
Mark your calendars for the 6th annual Geisel After Dark Library Student Success & Safety Information Fair on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 7 – 9 p.m. in Geisel’s Seuss Room. Enjoy free snacks, …

Take A Break: Midterm De-Stress Events

Nov 5, 2019–Nov 7, 2019 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Take A Break: Midterm De-Stress Events
"Take A Break" from studying and tests to build, color, create, and play. Join your friends, or make some new friends, at our “Take A Break” event series in Geisel's …

The Joy of Search: Discussion and Book Signing with Dan Russell

Nov 5, 2019 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
The Joy of Search: Discussion and Book Signing with Dan Russell
We all know how to look up something online by typing words into a search engine. We do this so often that we have made the most famous search engine …

In Celebration of Toni Morrison: “The Pieces I Am” Film Screening

Nov 1, 2019 (6:30 PM–9:00 PM)
In Celebration of Toni Morrison: “The Pieces I Am” Film Screening
Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, this film is an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel …

Take A Break: Midterm De-Stress Events

Oct 29, 2019–Oct 31, 2019 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Take A Break: Midterm De-Stress Events
"Take A Break" from studying and tests to build, color, create, and play. Join your friends, or make some new friends, at our “Take A Break” event series in Geisel's …

In Celebration of Toni Morrison: Reflecting on a Legend with San Diego Scholars

Oct 29, 2019 (12:00 PM–2:00 PM)
In Celebration of Toni Morrison: Reflecting on a Legend with San Diego Scholars
The passing of Nobel laureate, Toni Morrison, in August 2019, has been felt as an irreplaceable loss by many who were inspired by the power and beauty of her writing, …

Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego

Oct 25, 2019 (2:00 PM–3:30 PM)
Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego
Join us for our first Pulse of GIS at UC San Diego meeting. Our first meeting will be Friday, October 25 from 2pm-3:30pm in the Seuss Room at Geisel Library. The …

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