Past Events

May 27, 2014 (12:00 PM–1:00 PM)
Journey to Juneteenth Author Talk
Join us to hear local author Tamara Carson speak about Juneteenth and her research and writing process.  Journey to Juneteenth: Collected Writings is a short collection that includes short stories, …

May 21, 2014 (12:00 PM–1:00 PM)
Bee Exhibit and Bee Talk
UC San Diego Biology grad student James Hung will speak briefly in the Seuss Room of Geisel Library at noon on Wednesday, May 21st. The Library is exhibiting three of …

May 15, 2014 (3:30 PM–5:00 PM)
UCSD & the Local Ecosystem: Insights from Wireless & Biotech
UC San Diego has played a central role in the development of the San Diego high-technology economy in both the wireless and biotechnology industries. Dean Mary Walshok (UCSD) and Professor …

May 14, 2014 (5:00 PM)
Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered
Update 5/14/14: This event has been cancelled due to the San Diego fire situation.  We hope to be able to reschedule later on in the quarter. Ruth Klüger was eleven …

Triton Transfer Day

May 10, 2014 (10:30 AM–2:00 PM)
Triton Transfer Day
Join us at Triton Transfer Day as we welcome newly admitted students and their families to campus.    Visit our outreach booth during the Information Fair held in  Town Square, …

May 10, 2014 (10:00 AM–12:00 PM)
Asian Pacific American Edit-a-thon
APA Edit-a-thon: Saturday, May 10th, Geisel Library, Room 276, 10am – noon; or participate virtually! Refreshments will be served! Open to the public! May is Asian American and Pacific Islander …

Mozart’s Humors: Cultural and Clinical Problems of Retrospective Diagnosis

May 8, 2014 (2:00 PM–3:30 PM)
Mozart’s Humors: Cultural and Clinical Problems of Retrospective Diagnosis
Was Mozart manic depressive or did he suffer from ADHD or OCD? Or, perhaps his restless movements and peculiar personality suggest a diagnosis of Tourette’s Syndrome or even autism? Since …

May 8, 2014 (12:00 PM–1:00 PM)
Open Wiki Lab
Open Lab: Thursday, May 8th, Geisel Library, Room 276, noon – 1pm Refreshments will be served! Open to the public! May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Get …

May 7, 2014 (5:00 PM)
Porrajmos: The Romanies and the Holocaust
The Holocaust claimed anywhere between 500,000 and 1.5 million Romani lives, a tragedy the Romani people and Sinti refer to as the Porrajmos, or “the Devouring.” Notwithstanding the scope of the catastrophe, …

May 4, 2014 (2:00 PM–4:00 PM)
San Diego Book Arts Fifth National Juried Show Reception
Join us for an opening reception of the exhibition, San Diego Book Arts Fifth National Juried Show, Sunday, May 4th, 2 - 4 p.m. on the main floor of the …

Apr 30, 2014 (4:00 PM–4:15 PM)
The Library Chimes
The Library Chimes: Hear Bells during Spring Quarter--and See an Exhibit. The carillon atop the Geisel Library building tolls hourly automatically as a timepiece, but for special occasions the bells …

Apr 29, 2014 (12:00 PM–2:00 PM)
National Preservation Week
National Preservation Week is April 27 through May 3, 2014.  Visit Geisel East, 2nd floor that week to see a display about important preservation issues. An informal event at the …

Apr 23, 2014 (4:30 PM–6:00 PM)
Thinking Big with Geoff Bowker

Apr 22, 2014 (11:30 AM–1:30 PM)
Earth Week DIY Makers Day
The Library and the Environmental Sustainability Group is hosting a DIY Makers Day celebrating Earth Week on campus, using sustainable, non-toxic, reusable, and recyclable materials. Maker stations include: make your own …

Unveiling of UCSD Farmworkers’ Documentation Archive

Apr 16, 2014 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Unveiling of UCSD Farmworkers’ Documentation Archive
Join us for a special event to unveil the purchase of the Farmworkers’ Movement online archive, containing thousands of documents related to the history of the United Farm Workers (UFW) …

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Apr 12, 2014–Apr 13, 2014 (All Day)
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Inspire Your Fire! Join the UC San Diego Library and Alumni Association at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books! Bestselling writers, musicians, chefs, filmmakers will light up your imagination …

SHPIL WE MUST!

Apr 8, 2014 (5:00 PM)
SHPIL WE MUST!
The Relationship Between the Jewish and Roma Musicians During the Holocaust – with Yale Strom How did Roma musicians experience the Holocaust? What was their interaction with Jewish musicians in …

Triton Day

Apr 5, 2014 (All Day)
Triton Day
Join us at Triton Day as we welcome newly admitted students and their families to campus.    Visit our outreach booth on Library Walk, pick up some UC San Diego …

National Poetry Month

Apr 2, 2014 (4:30 PM–6:30 PM)
National Poetry Month
Celebrate National Poetry Month at the UC San Diego Library: April is National Poetry Month. The Academy of American Poets established this observance in 1996, to celebrate poetry and promote …

Mar 12, 2014 (5:00 PM)
Survival and Death: What Made you Know the Nazis Would Kill you? – with Peter Gourevitch
In this talk Peter Gourevitch explores the dynamics of “lessons to be learned” from the Holocaust. Drawing on the experience of a grandmother who fled and survived in the United …

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