Past Events

Oct 22, 2014 (5:00 PM–7:00 PM)
Getting Here: An Odyssey through WW II
Join us for the first event of the Holocaust Living History Workshop, Fall 2014 Series: “Hidden Stories: Legacy of Pain”, Getting Here: An Odyssey through WW II featuring Ruth Hohberg. Born …

Home Movie Day 2014

Oct 18, 2014 (12:00 PM–4:00 PM)
Home Movie Day 2014
HMD is an annual event held worldwide, celebrating home movies and our collective recorded past. This is a community event that invites you - yes you - to bring in …

Oct 16, 2014 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
New Graduate Student Open House
The UC San Diego Library invites new graduate and professional students to attend an Open House on Thursday, October 16 from 4-6 pm in the Geisel Library's Seuss Room. Mix …

Oct 9, 2014 (3:00 PM–4:30 PM)
The Future of the Californian Model of Higher Education w/Dr. Marginson
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Sep 24, 2014 (9:00 AM–10:30 AM)
Latino Leadership: A Model for our Multicultural & Global Century
Latino Leadership: A Model for our Multicultural & Global Century A webinar presentation and Q&A with Juana Bordas Open to the public. Refreshments will be served! Attendees will have the …

Sep 5, 2014 (12:00 PM–1:00 PM)
Toy Piano Festival
A family friendly free show! Come early, or else you’ll end up sitting on the floor (the toy piano performers have to sit on the floor, though, so you’ll be …

Aug 9, 2014–Aug 10, 2014 (12:00 PM–5:00 PM)
13th Annual Paper Theatre Festival & Exhibit
  Paper theatre: it’s the smallest show on Earth! This scale-model educational toy is being re-discovered and celebrated at the UC San Diego Library. Paper theatre, also called table top …

Jun 29, 2014 (3:00 PM–5:00 PM)
Steampunk Tea
Steampunk Tea at The Library Sunday, June 29, 2014 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Enjoy light refreshments with fellow futurists, explorers and adventurers. Guest speakers include Gaslight Gathering leader Anastasia Hunter …

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 …

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