Past Events

New Writing Series: Volodya Rafeyenko

Nov 14, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:00 PM)
New Writing Series: Volodya Rafeyenko
Volodymyr Rafeyenko is a Ukrainian writer, poet, translator and critic. He initially wrote entirely in Russian, but following the outbreak of Russian aggression in 2014 he switched to Ukrainian. "Mondegreen: …

Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

Nov 14, 2022 (1:00 PM–3:00 PM)
Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
The UC San Diego Library and Chinese Studies Program are co-hosting this year's Chinese Calligraphy Workshop with special guest Joan Yin from the San Diego Botanic Garden. This year's workshop …

A Conversation with Author Rex Pickett ’76

Nov 9, 2022 (5:30 PM–7:30 PM)
A Conversation with Author Rex Pickett ’76
On behalf of Audrey Geisel University Librarian Erik T. Mitchell, you are invited to join us for an in-person panel discussion featuring UC San Diego alumnus and Oscar-winning screenwriter and …

New Writing Series: Marylyn Tan

Nov 9, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:00 PM)
New Writing Series: Marylyn Tan
Marylyn Tan is a large-beasted, supple, queer, female Chinese Singaporean writer-artist. Her work subverts, reverts and perverts, disrespects respectability, and reclaims power. Her first child, "GAZE BACK," is the lesbo …

Eyewitness Djelfa: Daily Life in a Saharan Vichy Labor Camp featuring Aomar Boum

Nov 2, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
Eyewitness Djelfa: Daily Life in a Saharan Vichy Labor Camp featuring Aomar Boum
The Shoah is usually understood as a European event. Yet this pivotal tragedy unfolded across North Africa as well, leaving traces in memory and literature that have only recently begun …

De-Stress with Pups

Oct 26, 2022 (2:30 PM–4:00 PM)
De-Stress with Pups
Join us in the Classroom 1 (across from the Geisel Library Service Hub) anytime during the event to relax and de-stress with the dogs. No registration needed, but masking will …

New Writing Series: Edgar Garcia

Oct 19, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:00 PM)
New Writing Series: Edgar Garcia
Edgar Garcia is a poet and scholar of the hemispheric cultures of the Americas. He is the author of "Skins of Columbus: A Dream Ethnography" (Fence Books, 2019); "Signs of …

Text Data Sentiment Analysis with Python in TDM Studio

Oct 19, 2022 (3:00 PM–4:00 PM)
Text Data Sentiment Analysis with Python in TDM Studio
Sentiment Analysis, or Sentiment Classification, is valuable for answering lots of different research questions, such as: How does public sentiment react to different tragic events? Do tragic events always elicit …

Short Tales from the Mothership

Oct 13, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
Short Tales from the Mothership
The Mothership is taking flight once again! This sci-fi microfiction event is inspired by sci-fi magazine editor George Hay. In the 1970s, Hay asked authors—including Arthur C. Clarke, the namesake …

"Chosen" Film Screening with Director Joseph Juhn

Oct 13, 2022 (2:00 PM–3:00 PM)
“Chosen” Film Screening with Director Joseph Juhn
Did you know only two Korean Americans have been elected to U.S. Congress since 1903? At this event, attendees will have the opportunity to view "Chosen," a feature length documentary …

Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg: A New History of the International Military Tribunal after World War II featuring Francine Hirsch

Oct 12, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg: A New History of the International Military Tribunal after World War II featuring Francine Hirsch
The International Military Tribunal, colloquially known as the Nuremberg Trials, constituted a remarkable conclusion to the “grand alliance,” the tenuous collaboration of the Americans, British, and Soviets to defeat Nazi …

New Writing Series: francine j. harris

Oct 12, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:00 PM)
New Writing Series: francine j. harris
francine j. harris’ third collection, "Here is the Sweet Hand" from Farrar, Straus & Giroux, was a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts award and winner of the 2020 National Book …

22nd Annual Toy Piano Festival

Sep 29, 2022 (12:00 PM–1:00 PM)
22nd Annual Toy Piano Festival
Here at the Library, toy pianos have been celebrated with great fanfare on or around September 5 to honor the birthday of composer John Cage. Cage was the first composer …

Geisel Library 2nd Floor Renovation Reveal

Sep 27, 2022 (2:00 PM–4:00 PM)
Geisel Library 2nd Floor Renovation Reveal
Welcome back to campus, Tritons! The Library invites you to come explore the newly renovated spaces on the main floor of Geisel Library while enjoying a few hours of food, …

Triton Weeks of Welcome: Library Tours

Sep 19, 2022–Sep 21, 2022 (All Day)
Triton Weeks of Welcome: Library Tours
Welcome back, Tritons! Join a Library Tour to learn about the many ways that Library collections, study spaces, technology, staff expertise, and other offerings can support your academic success. Tours …

Book Talk Featuring Amelia Bonow ("Shout Your Abortion") and Beezus Murphy and Tatiana Gill ("My Mom Had An Abortion")

Sep 10, 2022 (12:00 PM–3:00 PM)
Book Talk Featuring Amelia Bonow (“Shout Your Abortion”) and Beezus Murphy and Tatiana Gill (“My Mom Had An Abortion”)
Join us for an intimate book talk on reproductive health featuring Amelia Bonow discussing the book "Shout Your Abortion" and author Beezus Murphy and illustrator Tatiana Gill discussing their book …

22nd Annual Toy Piano Festival

Aug 30, 2022 (6:30 PM–7:30 PM)
22nd Annual Toy Piano Festival
Here at the Library, toy pianos have been celebrated with great fanfare on or around September 5 to honor the birthday of composer John Cage. Cage was the first composer …

A Conversation with Emily St. John Mandel

Jun 16, 2022 (5:30 PM–7:00 PM)
A Conversation with Emily St. John Mandel
Register now for the Library's final Author Talk of 2021-2022! Join us on Thursday, June 16 at 5:30 p.m. as University Librarian Erik Mitchell is in virtual conversation with bestselling …

VIP Study Room Raffle

May 16, 2022–May 30, 2022 (All Day)
VIP Study Room Raffle
Want a chance to win exclusive, 24-hour use of a Geisel Library group study room during Finals Week? Tell us what kind of furniture you would like to see in …

Holocaust Landscapes: The Spatiality of Death and Survival with Tim Cole

May 25, 2022 (5:00 PM–6:30 PM)
Holocaust Landscapes: The Spatiality of Death and Survival with Tim Cole
How does the concept of space enhance our understanding of the Holocaust? In this talk, British historian Tim Cole tells the story of the Shoah through an exploration of the …

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