Past Exhibits

Ravens: "Forever More!" | Exhibit

Oct 3, 2021–Dec 12, 2021 (All Day)
Ravens: “Forever More!” | Exhibit
An exhibit celebrating the new USPS Forever Raven Story postage stamp and the beloved pairs of ravens that nest discretely in the eaves of Geisel Library is on display at …

Native Bees of San Diego County Exhibit (On Hold)

Mar 20, 2020–May 30, 2020 (All Day)
Native Bees of San Diego County Exhibit (On Hold)
Beginning March 20, the Library will showcase Native Bees of San Diego County, an exhibit that takes a closer look at the intricate world of these ecologically important insects through …

Diana Serra Cary: The Last Living Silent Film Star Exhibit (On Hold)

Apr 1, 2020–Apr 30, 2020 (All Day)
Diana Serra Cary: The Last Living Silent Film Star Exhibit (On Hold)
Diana Serra Cary, born Peggy-Jean Montgomery, was the general book buyer at the UC San Diego Bookstore in the 1980s. In the 1920s, she was known as "Baby Peggy," the …

Science! Exhibit (On Hold)

Jan 15, 2020–Mar 31, 2020 (All Day)
Science! Exhibit (On Hold)
The Library has partnered with the UC San Diego Bookstore to curate Science!, an exhibit featuring fiction and non-fiction science books handpicked by Bookstore staff along with other educational novelties. …

More Than Words Exhibit

Jan 15, 2020–Mar 29, 2020 (All Day)
More Than Words Exhibit
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. In honor of the …

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow Exhibit

Jan 6, 2020–Mar 21, 2020 (All Day)
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow Exhibit
The UC San Diego Library is pleased to present its newest exhibit, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow. For an all-too-brief period following the Civil War, black Americans …

World Bookmark Day Exhibit

Jan 15, 2020–Mar 15, 2020 (All Day)
World Bookmark Day Exhibit
What better exhibit to feature at a library than one dedicated to bookmarks? The fourth annual World Bookmark Day falls on February 25, and to celebrate we’ve installed a new …

Indigenous Languages and Literatures of the America(s) Exhibit

Feb 24, 2020–Mar 15, 2020 (All Day)
Indigenous Languages and Literatures of the America(s) Exhibit
To celebrate UC San Diego’s recent Indigenous Writers and Their Critics Symposium, the Library has curated a new exhibit, Indigenous Languages and Literatures of the America(s): An Exhibit Honoring Indigenous …

In Celebration of Toni Morrison Exhibition

Oct 1, 2019–Dec 20, 2019 (All Day)
In Celebration of Toni Morrison Exhibition
“The practice of writing makes demands on me that nothing else does….Delving into literature is neither escape nor a surefire comfort. It has been a constant, sometimes violent, always provocative …

Celebrating 150 Years of the Periodic Table Exhibition

Aug 10, 2019–Dec 14, 2019 (All Day)
Celebrating 150 Years of the Periodic Table Exhibition
One hundred and fifty years ago, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev first came up with his periodic system of the chemical elements – what we now think of as the periodic …

Dispatches From The Border Zone Exhibition

Oct 1, 2019–Dec 12, 2019 (All Day)
Dispatches From The Border Zone Exhibition
A selection of photographs and texts documenting the effects of hydroelectric dams, mines, and plantation agriculture on marginal geographies of the China-Southeast Asia border region.

Dispatches From The Border Zone: Geometries of State Transformation in the China—Southeast Asia Border Region and Beyond

Oct 17, 2019 (4:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Dispatches From The Border Zone: Geometries of State Transformation in the China—Southeast Asia Border Region and Beyond
Join us as we celebrate the opening of the exhibit Dispatches From The Border Zone. Poet and multi-genre artist, Scott Ezell, will provide an introduction to the terms and geographies of …

#TheKashmirSyllabus Exhibit

Aug 23, 2019–Sep 30, 2019 (All Day)
#TheKashmirSyllabus Exhibit
After recent actions involving the Indian government and Kashmir, a group of independent global citizens formed to stand in solidarity with the people of Kashmir in ending the occupation and …

History in Motion: Devices and Wizardry in Early Cinema

Jun 8, 2019–Sep 8, 2019 (12:00 PM–4:00 PM)
History in Motion: Devices and Wizardry in Early Cinema
The UC San Diego Library is proud to partner with the La Jolla Historical Society to explore early 1900s films and cinematic novelties during a vintage multimedia exhibit this summer. …

You See Publics Exhibit

Jun 5, 2019–Jul 31, 2019 (All Day)
You See Publics Exhibit
You See Publics: Proposals for Projects that Activate Campus Spaces and Invite New Forms of Participation is a student created exhibition installed in Geisel Library. This exhibit presents project proposals …

2019 Plastic Free July Exhibit

Jul 1, 2019–Jul 31, 2019 (All Day)
2019 Plastic Free July Exhibit
The Library’s Sustainability Committee invites you to reduce your one-time use plastic consumption for the month of July!  The global ‘disposable culture’ of using once and disposing of plastic is …

Resistance to Vaccination: The Impact of Mis- and Disinformation on Public Health

May 6, 2019–Jul 1, 2019 (All Day)
Resistance to Vaccination: The Impact of Mis- and Disinformation on Public Health
Public concerns about vaccines are not new. Early vaccines, such as smallpox in England and polio in the United States, faced strong opposition. Despite continued improvements in vaccine administration safety, …

Tell Us How UC It! Exhibit

May 10, 2019–Jun 30, 2019 (All Day)
Tell Us How UC It! Exhibit
65 years after the landmark decision in Brown vs. the Board of Education mandated the integration of public schools, equity and inclusion in education remain a dream deferred for many …

Anti-Confucian Propaganda in Mao’s China Exhibit

Apr 26, 2019–Jun 21, 2019 (All Day)
Anti-Confucian Propaganda in Mao’s China Exhibit
Anti-Confucian Propaganda in Mao’s China is a compelling exhibition installed in Geisel West, 2nd Floor near Special Collections & Archives. Collected by Matthew Wills, a doctoral candidate in the Department …

Library Exhibit Showcases Bees of San Diego County

Apr 8, 2019–May 31, 2019 (All Day)
Library Exhibit Showcases Bees of San Diego County
Explore the intricate world of bees through this collection of bee specimens from San Diego’s coast, desert and mountain areas. In addition, the exhibit features an amazing display of bee photographs taken …

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