News and Events
Spring is here! While the cherry blossoms may have peaked, you can still celebrate with a DIY cherry blossom bookmark or test your knowledge with UW Libraries Cherry Blossom Trivia! April brings great opportunities for students including the UW Libraries Undergraduate Research Award, and Graduate Storytelling Fellows, both with applications due this month AND the Big Ten GIS Conference 2026! Thanks in advance to all who support UW Libraries on Husky Giving Day (April 24!), your support POWERS UW Libraries,…
…and What Typewriters Can Teach Us About Modern Communication For more than twenty years, UW Librarians have co-taught LIS 508, the History of Recorded Information as a course for the UW Information School’s MLIS program. With the retirement of longstanding instructors David Levy and Sandra Kroupa, UW Libraries Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections, Julie Tanaka, was asked to take over as the instructor of record. Tanaka redesigned the course to align with current MLIS Student Learning Outcomes and taught the course…
UW Libraries’ Special Collections department is a trove of treasures that tell the story of the UW and the Pacific Northwest.
Spring is here! While the cherry blossoms may have peaked, you can still celebrate with a DIY cherry blossom bookmark or test your knowledge with UW Libraries Cherry Blossom Trivia! April brings great opportunities for students including the UW Libraries Undergraduate Research Award, and Graduate Storytelling Fellows, both with applications due this month AND the Big Ten GIS Conference 2026! Thanks in advance to all who support UW Libraries on Husky Giving Day (April 24!), your support POWERS UW Libraries,…
…and What Typewriters Can Teach Us About Modern Communication For more than twenty years, UW Librarians have co-taught LIS 508, the History of Recorded Information as a course for the UW Information School’s MLIS program. With the retirement of longstanding instructors David Levy and Sandra Kroupa, UW Libraries Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections, Julie Tanaka, was asked to take over as the instructor of record. Tanaka redesigned the course to align with current MLIS Student Learning Outcomes and taught the course…
UW Libraries’ Special Collections department is a trove of treasures that tell the story of the UW and the Pacific Northwest.
UW Daily article highlights the fascinating origins of printing in the current Tateuchi East Asia Library exhibit as well as and how events, workshops and events bring the communities together.
Spring + Winter quarter = “Sprinter” …, save some time for UW Libraries concerts, exhibit talks, learning events and more
Archives in Context is the official podcast of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), associated with the Publications Board, American Archivist Editorial Board, and Committee on Public Awareness. The impetus for the podcast was to reflect change and trends in a profession that is constantly evolving…
Celebrate the distinguished and unparalleled career spanning seven decades and two centuries of Sandra Kroupa, Books Arts and Rare Books Curator
We’re thrilled to introduce a space designed just for you: the Odegaard Library Wellness Room: 3rd floor, Room 326
UW Libraries has launched a new website! The comprehensive site redesign reflects input from multiple user studies over several years as well as input from faculty, staff and community members.
At the University of Washington Libraries, preserving history means protecting the materials behind the stories in our care. One such story is that of the University of Washington’s 8-man crew that stunned the world in 1936 by winning Olympic gold in Berlin.
Bound in calfskin and detailed in gold, a rare 1544 edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy was added to UW Libraries’ collection this year. The volume contains something to pique anyone’s interest.
UW Libraries’ Special Collections’ new exhibit makes the case that these visual stories can be just as impactful and adult as any other book, and deserve their time in the sun.
Upcoming Events
Exhibits
Annual Events
In collaboration with UW partners, UW Libraries hosts annual events and programs to bring students, faculty and community members together to engage, inspire and learn through shared interest and experience.
Constitution Reading
Fall quarter: Special guest speakers, community members, student groups and libraries staff come together to read the full constitution and celebrate democracy.
GIS Symposium
Spring quarter: The GIS Symposium highlights and celebrates the transformational role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data visualization technologies at the UW and beyond.
New Year at the Tateuchi Library
Winter quarter: Student performances, guest speakers and cultural exploration of art, food and tradition make this a popular annual event for students, faculty and community members.
Open Scholarship
Going Public, Open Access Week and Choose Privacy Week events highlight important changes and trends across open scholarship topics. Check the Libraries Calendar for upcoming events.