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Miss Juneteenth Film Screening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Cc6NxkH1gCelebrate and Commemorate Juneteenth with UCI Libraries and Social Sciences In honor of Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, UCI Libraries and the School of Social Sciences invite you to view a short documentary on the holiday which is observed annually on June 19th. You can also join others across the…
UCI Great Big Read: Famed Author Nnedi Okorafor Presents on July 9 ♥
ZoomWorld-renowned science fiction author Nnedi Okorafor presents as part of a virtual UCI Great Big Read event at noon on Thursday, July 9. A distinguished author, she is recipient of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus and Lodestar Awards and her debut novel, Zahrah the Windseeker, won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature. Her…
Banned Books Week 2020 ♥
Sunday, September 27 - Saturday, October 3 Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read, and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. This year the UCI Libraries' are amplifying Banned Books Week to focus on books written by POC (People of Color) authors. This year…
Encountering Oceans Explorations of Space, Time, and the Human ♥
ZoomEncountering Oceans Explorations of Space, Time, and the Human Oct. 1, 2020 5:00-6:00 p.m. The Humanities Center is launching a new Conversations That Matter series for 2020-2021 that focuses on Oceans. These vast bodies of water provoke the human imagination, arouse emotions of fear and nostalgia, and are sites of pleasure, contemplation, heroism, and death. Join…
UCI Great Big Read Book Club with Richard Cho, UCI Libraries ♥ ✚
ZoomUCI Great Big Read Book Club with Richard Cho, UCI Libraries - Thursday, November 12, 2020 | Noon-1:00 p.m. Join UCI colleagues and community members in discussing key themes from the latest read - There There by Tommy Orange. Facilitator: Richard Cho, Research Librarian for Humanities, UCI Libraries Guest facilitators: Kayla Ettinger,…
UCI Great Big Read | DIY Zine Making with Kelsey Brown, UCI Libraries♥ ✚
ZoomDIY Zine Making with Kelsey Brown, UCI Libraries - Monday, November 16, 2020 | Noon-1:00 p.m. Join a fun-worthy virtual event to learn about the history of zines and to make your own inspired by There There. A list of supplies needed for zine making and zoom links are provided upon registration RSVP: https://uciadvance.wufoo.com/forms/q1eldzzv015zgm9/
UCI Great Big Read Presents Tommy Orange ♥
ZoomUCI Great Big Read Presents Tommy Orange on December 3 UCI students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to join the UCI Great Big Read with Tommy Orange from 12-1 p.m. on December 3. Mr. Orange's novel "There There" is the current program selection for reading. Since its debut in 2018, "There There"…
UCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Author Discussion with Jeffrey Veidlinger ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling exhibition located in the lobby…
Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Seeking Asylum: Then and Now with Rory Kennedy and Scott Miller ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling…
Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series: Seeking Asylum: Confronting Extremism: A Conversation with Deborah Lipstadt and Douglas Haynes ♥
ZoomUCI Libraries presents Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series In conjunction with the American Library Association and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Americans and the Holocaust, the UCI Libraries’ Americans and the Holocaust Exhibition Event Series explores antisemitism, extremism, and the power of human connection. Guests are encouraged to visit the traveling exhibition located in the lobby…