WashU Libraries Take Action to Preserve Federal Data
During the week of January 27, 2025, several federal government websites and datasets went offline. According to The New York...
Category: Exhibits and Events
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Stanley and Joan Elkin Celebration
On Monday, April 21, 2025, the WashU Libraries, with support from the English Department, hosted the Stanley and Joan Elkin Celebration.... -
Versatile Serpents: Examining Varied Representations of Snakes on the Page
Paradise Lost, John Milton’s retelling of the biblical story of Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man, has maintained... -
Joan Elkin’s Artwork: A Q&A with Molly Elkin, Jan Garden Castro, Joel Minor
Joan Elkin’s (1932–2022) paintings are on display in an exhibition at the John M. Olin Library, Stanley and Joan Elkin’s... -
Data Rescue: Call to Action at WashU
WashU Libraries are participating in nationwide initiatives to rescue and make accessible disappearing federal data. Access to federal data is... -
Freedom Suits and the Story of Aspasia LeCompte
As a reparative public historian, Kelly Schmidt works with archives to bring to light the forgotten histories of enslaved people... -
Geography Awareness Week: Amplifying Native and Local Voices
WashU Libraries will host a series of events celebrating Geography Awareness Week, November 18–22. Geography is an age-old field that... -
William H. Gass Centenary Celebration
On October 3, 2024, WashU Libraries hosted a centenary celebration of William H. Gass (1924–2017), an esteemed writer, distinguished professor... -
A Q&A with Amanda Jones, Author of “That Librarian”
In her new book, That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America (Bloomsbury, 2024), Amanda Jones, a middle school... -
No Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones: A Collector’s Journey
“A Collector’s Journey” is a companion essay to the exhibition Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement, currently on view... -
What a Cube, a Drop, and a Wave Taught Me About Creativity, Communication, and Community
“Is it possible to tell stories with figures and abstract forms? Can diagrams relate conflicts, meetings of minds or disagreements?”... -
Punk by Design
“Punk by Design” is a companion essay to the exhibition Pasted Youth: Analog Design of the Punk Movement, currently on...