Event Location: Ginkgo Reading Room

September 9

4:00pm - 6:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Talking Back: Conversations with Special Collections Closing Reception

Celebrate the closing of Talking Back: Conversations with Special Collections, an exhibition featuring original artworks created by first-year Master of Fine...

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Documenting for Democracy: 60 Years of Kartemquin Films

Documenting for Democracy reflects on Kartemquin Films' history, award-winning films, and achievements in independent documentary filmmaking.
April 16

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Volha Hapeyeva

Join the International Writers Series for a reading and discussion with 2025 Max Kade Visiting Writer Volha Hapeyeva, a Belarusian poet...

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March 24

10:00am - 11:00am
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

+AI Perspectives Week: AI Ethics Town Hall

Expansion of generative AI invites many ethical questions at top of mind of many in our campus community. These questions...

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March 31

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Matt Reeck

Join the International Writers Series for an evening of literary translation with translator, poet, and scholar Matt Reeck. He will...

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March 3

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Xuela Zhang

Join WashU Libraries and the Department of Comparative Literature and Thought for a reading by Xuela Zhang. Zhang is a...

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April 21

4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

St. Louis Reads Dante

St. Louis Reads Dante invites readers of all backgrounds—curious newcomers and seasoned Dante enthusiasts alike—to join a monthly journey through...

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March 17

4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

St. Louis Reads Dante

St. Louis Reads Dante invites readers of all backgrounds—curious newcomers and seasoned Dante enthusiasts alike—to join a monthly journey through...

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February 17

5:00pm - 6:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

St. Louis Reads Dante

St. Louis Reads Dante invites readers of all backgrounds—curious newcomers and seasoned Dante enthusiasts alike—to join a monthly journey through...

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January 20

4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

St. Louis Reads Dante

St. Louis Reads Dante invites readers of all backgrounds—curious newcomers and seasoned Dante enthusiasts alike—to join a monthly journey through...

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November 20

5:30pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

International Writers Series: Dabin Jeong and Safa Khatib in Conversation

The International Writers Series presents a poetry reading by two PhD students in the International Writers Series celebrating their recent...

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Some days, everything is a machine: The Poetic Practices of Mary Jo Bang

The exhibition traces the shifting, innovative, and increasingly hybrid creative practices of poet and translator Mary Jo Bang across analog...

Student studying at a table in the Newman Exploration Center.

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