Event Location: John M. Olin Library

Snakes on the Page

Snakes, serpents, vipers, or pythons… regardless of what you call them, it is undeniable that these legless reptiles have captivated...
Forging a Nation: The Founding of the U.S. Mint, 1792

From ancient times, coinage production has acted as a mark of sovereignty. The circulating money of the colonies and the...
January 22

5:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Room 142

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Join the Libraries, the Epsilon Pi Chapter of Triota, and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for the...

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January 31

9:30am - 6:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Room 142

New Directions in Design History Symposium

The New Directions in Design History Symposium, sponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and WashU...

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Literary St. Louis

Home to literary giants Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Maya Angelou, and John Keene (to name a few!), St....
December 6

4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Olin Library, Room 142

Current Work on the WashU Papyri

Roger Bagnall, honorary professor of Classics; Alexander Free, visiting researcher from the University of Munich; and Will Sieving, a grad...

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January 24

1:30pm - 4:30pm
John M. Olin Library, Newman Exploration Center

Maker Resource Fair

The WashU Maker Resource Fair is a dynamic event designed to showcase the wealth of maker and technology resources available...

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Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom

May 31, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Stanley Elkin’s death. Despite a long struggle with multiple sclerosis, Stanley...
November 18

4:00pm - 5:30pm
John M. Olin Library, Room 142

Native Space: Mapping, Expulsion, and Confinement in 19th-century North America

The fall meeting of the Geospatial Working Group features Balraj Gill, an Indigenous Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at WashU, who will...

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October 30

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

Politics and Literature: A Lecture by French Writer Nicolas Idier

Join us for a lecture by Nicolas Idier, a well-known French novelist, sinologist, French diplomat, and Inspector-General of Chinese Language...

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November 11

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

International Writers Series: New Poetry From Europe

Join WashU Libraries and the Department of Comparative Literature and Thought for an evening of new poetry from Europe. Poets...

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The Legacy of Irv Docktor: From Canvas to Classroom

Irv Docktor was a prolific illustrator and lifelong teacher. The exhibition offers snapshots of artwork from different stages of his...

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