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January 11, 2024

Celebrating MLK

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updated 1/2024 In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day, UW Libraries encourages you to explore resources within our collections and across campus that reflect Dr. King’s work and collective efforts to combat racism, inequality, and injustice in our community and beyond. UW Libraries Racial Justice Resource Guide, for recommended readings, podcasts, videos, and articles…


January 3, 2024

January Update 2024

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Happy New Year, Huskies! Here’s wishing you a great start to winter quarter and 2024!  This month’s update features some incredible new stories including an insightful essay by The Boys in the Boat author, Daniel James Brown as well as features on our work to preserve Seattle’s music history, and student-centered scholarship documenting UW student…


December 4, 2023

December Update

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Here’s wishing everyone a successful finals week, holiday season and relaxing winter break ahead. When you are done with finals, or need a study break, stop by our current exhibits, take advantage of our wide selection of streaming media or browse University Press’ amazing catalog for a gift that is uniquely “UW”! Resource Reminders Finals…


September 6, 2023

Dawg Daze 2023 with UW Libraries

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UW Libraries is hosting a wide variety of fun and informative events to introduce you to all of the amazing resources, programs and tools that can help you succeed your first year, and beyond!  Explore our spaces, meet our staff and connect with other students throughout the week including tours, special events for first generation…


March 7, 2023

Women’s History Month: Exhibits Highlight Amazing Women

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From one trailblazing fellow husky to an international hero of medicine and science,  these UW Libraries’ exhibits explore the lives of two amazing women. Celebrating Seattle Black Women:  Daisy Tibbs Dawson University of Washington’s Special Collections has dug into its own archive to celebrate the life and work of a UW grad who waged peace…


February 3, 2023

Black History Month 2023

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While Black History Month provides a focused platform for collective reflection and celebration of Black History, the responsibility to self-educate is never-ending.   Making space to read, listen and watch something new – as a continuous practice (well beyond February) broadens our understanding of Black History in support in our collective work as allies, advocates, educators…


January 31, 2023

February Update

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It’s only February, and yet spring and summer planning is in full swing! Don’t miss upcoming information sessions for an amazing (and FREE) summer study program.  Start thinking about your I HEART UW Libraries Student Video Contest entries (and the chance to win some serious cash prizes!!) and get ahead of that winter quarter final…


December 1, 2022

December Update

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Introducing….#LibraryDubs! Take a study break or celebrate the end of your finals  — grab a selfie with our new friend, Library Dubs! You’ll usually find him near the main staircase in Suzzallo and in Odegaard Library. Tag your photo @uwlibraries #LibraryDubs for a chance to win a winter break prize pack!  Finals, winter break and…


October 3, 2022

October Update

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this post modified 10/14/22 October is packed with many special author events and exhibits you won’t want to miss.  Happy fall, Huskies! Author Talks and Lectures UW Libraries Presents: A Reading and Conversation with Rena Priest Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6-7 p.m.  This fall, the UW Libraries will host our biennial lecture series, the…


May 31, 2022

June Update

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Good luck on finals, Huskies–and remember that UW Libraries has many resources to help you succeed! Congratulations to all of the #uwgrad22 graduates and all those who will be celebrating commencement this month. Please read the operations updates below for important information on Library closures and Library-wide system updates! Operations Looking for an institutional data-sharing…



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