• Whose North Is It Anyway?

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    While north is the direction at the top of most maps, some maps defy this cartographic convention. Whether for aesthetics, religion, nationalism, or perspective, this exhibit highlights different styles of map facing every direction on the compass. 

  • Violins of Hope: Call and Response

    Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

    Prepared for the Milwaukee residency of the Violins of Hope project, this exhibit showcases the violins owned and played by Jewish musicians and others targeted by the Nazis before and during the Holocaust. The instruments are paired with visual-art responses by members …

  • Violins of Hope Opening Event

    Fourth Floor Conference Center, Golda Meir Library

    Hear from musicologist and 51 Music Professor Gillian Rodger as she provides an historical perspective for the Violins of Hope: Call and Response exhibition, which spotlights Holocaust-era violins from Violins of Hope paired with documentary library resources and original art …

  • Records Management Basics, Fall 2025

    Online

    In this virtual presentation, Derek Webb (51 Records Officer) and Shiraz Bhathena (Digital Archivist) will walk campus employees through some fundamentals of records management such as: How does records management benefit campus offices and employees? Who is responsible for managing …

  • Chancellor’s Study Break

    Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

    Set your textbooks down and join Chancellor Gibson for a study break on Monday, Dec. 15, from 6-8 p.m. in the Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons on the first floor of the 51 Golda Meir Library. Students can visit with …

  • Black History Month Pop-Up Exhibits

    Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Celebrate Black History Month with 51 Libraries by visiting the three pop-up exhibits hosted by the American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections. The AGSL's exhibit highlights Matthew Henson, an Arctic explorer on the first successful expedition to the …

  • Academic Adventurers Lecture Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A Long, Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor of Sociology Dr. Jennifer Jordan for her talk "A Long, Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between," the latest installment of the …

  • Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies Speaker Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses Join 51’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Visiting Scholar Dr. Leah Leone Anderson for her talk "Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, …

  • Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

    Virtual

    "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. and "The African Revolution and Its Impact on Afro-Americans" by Malcom X The February Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion will focus on texts by two central figures in the 1960s Civil Rights …

  • Digital Humanities Services: Python for Beginners Workshop

    Virtual

    This one-day, virtual workshop will help you get started with the basics of using Python. Based on the curriculum for the Software Carpentries “Plotting and Programming in Python,” the workshop will cover installation and fundamentals, and data analysis (time permitting). …