• Exhibit — American Ambitions in the Antarctic

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

    This exhibit tells the story of how the United States began exploring the southernmost continent. Beginning with the Western world’s earliest explorations in the region, this exhibit leads viewers through history with maps, atlases, books, and artifacts from several major …

  • Latine Heritage Pop-Up Exhibits

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

    The 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries' Distinctive Collections--American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections, all located in the Golda Meir Library--have created pop-up exhibits celebrating Latine Heritage Month. Each exhibit is drawn from materials held in the respective collections. The exhibitions are …

  • Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

    Online

    Rachel Carson Selections from Silent Spring (1962) Chapters 1-3 Chapters 16-17 No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, please send …

  • Information Literacy Research Assignment Workshop

    W194, Golda Meir Library

    Research assignments serve an important role in college courses. Tasks like selecting and evaluating additional sources of information, summarizing new information and comparing it to core course concepts all have the potential to build learning. However, the goals of a …

  • 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries To Participate in Doors Open Milwaukee Saturday, Sept. 28

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

    The 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries will take part in Doors Open Milwaukee on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit three collections located in the 51ÁÔÆæ Golda Meir Library and view some of our rare and fascinating treasures: …

  • Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin

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

    Join us for a talk at 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 by Sergio González, author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) and Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin (University of Illinois Press), as …

  • 2024 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture

    Fourth Floor Conference Center, Golda Meir Library

    This lecture will be presented simultaneously in person and virtually. The Zoom link is here.  The 2024 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture will be presented by Nan Kim (Associate Professor, 51ÁÔÆæ Department of History). What can offer resources for hope at a time of escalating …

  • Exhibit — Jewelry Speaks: The Voice of the Jill Wine-Banks Pin Collection

    Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery, Golda Meir Library

    This exhibition is a collaboration with the 51ÁÔÆæ Jewelry & Metalsmithing program, featuring the work of 51ÁÔÆæ faculty and Milwaukee community artists, the pin collection of distinguished attorney, MSNBC Legal Analyst, and podcast host Jill Wine-Banks, and materials from Special …

  • Introduction to OER Adoption Virtual Workshop 

    Online

    This virtual workshop on Friday, October 18 from 12:00-1:30 pm will introduce faculty to open textbooks — a type of open educational resource (OER) — and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and engagement. Faculty are …