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Arizona is Up with People! Dinner & Show
Gala performance from Up with People to launch archive project at the University of Arizona Libraries
The Friends of the University Libraries are hosting a gala dinner on Friday, March 16, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the UA Student Memorial Center to launch the Up with People Archive Project bringing the global youth education and arts organization’s history to life where its roots began in Tucson. More...
"The Sleeping Giant vs. the Politics of Fear: Arizona's Hispanic Society in the Twenty-First Century" (lecture)
Professor Thomas E. Sheridan, from the UA School of Anthropology, delivers the second of three talks in the AZ Centennial Lecture Series being held in conjunction with Special Collections' yearlong exhibition “Becoming Arizona: The Valentine State.” Sheridan’s lecture, “The Sleeping Giant vs. the Politics of Fear: Arizona's Hispanic Society in the 21st Century,” will be held Feb. More...
Public Library Bookmobile @ UA
Want a copy of the latest best seller? Need to catch up on some leisure reading and DVD viewing? Running short on time and can’t make it to your local public library branch? We’ve got a solution! Visit the Bookmobile to: -Apply for a library card
-Checkout one of more than 6,000 books, magazines, DVDs, and books-on CD
-Return items checked out from any public library branch
-Request items from other public library branches for pick-up on the Bookmobile SPRING 2012 DATES
-February 7
-April 3
-May 1
(Note: In March, visit the Bookmobile at the Tucson Festival of Books, March 10 & 11) Time: 10:00 a.m. More...
Mark Your Calendars!
Interested in what's going on at the Libraries? View our Spring 2012 event brochure (PDF) for a complete list of exhibits and events at Special Collections, the Center for Creative Photography and the Main & Science-Engineering Libraries. Want to learn more about library events, exhibits and news? Sign up for our monthly eNewsletter. More...
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“Landscapes of Fraud: Mission Tumacácori, the Baca Float, and the Betrayal of the O’odham”
Join us as professor Thomas Sheridan, UA School of Anthropology, delivers the opening lecture of the Main Library's exhibit, "Mapping Arizona: From Mexican Territory to U.S. State.” Sheridan will highlight the historical context that shaped Arizona and will draw from his book “Landscapes of Fraud: Mission Tumacácori, the Baca Float, and the Betrayal of the O’odham.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Jan. More...
“Mapping Arizona: From Mexican Territory to U.S. State” (exhibit)
A new exhibit, “Mapping Arizona: From Mexican Territory to U.S. State,” offers a visual illustration of Arizona’s path to statehood as documented through historical maps of the region. The exhibit, on display in the UA Main Library from Jan. 6 – March 28, 2012, is one of several exhibits, lectures and events hosted by the University Libraries in celebration of the state’s Centennial.More...
“Company Town: Arizona’s Copper Mining Communities During 100 Years of Statehood” (exhibit)
A new exhibit at the UA Science-Engineering Library shares 100 years of stories, struggles and triumphs from Arizona’s copper mining communities. “Company Town: Arizona’s Copper Mining Communities During 100 Years of Statehood,” on display from Jan. 6 – March 9, is one of several exhibits, lectures and events hosted by the University Libraries in celebration of the state’s Centennial. More...