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EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Digital Collections in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Digital Collections Curator Ann Lally who will discuss some of the digital collections in Special Collections and the special efforts required to make them accessible into the future.  All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

Titans on the Wall: Peplum Films of the 1950s and 1960s

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what about a movie poster? The Titans on the Wall: Peplum Films of the 1950s and 1960s exhibit invites you to explore how movie posters shaped audience expectations, reflected artistic trends, and traveled across borders to bring historical and imagined worlds to life. David Chapman is an independent author, collector, and scholar of the history of strength and physique display. Between 2017 and 2021, Mr. Chapman generously donated more than 350 movie posters to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Featuring many posters for mid‑20th‑century peplum films—also known as gladiator or sword‑and‑sandal epics—the collection offers a window into international film distribution and visual culture.  Bringing  together posters from Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and other parts of Europe as well as Mexico and the United States, the collection includes originals that range in size from small-scale lobby cards up to six-sheet displays large enough to cover… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Library North Lobby. Accessibility Contact: Morag Stewart. Event Types: Exhibits. Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Thursday, June 25, 2026.

EXHIBIT: Let's All Go to the Tolo! A Look Back at UW Dances

Special Collections Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Library North Mezzazine. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Event sponsors: Did you know the Tolo dances are unique to the Pacific Northwest? Elsewhere, they are commonly called the Sadie Hawkins dance, and girls traditionally ask the boys. Take a look back at Tolo dances and more from the UW's past through photographs, dance cards, and other souvenirs from campus dances of yesteryear, featuring items from UW Special Collections. Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Friday, June 19, 2026.

WORKSHOP: Citations and Beyond: Leveraging Author Profiles & Altmetrics for Greater Engagement

Traditionally the term research impact has referred to scholarly citation counts, but how else can we increase and describe our research impact? In this workshop, we’ll explore how author profiles help showcase your publications and how altmetrics provide real-time insights into the broader reach of your work. Learn how to track online engagement and enhance your visibility using tools like ORCID, Dimensions author profiles, and the Altmetric Bookmarklet. Whether you're looking to strengthen your online presence or demonstrate impact for funding and career opportunities, this session will provide practical strategies to make your research stand out. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/Rn4uyjYfRpONGHwivDT-xA. Accessibility Contact: olivex@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.

Exhibit Talk: Titans on the Wall: Reflections on Collecting Peplum Posters

Coinciding with the Libraries exhibit “Titans on the Wall: Peplum films of the 1950s and 1960s,” independent author, collector, and scholar of the history of strength and physique display David Chapman will speak about the David Chapman Peplum (Gladiator) movie poster collection donated to UW Libraries. The talk will cover the historical and social significance of peplum films and his work developing the collection. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: Morag Stewart. Event Types: Exhibits. Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

UW Three Minute Thesis Competition (GSA & UW Libraries OIRS)

Open Scholarship Register to attend, UW Three Minute Thesis (UW 3MT) Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. | Event starts promptly at 4 p.m. HUB Lyceum (Google map), UW Seattle This event will not be livestreamed or recorded. Send questions to uw3mt@uw.edu In front of a general audience and a panel of esteemed judges, graduate student presenters will compete by doing three-minute presentations about their capstone or research projects, using only one static slide each. The theme this year is Impact. UW Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is organized by The Graduate School and UW Libraries Open & Interdisciplinary Research Support. Send questions to uw3mt@uw.edu. Learn about this year's outstanding graduate student presenters! Event judges will select First Place and Runner Up winners and the in-person audience will vote for People's Choice winner. Prizes sponsored by The Graduate School: First Place - $2,500 , Runner Up - $1,500 , People's Choice - $1,000, Please note: 3MT is not a drop-in event for… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Lyceum. Accessibility Contact: sablanj@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Special Events. Student Activities. Event sponsors: The Graduate School , UW Libraries Open & Interdisciplinary Research Support. Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. For more info visit forms.cloud.microsoft.

UW Libraries Storytelling Fellows: Video Digital Storytelling

Are you a graduate student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Washington? Are you curious about showcasing your scholarly story or research to a broader audience? Are you interested in making a digital story (basically a short video) that will dazzle viewers?  The UW Libraries are offering a fun, community based, 4-week online workshop focused on the process of digital storytelling. This totally free, online program will take you through the start-to-finish process of brainstorming your idea with others, writing a script for narration and production, recording your narration, creating and collecting digital materials for your video, putting everything together with an easy-to-use beginner’s video editor called Clipchamp, and, finally, getting feedback and recognition from supportive peers in an accepting learning environment. In this workshop, you can expect to: , Interact, exchange ideas, and give feedback to fellow UW digital storytellers in an interdisciplinary, relaxed, and empathetic… Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: Elliott Stevens. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 22, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit docs.google.com.

Memorial Day

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics. Monday, May 25, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Zoom Webinar | East African Queer and Trans Displacements: An Online Conversation with the Editors

Free and open to all. At the Jackson School, opportunities and events are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity.  ZOOM REGISTRATION LINK The last decade has seen a sharp rise in state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in East Africa, including discriminatory legislation and religious condemnation, and many LGBTQI+ people have been forced to flee their homes.  But East Africa is also a site of activism, community, and enterprise where the contexts of belonging are redefined.  The University of Washington African Studies Program and Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies are pleased to host the a dialogue among the editors of the first book to explore these subjects—East African Queer and Trans Displacements—which features critiques and creative works by LGBTQI+ diasporic writers and artists from the region with first-hand experiences of displacement.  Download the book for free here—East African Queer and Trans Displacements—and join the online conversation! John… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QtlNgMl1QNmdwpEVolw_fg. Accessibility Contact: sameerai@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: African Studies Program Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies. Target Audience: Free and open to the public. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM.

SPECIAL EVENT: UW Libraries GIS Symposium

Open Scholarship The 10th Annual UW Libraries GIS Symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 27th in the Research Commons (Allen Library south). The GIS Symposium highlights and celebrates the transformational role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and data visualization technologies at the UW and beyond. Join us! Submit a Lightning Talk Proposal to present your GIS-related research or other project, Connect with others working on GIS research, Hear about GIS projects going on around campus, Learn about GIS-related resources available to the UW community. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Green A. Accessibility Contact: mundtm@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Conferences. Special Events. Student Activities. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Ethnographic Recordings in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Ethnomusicology Curator John Vallier who will discuss some of the ethnographic language collections in Special Collections and the special efforts required to make them accessible into the future.  All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours

Open Scholarship Learn about getting started with digital projects at UW. We offer consultations for research and course related projects. Examples include support for digital publishing, building digital exhibits, and more! We can help you find the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project. Come ask us about the Libraries digital scholarship infrastructure tools (Manifold, Omeka, etc.).  This service is available only to current UW faculty, students, and staff. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons, Group Work Space B. Accessibility Contact: oscstaff@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Event sponsors: UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons & Learning Technologies. Target Audience: UW students, faculty, staff, post-docs. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

First Wednesday Concert

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: UW School of Music and UW Libraries. Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit music.washington.edu.

Juneteenth

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Friday, June 19, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

EXHIBIT: Bilious Pills and Bitter Potions: The Era of Colonial Medicine

Special Collections Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Library North Mezzazine. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Event sponsors: Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was the most prominent physician of his time. As such, he was selected to train and outfit the Lewis and Clark expedition for medical emergencies. Featuring instruments and material from Special Collections, this Bilious Pills and Bitter Potions will introduce you to the state of medicine in the colonial era, including "cures" such as blistering, bloodletting, purging, and more. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – Friday, August 28, 2026.

First Wednesday Concert

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: UW School of Music and UW Libraries. Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit music.washington.edu.

Independence Day (Observed)

Holidays No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Friday, July 3, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Labor History in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Conor Casey, Head, Labor Archives of Washington,  who will discuss some of the labor-related artifacts on display and share additional items not included in the exhibit.  All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

First Wednesday Concert

Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Accessibility Contact: adamhall@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Event sponsors: UW School of Music and UW Libraries. Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. For more info visit music.washington.edu.

EXHIBIT TALK: Out of Scope: Rare Book and Book Arts in Special Collections

Special Collections Explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections. Join us for an exhibit talk with Julie Tanaka, Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections, who will discuss some of the rare books and book art pieces on display and share additional items not included in the exhibit.  All are welcome! Please, no food or drink in Special Collections. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Special Collections Reading Room. Accessibility Contact: Lisa Oberg. Event Types: Exhibits. Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.