Events and Engagement

EXHIBIT | LIFE IS A PICNIC

ENDS this Friday, September 5, 2025

Allen Library North – Mezzanine

It feels like summer! Time to pack a picnic basket and head out to enjoy nature on a sunny day. Finding the perfect picnic spot is a common theme in children’s literature. UW Libraries Special Collections explores the intersection of food and art – including All-American cherry pie, repurposed wine bottles and more!

EXHIBIT | ZEITGEIST! Seattle in the ’20s

LAST DAY is Tuesday, September 12, 2025

Special Collections Reading Room, Allen Library
UW Libraries Special Collections will be exploring the zeitgeist of Seattle in the ’20s–100 years ago and today! Join us in exploring popular culture and current events of Seattle in the 2020s and 1920s.

EXHIBIT | RIGHT TO READ: Banned books and the First Amendment

September 17, 2025 – December 1, 2025

Suzzallo Library, Ground Floor
Our first amendment right protects our freedom of speech, but what about our freedom to read? This exhibit portrays the complex nature of banned books in the United States. Get to know your UW libraries while learning about censorship in your own life.

EVENTS | DAWG DAZE with UW LIBRARIES!

September 18, 2025 – September 26, 2025

UW Libraries is hosting a wide variety of Dawg Daze events to introduce students to our amazing Library resources and programs! Explore our spaces, meet our staff and connect with other students throughout the week including tours, board game events, karaoke, and more! Find out where and when Libraries Dawg Daze events are happening here.

EXHIBIT | THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

ENDS September 25, 2025
Special Collections Lobby, Allen Library
Enjoy the changing seasons with Special Collections through our annual lobby exhibit, The Language of Flowers. Each quarter will feature new material related to our botanical collections, local plants, and more. Details about Language of Flowers.

PERFORMANCE | 1ST WEDNESDAY CONCERTS

Begin again on October 1, 2025, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Allen Library North – Lobby

On the first Wednesday of each month, starting October 1, enjoy a variety of music pieces performed by students of the UW School of Music in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.