Events and Engagement

EVENT | Celebrate the New Year at the Tateuchi East Asia Library!

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 3:30pm – 5:00 pm
Tateuchi East Asia Library – Gowen Hall, Third floor

Join us for a festive New Year celebration featuring East Asian cultural performances along with presentations from other international traditions. Enjoy light refreshments as we ring in the new year and honor the rich cultural heritage of East Asia. Featuring performances by UW student groups as well as community members, including:

UW Taiko Kai
UW HCCA Chinese Bamboo Flute
杵藤会 (Kotōkai) Nihon Buyo (Japanese Traditional Dance)
Taiwanese Indigenous Culture
Mariachi Quinto Sol en UW
Jin Korean Dance Company’s Taepyeongmu (Korean Traditional Court Dance)
And so much more…

Traditional clothing/elements are welcome in the library as always. We look forward to celebrating with you!

PERFORMANCE | 1ST WEDNESDAY CONCERTS

February 4, 2026, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Allen Library North – Lobby

On the first Wednesday of each month 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.

For program details check the day before the concert here or contact Rylan Virnig, rvirnig@uw.edu

EVENT | 2025-2026 TEAL Digital Scholarship Series

February 11, 2026, 3:30pm-5:00pm

Seminar Room, Tateuchi East Asia Library, Gowen Hall 3rd Floor

Paul Vierthaler, assistant professor of late imperial Chinese literature and interdisciplinary data science in the East Asian Studies department at Princeton University, will lecture on
“Detecting shifts in linguistic register in late imperial Chinese fiction: Fine-tuning language models to detect fictionalized memorials to the emperor.”
Details about the lecture.

EXHIBIT | FROM BRUSH TO TYPE

September 24, 2025 – March 31, 2026

George M. Beckmann Reading Room, Tateuchi East Asia Library, Gowen Hall 3rd Floor

Using rare works from the Tateuchi East Asia Library Special Collections, this exhibit showcases how innovations in papermaking, printing, and design across East Asia changed the form of books and shaped cultures.

Accessibility Contact: hkyi@uw.edu

EVENT | 2025-2026 TEAL Digital Scholarship Series

April 22, 2026, 3:30pm-5:00pm

Seminar Room, Tateuchi East Asia Library, Gowen Hall 3rd Floor

Dr. Sanghoun Song, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Research Institute of Language and Information at Korea University, will lecture on
“When NLP Meets Korean Language Education.”
Details about the lecture.

EXHIBIT | Federal Agencies: Histories and Highlights

January 14, 2026 – June 13, 2026
Suzzallo Library – Ground floor

This two-part exhibit is a celebration of the United States constitution’s 250th founding anniversary in 2026; showcasing some of the many executive departments and agencies of the United States government and how they work to serve the public. Winter Quarter 2026 features agencies centered around the arts, humanities and social sciences. Spring Quarter 2026 will feature departments and agencies focused on science and technology. We explore each featured department’s history, purpose, and achievements alongside government publications from the library’s collection.

For questions about this exhibit, email mcnews@uw.edu

EXHIBIT | THE MOUNTAIN IS OUT

September 22, 2025 – August 28, 2026
Allen Library South – Special Collections Lobby

Rainier, Tahoma, Nutselip… the mountain is known by many names. A Pacific Northwest icon, Mount Rainier holds a unique place in the region’s culture and lore. Special Collections’ material related to Mount Rainier will be displayed throughout the year. Return each quarter to see new items in the exhibit. Learn more.

EXHIBIT | OUT OF SCOPE

November 3, 2025 – September 18, 2026
Allen Library South – Special Collections Reading Room

Join us to explore unexpected artifacts that have made their way into Special Collections! Cultural organizations such as libraries, museums, and archives rely on a collection development strategy known as ‘scope’ to shape their collections based on priorities outlined in their organization’s mission, but some items make it into an organization’s collections despite this. Out of Scope highlights unique and intriguing items found in Special Collections.
(No food or drink allowed.)