Events and Engagement

PERFORMANCE | 1ST WEDNESDAY CONCERTS

November 5, 2025, 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.

Find the full program here.

LECTURE | DATING THE UNDATED

Thursday, November 6, 2026, 3:30pm-5pm
Seminar Room, Tateuchi East Asia Library, Gowen Hall 3rd Floor

Join Azusa Tanaka, Japan Studies Librarian, as she introduces and explains a non-invasive AI-driven method for estimating the publication dates of undated Japanese works. Determining the publication date is essential for research purposes but many pre-Meiji (pre-1868) works lack this date. Using images from dated publications spanning 1697-1868 provided a resource for a machine learning model to be trained to predict undated publications from this era. Learn more about this lecture.

EXHIBIT | PERPETUATE

October 1, 2025 – November 7, 2025
Allen Library North – Lobby

Seattle-based Korean artist Lucia Hwang transforms discarded CDs and VHS tapes into a sacred space that reflects on memory, history, and human continuity. The installation evokes humanity’s enduring desire to record and be remembered. By reclaiming obsolete media, Hwang underscores the fragility of memory, the value of reuse, and the potential for renewal.

Learn more about the artist and the exhibit.

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

September 17, 2025 – December 12, 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.

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

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.