Exhibits & Events

Creating the Harry Potter Exhibit – A Curator’s Perspective

Twenty-one years after the publication of the first book, what makes the Harry Potter series so relevant that people are still studying its influence today? It’s all about connections according to exhibit curator and UC Davis subject specialist librarian Roberto Delgadillo. Since the first book was published in 1997, Harry ...

October 16, 2018 • Jillian Kido

LGBTQ+ Health Book Exhibit 2018

“Advancing health education, advocacy, and social well-being for queer populations” October 1-31, 2018 Blaisdell Medical Library 4610 X Street, Sacramento | 916-734-3529 | Hours In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month and coinciding with the Improving OUTcomes Conference, stop by the lobby of Blaisdell Medical Library to explore ...

October 1, 2018 • Amy Studer

WW I Era University Archives Photos Featured in New Buehler Exhibit

A new exhibit titled “A Salute to All Our Veterans” opens Thursday, September 6th at UC Davis’ Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center, timed to honor and celebrate the centenary of the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. The exhibit is one of two opening consecutively at the center, ...

September 6, 2018 • Kevin Miller

Love Dogs? This Exhibit is for You.

A new exhibit of dog-themed art is now on display on the lower level of Shields Library, part of a remarkable collection recently donated to the UC Davis Library by the Sheila Grant Fleetfield Dog Museum and Library. Sheila Grant (right) and her Afghan hounds are awarded Best ...

July 31, 2018

Human Library Fosters Connections, Community, Common Ground

What is it like to be homeless? To have a child with autism, or a drug addiction? What do you assume it would be like… and what might you learn if you talked face-to-face with someone who had actually lived it? These are just a few of the topics that ...

June 2, 2018 • Jillian Kido

Human Library at UC Davis: May 24 — Ask. Listen. Connect.

Join us for the Human Library at UC Davis — an unforgettable event during which six human “Books” will share their stories of being homeless, surviving sexual trauma and depression, finding happiness and success despite discrimination or disability, and dealing with a loved one’s addiction. Through one-on-one conversations, attendees are invited to ...

May 13, 2018

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