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Throwback Thursday! Did you know there was once a Gothic Revival cottage—the so-called “Chateau Front and Back” or Gatekeeper’s Lodge—occupying the site of Shannon Library’s north end? https://bit.ly/3ThGdk0 https://bit.ly/4yB4jWW #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #UVA
"An invitation to imagine a more accessible, equitable future" ICYMI! UVA Library staff recommendations for Disability Pride Month — six books, two archives, and a documentary available free on YouTube. https://bit.ly/3TBE0zU #DisabilityPride #DisabilityAwareness #EquitableFuture
LeapSpace, from Elsevier, leverages AI in the full research workflow and helps researchers accelerate discovery, weigh the strength of available evidence, and sharpen critical thinking as they work. Results are grounded in peer-reviewed literature with traceable citations. https://bit.ly/4vRuSov
Join us this afternoon from 2-3 in the Fine Arts Library R-Lab for crafting camaraderie! Bring along your own craft to work on, or create with our new supplies! Food and drinks will be provided. #Crafting
Fine Arts Library Crafternoon on Monday the 27th! Join us Monday, 2 pm, at the Fine Arts Library for some crafting camaraderie! Bring along a portable project (knitting, collaging, journaling, legos ...) or play around with some of the supplies we have on hand. Snacks & drinks will be provided.
Having mapped 4000 objects from @uvalibrary.bsky.social into #LinkedArt CIDOC-CRM; entities linked to Wikidata, LCNAF, Geonames, AAT, and LCSH subjects related to places having coordinates (Civil War battles, for example), it is possible to begin visualizing the collection in new ways. #LODLAM
In 2018, the renowned political cartoonist Patrick Oliphant, who died July 13, donated his archive to UVA. We remember Oliphant for his remarkable talent & legacy, his wit and energy, & the amazing gift that he gave to the University of Virginia and the broader community. https://bit.ly/4wPxOmu
For July, the Sci-Fi Reading Challenge is tackling Asimov's "The Caves of Steel," a detective story pairing human detective Elijah “Lije” Baley w/ his robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw. Join the challenge, and join us on July 28 from 4-5 pm for a Zoom discussion on the book. https://bit.ly/3T9mL8U
#UVALaw faculty share what they’re reading this summer, from science fiction to a history of a Founding Father friendship to a reimagining of Homer.
Faculty Share What They’re Reading This Summer
Faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law share what they’re reading this summer, from science fiction to a history of key Founding Fathers to a reimagining of Homer.
law.virginia.edu
We're gearing up for Revolutionary Printing & hope to see you there! It goes from 11-3 at @rareuva.bsky.social. Drop in any time! NOTE that ALL other UVA Library spaces & services are closed on both Fri July 3 & Sat July 4. Whatever your plans, stay cool! Details: https://bit.ly/3SICdbV
As Pride Month draws to a close, it's a good time to remind you of our viewing recommendations from the last few years — books, movies, art, and more, all recommended by UVA Library staff! Happy reading/watching! https://library.virginia.edu/news/category/pride #Pride #PrideMonth
This week, Wednesday! Open to all, virtual, free—come get some interesting ideas about teaching related to digital scholarship:
Scholars' Lab@scholarslab.bsky.social · last mo.Next Wednesday, join us online for #ByteSizedPedagogy for a quick think-about-teaching snack w/@jonathanfitzgerald.bsky.social's "(Hard and Soft) Skills to Pay the Bills: A Both/And Approach to Teaching DH to Undergrads" (dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/what-we...). Open to all! Sign up for zoom info:
Love the Library? It's not too late to give, and get something in return! Through the end of June you can support the Library and snag a limited-edition Blue Ridge-themed UVA pouch! Make a gift of $25 or more before June 30 to claim your pouch. https://bit.ly/4wartS7
Some great advice from @uvaehd.bsky.social professor and literacy expert Tisha Hayes in this piece about embracing the "DNF" category of reading: Head to the library! https://news.virginia.edu/content/giving-book-isnt-giving-reading
Giving up on a book isn’t giving up on reading
Finding the right book matters more than forcing yourself to finish the wrong one, according to a UVA reading specialist.
news.virginia.edu
JUNETEENTH․com launched in 1996, sharing Juneteenth history & supporting celebrations. The #WaybackMachine preserves 30 years of its web history and how the site connected communities around a tradition now celebrated by millions. Explore the site's story 👇🏾 web.archive.org/web/19980815...
ICYMI, we're closed tomorrow for Juneteenth: Friday June 19 is Juneteenth, and all UVA Library spaces and services will be closed in celebration! Visit Charlottesville has a list of local events: https://bit.ly/3HCjB7W #Juneteenth #FreedomDay
The test case is 4000 items from @uvalibrary.bsky.social that are designated for @dpla.bsky.social. Once these RDF data are combined with the RDF for associated entity URIs (and interlinked with Wikidata), a lot can be done in terms of research, display, and visualization.
We're hiring! Currently, for three positions. Check out full details at the UVA Careers site and apply to come work with us! https://at.virginia.edu/LibraryJobs
ICYMI, UVA Today asked Library staff for their road trip reading recommendations — great for when you hit the road this summer. Also great for hitting the beach, or the couch. Enjoy! https://news.virginia.edu/content/hit-road-these-summer-reads
Hit the road with these summer reads
From spicy romances to alien adventures, the University of Virginia Library staff recommends page-turners perfect for summer travel.
news.virginia.edu
Celebrate Pride Month with thise selections from our librarians! —Seven books ranging from literary fiction to biography to recent works of queer American history. https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/7-books-celebrate-pride-month #Pride #PrideMonth
RBS invites you to the 2026 Kress Foundation Art of the Book in Europe Lecture: “Aquatint Travel Books and the Haptic Picturesque,” by Douglas Fordham, at 5:30 p.m. ET on 1 June in UVA’s Shannon Library, Room 330, or via Zoom. Details: rarebookschool.org/events/2026/06/douglas-fordham-kress-lecture
Douglas Fordham: Aquatint Travel Books and the Haptic Picturesque The 2026 Kress Foundation Art of the Book in Europe Lecture - Rare Book School
Polite interest in picturesque sketching meant that many Britons had experience drawing outlines, “dead coloring” shadows, and adding enlivening watercolor touches. This three-stage process also occur...
rarebookschool.org
It's Memorial Day weekend — just a reminder that we'll be closed on Memorial Day itself, Monday the 25th. As always, check library.virginia.edu/hours for Library hours. #MemorialDay #Remember #Honor
‘Buried Cause’: In a new book, two UVA librarians analyze the unearthed Robert E. Lee monument cornerstone box Read a Q&A with conservator Sue Donovan and historian Ervin L. Jordan Jr. on what they found and their thoughts. https://bit.ly/49yEKez
Congratulations graduates! With Final Exercises in the past, we put together a Q&A with four graduating Library student workers about their plans for the future, their favorite part of working at the Library, advice to Library users, and more. https://bit.ly/4uZCchw
"As a scholar, I believe that documented facts can help build bridges across the racial divide. But we must confront the full story." library.virginia.edu/news/2026/bu... @uvalibrary.bsky.social
Rare Book School's 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 will take place in Charlottesville and via Zoom livestream on 1 June. @uvalibrary.bsky.social #Booksky #RareBooks
Kress Lecture: Aquatint Travel Books and the Haptic Picturesque - Rare Book School
Polite interest in picturesque sketching meant that many Britons had experience drawing outlines, “dead coloring” shadows, and adding enlivening watercolor touches. This three-stage process also occur...
rarebookschool.org
Finals Weekend is here! Congratulations from all of us at the UVA Library to all those celebrating this weekend. You've earned it!
Join us for some end-of-semester meditative time led by Library staff from noon to 12:45 TODAY in the Fine Arts Library. Stay for 5 or 30 minutes, cookies & tea provided. No experience or background knowledge necessary! Register: https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/16633422
More on the DAC-DHC Fellowship. Deadline to apply is 5/15!
Scholars' Lab@scholarslab.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're co-sponsoring a new funded pair fellowship round (due 5/15) for a UVA faculty+grad student to explore how high-performance computing could support your humanities research questions. Think things that your laptop can't handle: big 3D, image, audio, text etc datasets; machine learning; etc+
