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Join us on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 4 p.m. for a celebration of the Frank Russell Hightower and Frank Floyd Hightower Photograph Collections documenting eight decades of the African American community in Pittsburgh. We will be...

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The Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Study Program (GSWS) and Studio Arts Department (SA) established the first-ever artist-in-residence program in the fall of 2024. Join us on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 6 - 7 p.m. on the first floor of Hillman Library for the inaugural recipients of this award...

Calling all Pitt Students! Be a part of Pitt history by helping design and create a permanent mural that celebrates learning, discovery, and community through communication. Participants receive a $1,000 honorarium and snacks are provided during the work sessions. For more information and to...

Join us for a discussion of Quantum Theatre’s upcoming production “The Return of Benjamin Lay,” and its inspiring historical context on Thursday, January 23, 2025 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. in the Hillman Library, third floor, Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room....

Join us to hear directly from curator Runxiao Zhu, Head of the East Asian Library at the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS), about the exhibit "Beyond the Page: Exploring East Asian Book Culture and Printing Technology" on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from noon - 1 p.m. at the third floor...

Martha Mantilla’s interests in books and culture moved her from her roots in Colombia to destinations all around the world, and eventually to a long career as the librarian of the Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection at the University of Pittsburgh....

Join us from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 in the Archives...

Join us on Friday, November 15, 2024 for The University of Pittsburgh Library System's Annual Audubon Day! At 10 a.m., Sean Morrissey will present Collaboration and Process: Producing the Birds of America. Followed by Birds and...