Ginkgo Reading Room Archives - University Libraries | Washington University in St. Louis

A mother bear and three cubs are drawn in a wooded area with many of the trees cut down to the roots. In the foreground, one of the trees has a sign reading “Tree Farm,” suggesting the conception of an industrial forest. The header image was illustrated by Stanley Galli.

May 3

3:00pm - 4:30pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture Student Exhibition Opening

Join us for the opening reception of the MFA-IVC student exhibition, Artifacts & Fictions: Curated by Students in Illustration and...

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Artifacts & Fictions: Curated by Students in Illustration and Visual Culture

The Artifacts & Fictions exhibition presents selected works from the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC)...

Three female track runners leaving the block as four of their teammates watch.

March 29

4:00pm - 6:00pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

50 Years of Title IX with Vanessa Grigoriadis

Visit the 50 Years of Title IX exhibition and hear from speaker Vanessa Grigoriadis on Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power,...

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April 11

5:30pm - 7:00pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Tere Dávila Reading

Join us for an evening of fiction in translation with Puerto Rican author Tere Dávila and translator Rebecca Hanssens-Reed.

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February 22

5:30pm - 7:00pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Jan Wagner Reading & Discussion

In this reading and discussion, Max Kade Visiting Writer Jan Wagner will present his work in English translation. Wagner is...

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50 Years of Title IX

50 Years of Title IX features original materials highlighting WashU events in the ever-evolving journey toward gender-based equality.

December 1

4:00pm - 5:30pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

2022 Nobel Prize Conversation: Reading Annie Ernaux Today

In celebration of Annie Ernaux’s Nobel Prize, the Libraries and the Department of Romance Languages and Literature are hosting a...

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November 30

5:30pm - 7:00pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Translating Poetry (It’s Not Easy): Matthias Goeritz and Mary Jo Bang

Join us for an evening celebrating the publication of Colonies of Paradise (Triquarterly, 2022) by Matthias Goeritz, Professor of Practice...

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November 10

6:30pm - 8:00pm

John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

CANCELLED International Writers Series: Kristin Omarsdottir

In this reading and discussion, renowned Icelandic author Kristin Omarsdottir presents her recently translated novel Swanfolk (HarperCollins, 2022).

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A photo of the St. Louis Courthouse with the Arch in the background.

November 11

11:00am - 12:00pm

John M. Olin Library

Event Location: Ginkgo Reading Room

MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture Student Exhibition Opening

Artifacts & Fictions: Curated by Students in Illustration and Visual Culture

50 Years of Title IX with Vanessa Grigoriadis

Tere Dávila Reading

Jan Wagner Reading & Discussion

50 Years of Title IX

2022 Nobel Prize Conversation: Reading Annie Ernaux Today

Translating Poetry (It’s Not Easy): Matthias Goeritz and Mary Jo Bang

CANCELLED International Writers Series: Kristin Omarsdottir

Sharing Scholarship

Valuable Dregs: Research in the William Gaddis Papers

Joy Williams: Honored Guest