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⚗️SLab's Ammon Shepherd +a SLab student alum used our makerspace to prototype a cast for glassblowing custom drinking glasses: cutting acrylic for a tank to hold a 3D-printed glass cast & plaster of Paris, figuring out both clay+glue were needed to best seal the acrylic. 🎓🦮
Happening tomorrow— still room to register!
On Weds. Mar 11 join Kiowa Hammons of the Library for an info session on the Bartz v. Anthropic case. If you've published a book in the US, you might be entitled to compensation.
Learn more/register:
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/calendar/events/anthropic
On Weds. Mar 11 join Kiowa Hammons, Director of Copyright & Scholarly Communication Services, for an info session on the Bartz v. Anthropic case. If you've published a book in the US, you might be entitled to compensation.
Learn more/register:
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/calendar/events/anthropic
Welcome back Hoos! Plenty of room in the libraries as you transition from spring break back to study mode!
https://www.cavalierdaily.com/gallery/hoos-hitting-the-books
Hey, it's @walshbr.bsky.social & more The Hard Modes musicians! If you need a breather, their jazz mashup of Chrono Trigger + AC:NH is delightful: m.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7v...
Spring Break Hours announcement for the University of Virginia Library. Text states: "Library hours vary during Spring Break. Check library.virginia.edu/hours for updated hours." Background features soft-focus flowers.
Library hours vary after today during Spring Break.
Check hours before visiting — and note that the Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library is closed completely for the duration of the break.
Hours are at library.virginia.edu/hours.
A group of people playing musical instruments in a library setting. One person is playing a trumpet, another a saxophone, and another a guitar. A text overlay reads "Rocking out in the Library" next to a drawing of a hand making a rock and roll gesture.
Libraries are known for their quiet atmosphere, but in 2025 we shook things up, bringing musicians into Library spaces for vibrant performances and discussions.
Read more in Rocking Out in the Library, from our 2025 Annual Report: https://at.virginia.edu/LibraryNoise
This image features two children playing outdoors. The top child is holding streamers, and the bottom child is holding a ball, standing near a tire. Text on the image advertises "Lucy Bassett: The Way We See It: Artist Talk" at UVA Library on Wed. Feb. 25, 4 - 5 p.m., held at Shannon Library.
Drop by Shannon today for Lucy Bassett's artist talk, for The Way We See it, an exhibition centering perspectives of children living in container camps after 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.
4-5 pm 2nd floor gallery space by the main elevators!
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/16384412
UVA’s Stanley Stepanic traces how Dracula evolved from monster to romantic icon in The Conversation. From Nosferatu to today’s stage and film reinventions, the Count keeps reflecting our shifting views on love, fear & identity. Read more: https://ow.ly/zX2R50YlbM6
A collage featuring newspaper clippings with "The Reflector" front page, the "Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune" masthead, and a photo of "Ebenezer Church" with reference to Dr. King. Text reads: "Digitizing Charlottesville's African American newspapers."
In 2025, we collaborated on a project to digitize 12,500+ pages from six historical African American newspapers documenting Black life in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
Read more about this ongoing effort in our 2025 annual report:
https://at.virginia.edu/AApapers
Seriously, lines around the block! One is always visible in Harrison/Small, downstairs gallery. Open to all!
A collage of book covers featuring "Beloved" "Mexican Gothic," "Fledgling," "Frankenstein," and more. Text overlay reads, "A year of ghoulish intrigue and mystery." An line drawing of a ghost is included.
Read about the 2025 Reading Challenge (Women in Gothic) in our annual report round-up (and how you can join the 2026 "Adventures in Time and Space" Sci-Fi reading challenge!)
https://library.virginia.edu/annual-report/2025/activities-events/year-ghoulish-intrigue-and-mystery
ICYMI, the Declaration of Independence on display in the Rotunda last week drew 1000s!
Read a round-up of the event, & if you missed it note: 1 of our copies of the Dec is always on display @rareuva.bsky.social
https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/big-day-declaration-and-special-collections
Reminder notice about the Fine Arts Library closure next week. The image shows a section of a building with red brick and large windows.
REMINDER: The Fine Arts Library will be fully closed the the week of spring break.
If you need materials from the Fine Arts Library, visit and check them out by 6 pm on Friday Feb. 27.
The building will reopen on March 8.
A collage of images related to Black history. It includes book covers for "Freedom's Prophet" by Richard S. Newman and "The Land Was Ours" by Andrew W. Kahrl. There are historical photos of protests, a newspaper, and an interview video screenshot. The Digital Library of the Caribbean logo is visible at the bottom.
February marks milestone: 100 years of celebrating Black history nationally!
To honor this centennial, we've put together recommendations to help you explore the Black experience in America & beyond: https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/black-history-month-2026-celebrating-100-years
#BHM2026
Photo of a table spread with many different colorful letterpress prints, including words that pop out like "wood type", "Moby Dick", "organizable", and "letterpress"
Got to share some of my recent letterpress with @uvalibrary.bsky.social digital humanities colleagues yesterday:
Image of former UVA president John Casteen, wearing glasses and smiling. Inset into the image is an illustration of flowers, and text reads "a man who steered his own course and opened the way for others"
In memoriam John T. Casteen III
In our 2025 annual report, we remember John Casteen — "the father of the modern University," architect of AccessUVA, and an ardent supporter of the UVA Library,
https://library.virginia.edu/annual-report/2025/notable-year/memoriam-john-t-casteen-iii
Exterior view of a building with a red brick and concrete facade. Large windows line the structure. Text on the image reads, "SERVICE NOTICE Fine Arts Library closure."
The Fine Arts Library will be fully closed the week of spring recess (closing at 6 p.m. on Fri. Feb. 27 and reopening Mar. 8).
During this time, the building will be inaccessible.
Requests for FAL materials need to be in by Mon., Feb. 23, in order to give staff sufficient time to pull materials.
Still a few seats left! Register at the link!
The Automated Scholar: Research in the Age of Powerful AI Agents
Tues, Feb 17
11-noon
Shannon Library Seminar Room 330
The second talk in The Ethical Dimension of AI Literacy Series.
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/16231992
psst ... meet in the stacks later?
❤️ 📖 Happy Valentine's Day, Hoos. 📖 ❤️
#ValentinesDay #LibraryLove
Romance in the stacks ... with Steinbeck, Whitman, Alexander Hamilton & Angelica Schuyler Church, and more.
p.s. Stop by any Library to pick up "vintage" Valentines from our collections for #ValentinesDay!
https://news.virginia.edu/content/deep-uvas-vault-romance-survives
A digital illustration of a human-like face with embedded circuit patterns, representing artificial intelligence. The background features rising bar graphs and binary code, symbolizing data and analysis. Text reads: "The Automated Scholar: Research in the Age of Powerful AI Agents."
The Automated Scholar: Research in the Age of Powerful AI Agents
Tues, Feb 17
11-noon
Shannon Library Seminar Room 330
Join us for the second talk in The Ethical Dimension of AI Literacy Series w/ UVA professor Anton Korinek.
Learn more & register at https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/16231992
Interesting. No access for AI models “unless item-level provenance and meaningful attribution can be demonstrated in practice, and the archival organization retains contractually enforceable control to stop further use.”
A person stands at a podium in a room with several seated attendees. A large screen displays the title "The UVA Archival AI Protocol: A standard for control" with a tagline "No access without control" and a smaller image titled "UVA Archival AI Protocol, 1st Edition." The setting is the University of Virginia Library.
"Information without origin is a liability."
Introducing the UVA Archival AI Protocol, an AI training and access standard for archival organizations.
Read more: https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/protecting-what-remains-introducing-uva-archival-ai-protocol
#AI #Archives #EthicalAI
These are now by the zine rack in our entryway, if you're local to Cville area & want any (of this or other free zines). Taking, making, printing+sharing zines are great ways to meet your neighbors & build community:
Next week's free+public events at SLab: learn to add fancy features to online maps; join us for housebrewed coffee & @jeremyboggs.net sharing how he currently approaches CSS for web design; makerspace workshops on lasercutting wood Pokemon keychains, & crafting soda-can tab chains (or chainmail!) +
A collage features various Valentine-themed elements, including vintage-style illustrations of a squirrel with a heart-shaped pendant labeled "Welcome to the 'Cupid Club'," cherubs, and floral motifs with red and pink roses. In the background, there's a sepia-toned image of a tree-lined path labeled "Lovers Lane, Charlottesville, Va." A rectangular strip of floral patterns overlays part of the collage.
A vintage Valentine's Day card with a pink background features a chimpmunk sitting on a red stool, speaking into a classic telephone. A bear in a bow tie holds a heart-shaped plaque with a message. A sign reads "Welcome to the 'Cupid Club'." Positioned in the background is a heart with a keyhole design. Decorative flowers are also present.
A scenic postcard depicts a tree-lined path in Charlottesville, Virginia, labeled "Lovers Lane." Tall trees create a shaded pathway with dappled sunlight and lush greenery, evoking a tranquil and picturesque setting.
A vintage-style collage featuring large, colorful roses and other flowers. A figure appears on the left, surrounded by floral patterns. Faded text reads "Love indeed is light from Heaven, A spark of immortal..."
"Vintage" valentine's day cards (created using materials from our collections) are available at Library Service & Information Desks until we run out. Drop by!
Want to leave us a valentine (or any other feedback)? Drop us a note in this form: https://library.virginia.edu/site-feedback/note
Decorative book cover featuring intricate, ornate gold patterns and a central title that reads, "A Winter Wreath of Summer Flowers." A small illustration of a bottle with a skull and crossbones symbol is in the corner. A quote at the top says, "The colors are brilliant, and the poisons are real."
"In nature, bright colors are often indicative of danger—turns out, some books (are) the same."
The search for arsenical books in library collections—1 of 20+ stories in our 2025 annual report
https://library.virginia.edu/annual-report/2025/growth-change/colors-are-brilliant-and-poisons-are-real
2. Appreciation for libraries -- big shout out to @uvalibrary.bsky.social. Also 🤩
3. The push and pull of past and present in making sense of the world works differently for historically-minded journalists -- but is real & critical. Thinking about that.
And also...
Banner with the words "Love Data Week" in bold letters. The word "Love" is formed with a heart pattern. Below, a hashtag reads "#LoveData26."
Where did the data go?
Since 2025, federal data on health & climate has been disappearing from gov websites. For #LoveData26, librarian Laura Hjerpe explores the legal fight to restore access and how you can help rescue at-risk info:
https://library.virginia.edu/news/2026/wheres-data
#DataRescue