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We can't wait to help make 2026, your year!

FEATURED LIBRARY EVENT

FEATURED LIBRARY EVENTS

Upcoming Events

May 19
1. Marston Makerspace May Event
  
  5:00pm to 7:00pm
Jun 10
1. Marston Makerspace June Event
  
  Marston Science Library, 444 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
  
  2:00pm to 4:00pm
Jul 16
1. Marston Makerspace July Event
  
  Marston Science Library, 444 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
  
  5:00pm to 7:00pm
Aug 03
1. Marston Makerspace August Event
  
  Marston Science Library, 444 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
  
  2:00pm to 4:00pm

Upcoming Library workshops, exhibits and events

This calendar contains workshops, exhibits and events for the UF Libraries.

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FEATURED eXHIBIT

Smathers Library Gallery (2nd floor), through May 8th

Animating Hope: Izaak and Bertie Cohen's Puppet Theater

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Izaak (Ike) and Bertha (Bertie) Cohen hid in Rotterdam. Concealed in the upstairs apartment of Nico Dane and Gien Dane-Verkouter, the couple was often forced to hide in a narrow closet behind a staircase. In this confined space and under these dangerous conditions, the Cohens created a puppet theater. Ike carved the wooden hand puppets while Bertie sewed costumes and painted the figures’ faces. Inspired by classic fairy tales, they used the puppets to stage clandestine performances for local children. Their identities remained a secret, and their presence obscured. These performances transformed an environment of fear into one of hope. All exhibits are free and open to the public during the same hours as the building in which they are housed, unless otherwise specified and with occasional exceptions for maintenance.