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LIBRARY workshops, exhibits & EVENTs
Upcoming Library workshops, exhibits and events
This calendar contains workshops, exhibits and events for the UF Libraries.
Date: Friday, July 17, 2026 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Online Library: ARCS This session will cover the steps involved in getting a journal article published. The focus will be…
Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 Time: 1:00pm – 1:45pm Presenter: Natercia Valle, Brittney Merryweather, Melody Royster Location: Marston Science Library, Room L136 New to Marston? Get an introduction to its…
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Other Meet at the Map and Imagery Library on the first floor of Smathers Library, 1508 Union Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611. Take…
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Other Meet at Wilmot Gardens (2023 Mowry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610) near the corner of Gale Lemerand Drive and Mowry Road, to explore the impacts of invasive plants…
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.
News and Highlights
By Aimee Sullivan, Communications Intern University of Florida students are used to being greeted by a variety of events and activities at the campus Libraries, from small wind ensembles and…
By Aimee Sullivan, Communications Intern For the last 25 years, the UF Libraries have hosted local high school students for an immersive, high-level essay workshop to prepare for their two-year,…
We asked the UF Libraries employees for their summer reading recommendations. Here are 10 to get your summer started! Christy Shorey, Access and Resource Sharing Systems Team Leader Pride and Prejudice…
Collaborating with the Alachua County Headquarters Library Makerspace and the Marston Makerspace started with a tour. In 2025, Brittney Merryweather, Makerspace and 3D Manager, met a Makerspace Coordinator,Greta Pallak, at…
