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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, May 15, 2026 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Online Library: ARCS This session will be a broad introduction to writing a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.…
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm Location: Marston Science Library, Makerspace Library: Marston Science Library Come to the Marston Makerspace to make your own puzzle! All supplies…
Date: Friday, June 5, 2026 Time: 12:00pm – 12:30pm Location: Online Library: ARCS Explore how Dimensions Analytics can be used to help you demonstrate your research impact. Part of the…
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Marston Science Library, Makerspace Library: Marston Science Library Come to the Marston Makerspace to learn a new art technique: Embossing!…
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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
The following collections in the Special and Area Studies Department have been recently processed, expanded or revised at the University of Florida. Cordel Literature Collection, 1930-2018 A collection of “cordel…
By Jessica Garcete, Communications Intern The University of Florida Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars Program started small. It was meant to be a simple way to give Innovation Academy students something…
The Humans of the Libraries photo story celebrates the Smathers centennial student employee class of 2025. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the energy they have brought to…
For Jennie Balchunas, dental hygiene and library sciences are like a toothbrush and toothpaste: a perfect match. A self-proclaimed zebra in a horse pen, Balchunas is a trained dental hygienist…
