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ICYMI: CBS 58 recently featured the American Geographical Society Library on their weekend program!

Watch and read here: https://www.cbs58.com/news/how-the-golda-meir-library-is-the-x-marking-the-spot-for-a-hometown-treasure-featuring-one-of-the-world-s-largest-map-and-globe-collections

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How the Golda Meir Library is the 'X' marking the spot for a hometown treasure featuring one of the world’s largest map and globe collections MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Behind an unassuming door inside the Golda Meir Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sits a collection filled with centuries of stories, secrets, and snapshots of how

It might be summertime, but the Golda Meir Library is still open!

Come visit us Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Make sure to schedule an appointment to visit Archives and Special Collections. You can also drop by AGSL Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m.

For more information, visit uwm.edu/libraries/about/hours

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We've got your weekend plans covered! Drop by PrideFest's Stonewall History Tent on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. to learn about the history of LGBTQ+ television in Milwaukee in a panel discussion hosted by

UWM Archivist Abbi Nye will be joined by guests Dan Fons and Michael Lisowski, who will reflect on their groundbreaking public access series The Q***r Program.

For background, check out this article from

Link: milwaukeerecord.com/film/dodging-death-threats-and-outing-senators-remembering-milwaukee-public-access-show-the-queer-program

And to learn more about the Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network, check out our digital collection

Link: uwm.edu/lib-collections/mglcn

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The volume is lower in our quiet study areas!

Here’s where you can find a quiet spot to hit the books this finals season:

3rd Floor - Open Study (both wings)
2nd Floor - Contemplative Space (east wing)
Lower Level - Study Carrels (both wings)

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The American Geographical Society Library recently acquired the Karen Wynn Fonstad Collection, including the original manuscript maps of 'The Atlas of Middle-Earth'. A cartographer from Oshkosh, Fonstad was a lifelong fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Upon her passing in 2005, Fonstad left her family an archive of nearly 1,000 map drafts, many of them based on Tolkien’s 'The Lord of the Rings', 'The Hobbit', and 'The Silmarillion'.

Read the full story: https://uwm.edu/libraries/2026/05/06/fonstad/

Just a couple more Wag More Wednesdays left this semester, so make sure to drop by today!

Here's the lineup:
9 a.m. Stanley & Mary
12:30 p.m. Oliver & Pam
2 p.m. Maple & Elisa
3 p.m. Itsy & Shelly
5 p.m. Gizmo & Lori

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Do finals have you feeling stressed? Take some time to refuel at the Chancellor's Study Break!

Students can enjoy FREE coffee and donuts (while supplies last) with Chancellor Gibson on Thursday, May 14, from 6-8 p.m. in the Learning Commons on the first floor of the Golda Meir Library.

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Beginning May 25, the UWM Libraries will merge Archives and Special Collections into a single department: Archives and Special Collections.

Read the full story: https://uwm.edu/libraries/2026/04/28/merger/

Thanks to the work of Digital Collections & Initiatives, the American Geographical Society Library has recently made available a digitized 1478 copy of Ptolemy’s "Geography."

Ptolemy’s "Geography" is one of the key geographical works of the Renaissance; it was lost to the western world until the early fifteenth century when a Greek manuscript was acquired in Constantinople and brought to the University of Florence.

The AGSL holds several volumes of the "Geography," dating from 1478-1900. The most recently digitized copy, made in Rome in 1478 by Arnoldus Buckinck, was one of the earliest printed editions of Ptolemy’s text, additionally containing 27 maps.

Read the full story at: https://uwm.edu/libraries/2026/04/23/1478-ptolemys-geography/

Access the digitized copy at: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/ptolemy/id/3150/rec/2

Happy National Library Week! How well do you know the UWM Libraries?

Not well enough? You can level up your library skills with FIND - TRY - WIN!

Designed to help you get familiar with the UWM Libraries, FTW provides opportunities to learn about the resources, services, and events the UWM Libraries have to offer.

Complete 3 to 5 of the FTW activities and you'll win special prizes at the end of the semester!

To get started, scan a QR code on one of the flyers located around the Golda Meir Library, or visit tiny.cc/ftwfun

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