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Celebrate International Games Month at the Libraries

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International Games Month November is International Games Month! Grab a friend or make some new ones when you join the University Libraries for one of our free International Games Month activities. Tavern Talks: A TTRPG Social Wednesday, November 12:30-4:30 p.m.Goldfield Room, Lied Library Interested in tabletop roleplaying games?…
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New Database: Amnesty International Archives

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Amnesty International Archives homepage
Amnesty International Archives The University Libraries has obtained access to Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights, the archival records of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International dating from 1961-1991. In this database, you can explore the rise of the global human rights movement during the…
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AI Researcher Sil Hamilton to Explore the Second Digital Revolution in the Humanities

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Digital Humanities 2.0: Generative AI
The UNLV Libraries, in collaboration with Black Mountain Institute and Plympton, will host a special event that examines the intersection of the humanities and artificial intelligence on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. in the Goldfield Room at Lied Library. Sil Hamilton "Digital Humanities 2.0: Generative AI" will feature renowned AI…
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TDRL October Book Display Proclaims 'Let Freedom Read'

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Let Freedom Read book covers
In October, the Teacher Development & Resources Library proclaims "Let Freedom Read!" Join us in support of the freedom to enjoy diverse stories, discover new ideas and truths, meet characters who may challenge our world view, and learn from a variety of life experiences. Select titles include: The Luis Ortega Survival…
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Mini Mandy Mondays Scavenger Hunt

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Mini Mandy Mondays text with image of 5 small skeletons and two jack o'lanterns.
Mandy the Skeleton, Lied Library's rockstar anatomical model, loves the Makerspace. But a recent 3D printing experiment went horribly wrong, and Mandy accidentally create five mini clones. These mini-Mandys are now running amok and terrorizing the Libraries. Can you help us find and stop them? Each Monday in October, we will announce a…
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Banned Books Week: Tell Us Why These Books Matter

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Banned Books Week October 1-7, 2023 Let Freedom Read poster
Banned Books Week 2023 In conjunction with Banned Books Week running October 1-7, 2023, the Teacher Development & Resources Library and the University Libraries want to hear your thoughts. Visit our Tell Us Why These Books Matter form and select one or more commonly challenged book or graphic novel titles listed and tell us why these…
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Save-The-Date: Storming Caesars Palace Documentary Screening Sept. 26

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Ruby Duncan leading protest at Caesars Palace
Storming Caesars Palace Join the UNLV University Libraries on Tuesday, September 26 in the Goldfield Room at Lied Library for a special screening of the documentary, Storming Caesars Palace, which tells the story of Ruby Duncan and a band of mothers who launched a revolutionary Black feminist anti-poverty movement in the 1960s and 1970s…
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Tell Me Who You Are: Pick Up UNLV 2023 Common Read at Lied Library

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Three people holding a book.
First-year students pick up a copy of the UNLV Common Read at the First-Year Mixer. You can pick up a copy of UNLV’s Common Read, Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture & Identity, by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi, at the Lied Library Circulation Desk. Digital copies of the book are also available through Google Play…
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ICYMI: We Need To Talk With Muslims of Southern Nevada

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Four people standing in a row
Claytee White, Director of the UNLV Oral History Research Center; Ahlam Hamdan, ('23, Clinical Mental Health Counseling) Founder of LV Community of Hope; Athar Haseebullah, Executive Director of the ACLU of Nevada; and Fateen Seifullah, Imam, Masjid As-Sabur, Las Vegas In case you missed it, the latest episode of the We Need To Talk series, We…
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Exhibit Offers Revealing Look at Oral History Research Center

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Reveal Exhibition
REVEAL: An Exhibition Celebrating 20 Years of the Oral History Research Center REVEAL: An Exhibition Celebrating 20 Years of the Oral History Research Center is now on display in the first floor hallway of Lied Library. The exhibition includes panels on the 13 different projects completed by the center; a display case of recording tools…
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