Book Bunk in Nairobi, Kenya is reimagining and renovating public libraries into sites of heritage, public art, and learning. Join Book Bunk’s Co-founder Wanjiru Koinange for an inspiring discussion on how Kenya’s colonial-era libraries are being transformed into vibrant, inclusive spaces for creativity, knowledge, and community.

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Beinecke Library welcomes all to a special display of materials from Yale Library collections related to Roger Sherman, America 250, Connecticut, New Haven, and Yale History on Sherman’s birthday. The display will be on Saturday, April 19, from 12 noon to 4pm in the Beinecke Library reading room, 121 Wall Street.

An original commission for Yale SOM by Mario Moore, MFA 2013

Since 2023, Mario Moore has worked with Yale SOM to research and create a special painting based on his exploration and examination of commerce and the history of New Haven.

Join us to celebrate this unique artwork now installed in Evans Hall and learn about its significance to our city.

Open to all Yale and surrounding communities, the Nahuatl Working Group is hosting a special screening of “Mother’s Day in Cuetzalan: Panchita the Weaver” for Women’s History Month. The documentary offers an intimate look at the life of Panchita, a resilient and talented Nahua woman whose weaving skills sustain her family amidst challenging economic circumstances in Mexico’s Sierra Norte.

Please join us for a panel conversation with three renowned film critics and curators, all Yale alumnae, discussing the past, present, and future of cinema, writing, and gender and sexual politics in historical moments of crisis.

Panelists: B. Ruby Rich (former Editor-in-Chief at Film Quarterly), YC ‘71; Patricia White (Swarthmore College, Camera Obscura), YC ‘86; Lisa Kennedy (freelance critic, Variety and The New York Times), YC ‘84

Moderator: Oksana Chefranova (Yale Film and Media Studies)