News and Events for Libraries Supporters

Endowed University Librarian Lorelei Tanji.

As we head into the holidays and new year, I am filled with gratitude for all of UC Irvine Libraries' supporters, whose impact on the Libraries is invaluable.

Just recently, our Libraries received a $3 million gift to establish an endowment to support the highest priorities of the university librarian. In addition to helping us meet library users' evolving needs, this gift will elevate the Libraries’ critical role in supporting UCI’s mission of research, instruction, and patient care.

Our work at the Libraries is made possible by our amazing librarians, staff, and community supporters. I invite you to read our recently released 2024 Annual Report to learn more about their wonderful contributions and other exciting projects and developments.

However you've supported the Libraries, know that your contributions are appreciated. May we all have a joyous and special holiday season.

Lorelei Tanji

Endowed University Librarian

News and Resources

$3 Million Gift to UC Irvine Libraries Supports High-Priority Initiatives and Innovation

Anonymous $3 million gift has established an endowment that will support the highest priorities of the university librarian.

Endowed University Librarian Lorelei Tanji outside Langson Library.

University Librarian Endowment

kweliTV Now Available Through UCI Libraries

A two-year pilot of the streaming platform kweliTV provides UC Irvine campus access to curated indie films, documentaries, web shows, and other media that celebrates the global Black experience representing the entire African diaspora.

Explore kweliTV

UC Irvine Libraries Welcomes New Digital Scholarship Librarian

Tiffany Esteban joined UC Irvine Libraries as the new digital scholarship librarian for the Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) department.

Digital Scholarship Librarian Tiffany Esteban.

About the New Digital Scholarship Librarian

Events

The number 60 with a watercolor image of a planned UC Irvine campus within it and a background of blue and yellow colors.

Anteater Experience: 60th Anniversary of UC Irvine Exhibit Opening

Wednesday, February 5

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 pm

Langson Library Lobby

Join UC Irvine Libraries to celebrate the opening of its newest exhibit, Anteater Experience: 60th Anniversary of UC Irvine. The exhibit opening event will include a reception and panel discussion with special guests who will speak to how the campus culture and environment have evolved over the years.

Exhibits & Displays

EXHIBIT

Electrifying Music: The Untold Story of Remi Gassmann

In an homage to twentieth-century electronic music, Electrifying Music celebrates the life and legacy of Remi Gassmann, an American composer and pioneer in electronic sound and music. Best known for his innovative ballet scores and his soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Birds, Gassmann helped introduce twentieth-century audiences to new musical aesthetics and compositional styles and championed the emerging works of his contemporaries.

Langson Library

2nd Floor

Now through December 2024

EXHIBIT

America Informed: Wide World of US Federal Government Documents

Showcasing selected materials from US government public records, America Informed pulls from the breadth of materials available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Spanning topics from national security and war to recipes and art, the exhibit features materials from a wide selection of government agencies and branches. Including histories of the FDLP and US Government Publishing Office, the exhibit also details the significance and importance of accessible public records.

An American flag and the top of the United States Capitol behind the exhibit title America Informed Wide World of U.S. Federal Government Documents.

Science Library

2nd Floor

December 2024 through March 2025

STUDENT DISPLAY

Petr the Anteatr Stickers

Enjoy a wide selection of Petr the Anteatr stickers developed by and for UC Irvine students. The student display will also provide a brief history of the Petr sticker phenomenon and the thriving, student-driven Petr community.