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: The Library regularly offers , and related skill-building workshops. Here is what is coming up for the rest of O...
10/15/2026

: The Library regularly offers , and related skill-building workshops. Here is what is coming up for the rest of October:

🧑‍💻The 'Rithm Section: Algorithm & Live-Coding Interview Practice Group - Oct. 16, 23 & 30 @ 10 a.m.
🗺️ Map Monday: Intro to QGIS - Oct. 26 @ 4:15 p.m.
🔗 7clib.cc/DataGISEvents

🚨 We invite you to join us in participating in the Great drill (Oct 15)!✔️ The Library’s PA system will announce the...
10/15/2026

🚨 We invite you to join us in participating in the Great drill (Oct 15)!

✔️ The Library’s PA system will announce the start of the drill over its speakers at 10:15 a.m.
✔️ As noise is simulated over the next couple of minutes, please drop, cover and hold on as shown.
✔️ After the end of drill announcement, you may return to what you were previously doing.

This annual large-scale drill is organized to inspire all of us to get ready for big earthquakes, and to help prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes. Learn more: ShakeOut.org

👶 Before became a stable feature of care, North American audiences flocked to see tiny babies on display in incubato...
10/15/2026

👶 Before became a stable feature of care, North American audiences flocked to see tiny babies on display in incubator exhibits at fairs and carnivals.

What made these medical machines so captivating? On October 29, Dr. Vivien Hamilton examines the incubator’s early promise as a symbol of scientific progress in this talk.

📅 October 29 | 4:15 p.m.
📍 Library’s Founders Room
🔗 7clib.cc/ClaremontDiscourse

, October 15, at 10:15 a.m. we will be participating in the world’s largest drill – the Great . Please keep an eye o...
10/14/2026

, October 15, at 10:15 a.m. we will be participating in the world’s largest drill – the Great . Please keep an eye on our socials tomorrow morning for more information about the drill and what you can do while at the Library to take part. Learn more at ShakeOut.org

Are you ready for ? 🎃 Haunt the shelves of the Braxton Popular Reading Collection on Mudd 2 to find a frighteningly fu...
10/14/2026

Are you ready for ? 🎃 Haunt the shelves of the Braxton Popular Reading Collection on Mudd 2 to find a frighteningly fun . 👻

🌟 We are excited to reveal the winner of our block party raffle basket – Rhea Rajneesh from Pomona College! 🌟And a big...
10/13/2026

🌟 We are excited to reveal the winner of our block party raffle basket – Rhea Rajneesh from Pomona College! 🌟

And a big to everyone who visited our booth at the event back in September. It was so much fun connecting with you and, remember, the is always here to help you with your research and study needs! 👉7clib.cc/Library101

🤫 Need a quiet place to focus on class texts? Join the Silent Book Club in the Library! 📚Whether you’re reading for a cl...
10/09/2026

🤫 Need a quiet place to focus on class texts? Join the Silent Book Club in the Library! 📚

Whether you’re reading for a class or just for fun, you’ll find comfortable seating, a quiet atmosphere and free snacks, while they last, in the Library's Founders Room on October 14 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

While you are encouraged to bring your own book or reading materials, we’ll also have a selection of leisure reading titles available from the Braxton Popular Reading Collection.

🗺️ How did Chinese rare books make their way to The Claremont Colleges?🏮 What are the social lives of these books and th...
10/08/2026

🗺️ How did Chinese rare books make their way to The Claremont Colleges?
🏮 What are the social lives of these books and their significance?
📜 What can Chinese ancient books reveal when we look at them through both traditional scholarship and new digital methods?

If these questions intrigue you, then don’t miss our October 22 Book Launch event for the newly published Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of Chinese Ancient Texts, with talks by:
🟣Xiuying Zou, The Claremont Colleges Library
🟡Yinghui Wu, UCLA
🔵Feng Xiao, Pomona College

Some outstanding examples from the new book will also be on display at the Special Collections Reading Room.

🔗 Learn more about the event and how you can tune in via Zoom if you are unable to make it in person: 7clib.cc/Launch

What can the ’s past tell us about the future of coastal communities? 🌊At today’s talk, Dr. Branwen Williams examines...
10/06/2026

What can the ’s past tell us about the future of coastal communities? 🌊

At today’s talk, Dr. Branwen Williams examines how rapid, overlapping shifts in warming and acidification affect coastal species — and points to better strategies for keeping coastal communities resilient.

📅 October 6 | 4:15 p.m.
📍 Library’s Founders Room
🔗 7clib.cc/ClaremontDiscourse

👀 Looking for something interesting to do this weekend? ☀️The Los Angeles Archives Bazaar is happening this Saturday, Oc...
10/05/2026

👀 Looking for something interesting to do this weekend? ☀️

The Los Angeles Archives Bazaar is happening this Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at California State University, Los Angeles! We’ll be there sharing highlights from our archival collections — stop by our booth to learn more and connect with others who love Southern California .

The is an annual L.A. as Subject event, free and open to the public, which gives anyone with an interest in the region a one-stop opportunity to interact with dozens of archives, from large institutions to private collectors.

📍 Access the exhibitors list and programming information: laassubject.org/archives-bazaar

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