Category: Events | UNE Library Services

Conduits of Care

Conduits of Care Opening Reception

November 20, 2026

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Art Gallery

Join us for a show that honors connection, empathy, and kindness at the root of studio practice Conduits of Care reflects the connectivity of community engagement, social consciousness, and visual art practices, through the lens of artists whose work supports an ethos of care. Both contemplative and outwardly-focused practices provide space for viewers to find [...]

The Librarians Documentary Screening & Panel

October 22, 2026

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Biddeford City Theater

Book challenges are no longer isolated disagreements over reading lists; they have become organized campaigns targeting public institutions, educators, and the freedom to read. Directed by Kim A. Snyder, the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Librarians tracks this surge from the Texas Krause List to school boards across the country, documenting the harassment faced by library [...]

Banned Book Week

Banned Books Week

October 8, 2026

11:30 pm

Biddeford Campus Ketchum Library

Library censorship and pressure to limit or ban access to books and other media have increased in the US over the last year. Censorship touches everyone. Public libraries, school libraries & curricula, and higher education have all been impacted by organized attempts to restrict freedom to read and other First Amendment rights of freedom of [...]

Donna M. Loring Lecture

October 16, 2026

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, UNE Biddeford Campus

Watch the lecture online. Psite ehpicik kcipokehtuwannuk – We Honor All Women During this time when women’s rights are being eroded and women’s historical accomplishments are being suppressed, we must have productive conversations about why this is happening and what can be done to support and protect the rights of women as full participants in [...]

AI for Research Workshop

October 5, 2026

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Commons 320

Izabella Botto Learn best tips and tricks for finding and evaluating peer-reviewed articles with Consensus, an AI tool built for locating scholarly literature across all subjects. Lunch provided. Registration required. Open to all UNE students, staff and faculty. Facilitated by research and teaching librarian Izabella Botto. Register to Attend

Arrows & Operators: Visual Debates in Music

July 10, 2026

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Beginning in the 1950s, composers in search of new sounds and new modes of performance began to push beyond the limits of traditional notation and experiment with alternative ways of visualizing sonic thought. This exhibition juxtaposes Cornelius Cardew’s Treatise — the landmark graphic score composed between 1963 and 1967 — with works by contemporary artists [...]

Gone From My Sight

Closing reception

June 6, 2026

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

The experience of loss is universal; Gone From My Sight asks how we can witness death with a spirit of curiosity and intention while still honoring sorrow. Maine artists Jacqueline Scott, Rachel Sperry, Fran Vita-Taylor, and Ronnie Wilson, along with poet Hazel Koziol, offer a range of responses to this fundamental challenge. The exhibit features painting, sculpture, [...]

15 Minutes of Infamy: Ill-behaved Women and the Making of History

March 26, 2026

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

MWWC

Join us for this celebration of Women’s History Month with a talk by Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe! Refreshments start at 4:30 p.m. If “well-behaved women seldom make history,” as historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich famously quipped, ill-behaved women certainly dominated the historical headlines. Such women were branded as passive, irrational, or depraved, their lives reduced to colorful [...]

OER-AI-UDL Learning Lab

March 6, 2026

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Alfond 230 and Online

Maine’s higher education institutions are coming together to address the rising cost of course materials and the fast-changing landscape of Generative AI. Join colleagues from UMA, UMaine, and UNE for a high-impact Learning Lab facilitated by Lance Eaton—an applied working session for faculty and academic professionals ready to move beyond the basics. Participants will design, [...]

Open Textbook Workshop

March 4, 2026

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Zoom

Join UNE Library Services Scholarly Communication Librarian Sonya Durney March 4 at 2 p.m. for an interactive Zoom workshop on open textbooks. Learn how open educational resources (OER) can enhance student learning, reduce textbook costs, and provide customizable course materials. Whether you're new to OER or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will equip [...]