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Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, April 20, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Josie's Office Hours

Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Archival Adventures

Quilting and Hand Sewing Crafternoon In-Person

Learn hand sewing techniques and take home your own small quilted block. Crafternoons provide informal arts instruction for all levels. All supplies provided and free of charge. Attendees are...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Prototyping Studio (Newman 430), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 9 seats left
Quilting and Hand Sewing Crafternoon

Game Design Challenge In-Person

Build. Design. Play. Save the Planet. Design and build a playable game using recycled materials and a Makey Makey. Work by yourself or bring a team. Participants can compete to win prizes based on...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time:
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Prototyping Studio (Newman 430), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 40 seats left
Game Design Challenge

Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course Online

PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course

Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour In-Person

Join us for the weekly Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour in the Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126) on the 1st floor of Newman Library. Bring your lunch or afternoon coffee and join us in...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni  
Categories:
  Event > Data Science  
Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour

Researcher IDs, Scholarly Profiles, and Mandates Oh My! Online

In scholarly publishing, it can be difficult to discern individual researchers with similar names, or follow a researcher who has had a name change over the course of their career. This in turn has...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time:
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 29 seats left
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Center for Digital Research & Scholarship Distinguished Lecture Series: Responsible AI at the Library of Congress Online

Responsible AI at the Library of Congress A PRESENTATION BY Natalie Buda Smith Online Event via Zoom Abstract: The Library of Congress approaches artificial intelligence as both an opportunity and...  More
Date:
Friday, April 24, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event > Center for Digital Research and Scholarship  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 73 seats left
Center for Digital Research & Scholarship Distinguished Lecture Series: Responsible AI at the Library of Congress

Handwritten Histories: Transcribing Civil War-Era Family Letters In-Person

Are you interested in getting hands-on experience with American Civil War letters? Have you ever been curious about what people were talking about then? Have you ever wondered how historical materials...  More
Date:
Friday, April 24, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
SCALE-UP Classroom (Newman 101S), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students  
Categories:
  Event  
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Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, April 27, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Josie's Office Hours

Needle Felting Crafternoon In-Person

Feeling stressed? Take it out on some wool. Learn the basics of needle felting and take home your new creation. Crafternoons provide informal arts instruction for all levels. All supplies provided...  More
Date:
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Prototyping Studio (Newman 430), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 9 seats left
Needle Felting Crafternoon

Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Archival Adventures

Button Making Crafternoon In-Person

Learn to use the Prototyping Studio's button maker and design your own buttons! Crafternoons provide informal arts instruction for all levels. All supplies provided and free of charge. Attendees are...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Prototyping Studio (Newman 430), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 15 seats left
Button Making Crafternoon

Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course Online

PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course

Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour In-Person

Join us for the weekly Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour in the Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126) on the 1st floor of Newman Library. Bring your lunch or afternoon coffee and join us in...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni  
Categories:
  Event > Data Science  
Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour

Studios Spring Semester Party In-Person

Join us in the Gaming Studio to celebrate the end of the 2025-2026 academic year with games, crafts, snacks, and prizes.
Date:
Friday, May 1, 2026
Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Gaming Studio (Map )
The image shows a poster with decorative elements that look handmade or hand drawn. The text reads "Studios spring party. May 1 2026 5-8pm Gaming Studio Newman Library. Celebrate the end of the year with games, crafts, snacks, and prizes.

Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, May 4, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Josie's Office Hours

Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Archival Adventures

Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course Online

PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 7, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course

Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour In-Person

Join us for the weekly Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour in the Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126) on the 1st floor of Newman Library. Bring your lunch or afternoon coffee and join us in...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 7, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni  
Categories:
  Event > Data Science  
Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour

How to take advantage of Virginia Tech's open access policy Online

Since March 2021, all Virginia Tech researchers can provide immediate open access to the accepted version of scholarly articles through the university’s repository, VTechWorks, regardless of their...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  
How to take advantage of Virginia Tech's open access policy

Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Archival Adventures

Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course Online

PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course

Intro to Python and JupyterLab - Software Carpentry In-Person / Online

This workshop provides an introduction to using the Python programming language for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing. Learn how to work with data in Python using the JupyterLab...  More
Date:
Monday, May 18, 2026
Time:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration / Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left
Intro to Python and JupyterLab - Software Carpentry

Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Archival Adventures

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