Join us for the opening reception for this exhibit, featuring the work of KU faculty and highlighting the library collections essential to their work. The reception begins at 5:30 with live music and refreshments. The program follows at 6:30 with moderator Megan Greene, History (and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies) and panelists Keith McMahon, East Asian Languages and Cultures; John Kennedy, Political Science; Sherry Fowler, Art History; and Eric Rath, History. RVSP by February 9 to Kristina Crawford (785-864-8961, crawkrc@ku.edu).

The Dole Institute of Politics and the University of Kansas Libraries invite you to come hear the personal experiences of African American World War II veterans and how the war impacted their lives. Set against a backdrop of the Dole Institute World War II Memory Wall, the panel of veterans will relate their personal histories and commemorate Kansans who fought overseas and worked on the war effort at home. The program begins at 6:30 p.m., with a dessert reception following at 7:30 p.m. RVSP by March 29 to Kristina Crawford (785-864-8961, crawkrc@ku.edu).

An awards ceremony and reception for the winners of the Snyder Book Collecting Contest. The event features a talk by James Gunn, professor emeritus of English at KU and a noted science fiction author who established KUs Intensive Center for the Study of Science Fiction, and was named a Damon Knight Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Visit http://www.lib.ku.edu/snyder to learn more about the contest, and RSVP for the reception to Kristina Crawford (785-864-8961, crawkrc@ku.edu).