Learn to make papel picado with Candy Angel-Diaz, "the Nepantlera Artivist." Attendees will learn accessible approaches to this centuries-old craft in an immersive, hands-on workshop in the Library as we begin preparations for Día de Muertos. Join us for an afternoon of art, snacks, and community! The Papel Picado Workshop is open to all CSUN… Continue reading Papel Picado Workshop
Are you interested in how other students use AI in their research or assignments? Have questions about using AI in your assignments? Drop in to the "AI Curious? How CSUN students are using AI" conversation. We'll have short presentations and lots of discussion about using AI. Listen, participate... or just come for the snacks! Please… Continue reading AI Curious? How CSUN students are using AI
The Office of the Provost cordially invites the CSUN community to hear our distinguished faculty speak about their research. Moderated by Justin Kovalcik, Interim Associate Dean, University Library. Light refreshments will be served. Featured Speakers Farshad Ghodoosi (Business Law, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics) — Evaluating AI’s Capabilities in Law and Access to… Continue reading 17th Annual Research Fellows Colloquium
Who owns our knowledge? This year’s International Open Access Week invites us to reflect on how scholarship is created, shared, and controlled. At California State University, Northridge, faculty and students are taking an active role in shaping the future of scholarly publishing by launching their own Open Access journals. Join us for a morning of… Continue reading Open Access 2025: Share your Knowledge, Retain your Rights – Start an OA Journal
Join us for a presentation on The Impresario: Leon Hefflin and the World’s First Annual Jazz Festival by the author, Deborah Swan. Deborah has dedicated herself to honoring and preserving the legacy of her grandfather, Leon Hefflin Sr. Hefflin was the producer of the long running Cavalcade of Jazz at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles,… Continue reading Deborah Swan and The Impresario: Leon Hefflin and the World’s First Annual Jazz Festival
Join the CSUN University Library and History Department faculty, Dr. Marissa Jenrich, for a showcase of student research spanning the 19th century through the 1980’s documenting Black history, activism, and resistance. Snacks will be served. This event is part of the CSUN University Library’s Black History Month event series. Thank you to our co-sponsors for… Continue reading Civil War to Civil Rights: A Student Research Showcase
BHMJoin us for an engaging conversation with designer, industry leader, and Black Design Collective co-founder, TJ Walker. This event is co-hosted by the student organization from Family and Consumer Sciences, TRENDS. Refreshments will be served. For more than two decades, the clothing designs of Thomas “TJ” Walker have been featured among the pages of such… Continue reading Making A Career in Fashion Design
Join us for transformative discussion about civil rights and activism from a panel of former Black Panther Party members. This event is part of the CSUN University Library’s Black History Month event series. Thank you to our co-sponsors for making these events possible: University Student Union (USU), Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), California Faculty Association (CFA),… Continue reading Commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Black Panther Party
The University Library and the Bonita J. Campbell Endowment for Women in Science and Engineering invite you to attend the annual WISE Pi Day, taking place on Thursday, March 12,… Continue reading WISE Annual Pi Day + Pie and Mixer
Families are central to the experiences of college students, especially first-generation students of color. Despite their critical role in supporting student success, parents, grandparents, siblings and more tend not to be a part of life on campus. This event focuses on families as partners in the education of their loved ones and explores how parent… Continue reading Behind Every Student: The Power of Family in Higher Education
In honor of UNESCO International Day of the Book and Poetry Month, the CSUN University Library and Friends of the Library are excited to invite our community to "Books Aloud: A World Book Day Celebration." Books Aloud will be a community gathering with live readings and discussion in the Gohstand Leisure Reading Room (Library, 2nd… Continue reading Books Aloud: A World Book Day Celebration
The University Library is pleased to welcome back Maryanne Wolf for an insightful exploration of how digital technology is reshaping human cognition. Drawing on neuroscience, she examines the ways in… Continue reading The Reading Brain in a Digital World
