Kula: Library Futures Academy launch - Symposium on Truth, Knowledge, & Society In-Person
The University of Victoria launches world's first library-based institute for advanced studies.
Join us on September 15 for UVic Libraries’ public launch of Kula: Library Futures Academy. We will feature a series of moderated panel discussions on the theme of “Truth, Knowledge, & Society,” with a second practitioner's day planned for September 16 on “Truth, Knowledge, Society, & Digital Preservation.”
Speakers include Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian, University of Oxford; Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada; authors Lawrence Hill, Richard Van Camp, and Esi Edugyan; Shelagh Rogers, UVic Chancellor Emerita; filmmaker Atom Egoyan; and many others!
Date: September 15 and 16, 2025
Where: Sngequ House, University of Victoria
Costs: from $35 (early bird deadline: before August 12)
Registration is with Eventbrite
- From:
- 9:00am, Monday, September 15, 2025
- To:
- 6:00pm, Tuesday, September 16, 2025
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Sngequ House
- Library/Gallery:
- Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Audience:
- Open to everyone