Newsletter 04.2024
1. »Climate Protection and Sustainability« - mini exhibit extended
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We’re glad to notice the large interest in our collection of materials on »Climate Protection and Sustainability«. This past semester the 142 books and e-books were borrowed over 300 times and renewed over 240 times. In order to further inspire and inform, we’re extending the duration of the mini exhibition, housed in the glass cabinet across from the service desk.
With the collection we aim to raise awareness of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These goals are guiding principles for sustainable development worldwide. The selected books in our collection offer profound information that can help you to design your projects in line with these global goals.
You’re welcome to read the books in the library as well as borrow and place holds on them, and to read the e-books in the digital collection online and download them.
The collection is always evolving and is being expanded continuously. Feel free to augment it by suggesting a book.
2. One term of office, two political systems – alumni talk with Hans-Ulrich Mönnig
When Prof. Hans-Ulrich Mönnig entered office as the rector for the Hochschule für Architektur und Bauwesen (HAB) in Weimar on July 7th 1989, the GDR’s power seemed to be ironclad. Only four months later the wall well – the beginning of the end for the GDR. When Mönnig left office on June 30th 2022, the former GDR had joined the Federal Republic of Germany. This change of systems is one of the topics addressed in the alumni talk Mönnig and library director Dr. Frank Simon-Ritz held in February 2024.
The talk continues the series of interviews on university history organized by the alunmi office in cooperation with the Archiv der Moderne and the university library. After the talks with Prof. Gerd Zimmermann, Dr. Jörg Brauns and Dr. Heiko Schultz it is the fourth interview focusing on the Wende period.
3. Current exhibitions in the library
The university library will house two exhibitions in the coming weeks:
Currently in the entrance area, the exhibition »Das Thüringer Landesverzeichnis des Immateriellen Kulturerbes« documents folklore, traditional festivals, crafts and techniques, common tradition, nature knowledge and performing arts in the state. Some of the entries included are growing watercress in Erfurt, manifacturing garden gnomes in Gräfenroda and the spring festival Eisenacher Sommergewinn. The exhibition underlines the great importance of a cultural heritage that has been especially protected since Germany joined a UNESCO agreement in 2013.
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The exhibition »Gildenhall 1921-1924: Siedlungskultur am Ruppiner See« focuses on a groundbreaking settlement founded in 1921 on the Eastern shore of the Ruppiner See lake. The creation history of this craftsperson settlement reflects the Lebensreform movement and approach from just before and after World War I. The exhibition shows the settlement’s history and draws connections to different approaches of the Arbeitsrats für Kunst, the Deutscher Werkbund and early Bauhaus. Curators Brigitte Kochta and Matthias Frinken will be present for the exhibition’s opening on Friday, April 26th, at 3pm in the library. The exhibition will be located on the library’s lower floor and last until June 14th.
4. Poetry in the glass pavilion with Kerstin Hensel and Roland Bärwinkel
Poetry reading in the glass pavilion on top of the Limona building have a long tradition as part of the »Weimarer Lesarten« festival. On May 10th this year at 7 pm there will once again be a poetry evening with music. Kerstin Hensel and Roland Bärwinkel will read current poems, and Karl Winkelbauer will play the guitar. The event will be moderated by library director Frank Simon-Ritz.
You can find more information on the event and on how to get tickets on the official Weimar website.
5. Library back to regular opening hours on Fridays
In the past few weeks the library was forced to close at 6pm in Fridays for organisational reasons. The underlying issues are now resolved, and we’re back to regular opening hours until 11pm starting this week. Late library Fridays are a thing again!
Stefanie Röhl
Sachgebietsleiterin
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