| Anime! |
| Enjoy a celebration of Japanese animation, sponsored by the Terrapin Anime Society and Nonprint Media Services. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Room 0302, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Broadcasting Archives Open House |
| Tour the reading room of the Broadcasting Archives and see archival treasures documenting the history of public broadcasting and early commercial radio and television. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
3rd Floor, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| C is for Crayon |
| Kids can color their favorite Sesame Street characters at the National Public Broadcasting Archives. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
3rd Floor, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
Young children |
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| Corps of Cadets to Testudo's Troops |
| Drawing on the rich holdings of the University Archives, this exhibit explores the 150 year history of the University of Maryland through the eyes of students. University Archivist Anne Turkos will be on hand to answer visitors' questions throughout the day. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
1st Floor, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Explore the Adaptive Technology Lab |
| See demonstrations of CCTV magnification, TTY communication and tactile graphics production. Hear how reading, dictation, and organizational software help students. Create your own tactile graphic souvenir. See your name in Braille. Take the tactile challenge. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Room 1103, McKeldin Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Film Showcase |
| Films produced by University of Maryland Faculty and Staff will be playing at Nonprint Media Services on Dial Access, our electronic distribution and playback system. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Room 0302, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Great Performances on the Boesendorfer Digital Piano |
| Watch and listen to the Boesendorfer digital reproducing piano re-create the playing of great pianists from the 1920's. |
| Zone: |
Arts Alley |
| Location: |
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library |
| Time: |
Demonstrations at:
10:30 am
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
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| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| House Detectives: Uncovering the History of Your Old House |
| Ever wonder about your house's past? The National Trust Library staff can help you find out how to start searching for the real story behind your home. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Katherine Anne Porter Room Open House |
| Take a guided tour of the Katherine Anne Porter Room offered by a Porter scholar. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
1st Floor, Hornbake Library, Porter Room |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Make Your Very Own Book |
| Make a miniature book to take home. See how preservation cares for books in the library, and get information from professionals about preserving and protecting your own treasured books, documents, and keepsakes. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Lobby, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Maryland Artists' Books: An Exhibition |
| Browse this one-of-a-kind exhibition featuring artist books by local talent produced in co-operation with Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, MD. |
| Zone: |
Arts Alley |
| Location: |
Room 2213, Art/Sociology Building |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) |
| Hands-on demonstrations, interactive games, a documentary film about the first computer programmer, and more at MITH, a collaborative community of scholars and interdisciplinary institutes devoted to exploring new media in research, teaching, and community outreach. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Room B0131 (basement), McKeldin Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Meet & Greet Sessions with Bob the VidTech! |
| Come meet Maryland Public Television's Bob the VidTech, and his Partner-in-Fun Brianna. Join them for autographs and lots of fun out on McKeldin mall. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
McKeldin Mall (rain plan location: Room 6107, McKeldin Library) |
| Time: |
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
1:30 pm–2:00 pm |
| Audience: |
Young children |
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| More Summer Fun on a Tank of Gas |
| Looking for something fun to do this summer? Stop by for free government information on area parks, monuments, and museums. Free maps and other giveaways! |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Room 4118, McKeldin Library, Gov Docs |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Music From the Saturday Morning Quartet |
| Listen to a performance of early music from the Saturday Morning Quartet . |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
1st Floor, Hornbake Library, Porter Room |
| Time: |
11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Nonprint Media Services Open House |
| Visit Nonprint Media's new facilities on the ground floor of Hornbake Library. We will be playing programs relevant to the University on our Dial Access System and allowing visitors to view our collection. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Room 0302, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Perform Your Own Radio Show |
| Bring your best radio voice--scripts, microphones and sound effects provided. Participants will be given a tape of their radio debut. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
3rd Floor, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Science Adventure |
| Explore science! Let's play detectives and solve a science mystery. Learn about what forces drive nature and the solar system. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
Footnote Cafe, McKeldin Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Audience: |
Young children |
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| Student Readings, from the Jimenez-Porter Writer's House |
| Come hear students from the Jimenez-Porter Writer's House perform staged readings of their own work and readings from the work of Katherine Anne Porter. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
1st Floor, Hornbake Library, Porter Room |
| Time: |
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Stump the Curator |
| Bring in your rare books for informal appraisals and learn how to research book values. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
1st Floor, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Take a Terrapin Home |
| Create your own Diamondback Terrapin to take home. |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
1st Floor, Hornbake Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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| Try Your Hand at East-Asian Crafts and Games |
| View demonstrations of calligraphy in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Make origami figures, try your hand at traditional Chinese-character paper cutting, and learn how to play the game of "Go." |
| Zone: |
Terp Town Center |
| Location: |
4th Floor, McKeldin Library |
| Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Audience: |
All audiences |
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