Attending the Open Edo—Edo Outsiders: Ainu and Ryūkyūan Art symposium today and some beautiful new acquisitions (thanks to Tomoko Bialock!) were laid out for us to enjoy! They will be digitized by UCLA Library in the near future.

To celebrate #NationalDanceWeek , we have selected photos of UCLA dance over the years 💃🕺✨

Check out these images and more at picturingucla.library.ucla.edu

Thanks to support from the Seth MacFarlane Foundation, 12 vintage animated shorts — including the 9 screening at #TCMFF — were restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation in collaboration with Paramount Pictures Archives twitter.com/DEADLINE/statu…

The elements of director Kenji Mizoguchi’s mature style are evident in “The Water Magician” (1933), which screens for free this Saturday as part of “The Art of the Benshi.” All films presented with live Japanese benshi narration & music, this weekend only! ucla.in/3Jb4ShD

Tues, April 23 at 1 p.m. | Join an online discussion with political cartoonist and activist Lalo Alcaraz, author of the nationally syndicated daily comic strip #LaCucaracha .
More details: ucla.in/446ZyG2

The UCLA Law Library seeks an Access Services Librarian to manage outreach services and provide basic reference services to the UCLA School of Law community.

Learn more and apply ➡️ bit.ly/ucla-asl

Join us this weekend for The Art of the Benshi, a unique experience that pairs rarely shown silents with captivating live performances by benshi—Japanese silent film narrators—and live music! Friday at the United movie palace + Sat & Sun at Hammer Museum ucla.in/3Jb4ShD

Calling all fans of cartooning. The KahnCollection is extraordinary. UCLA is lucky to have it
Watch for these lectures and workshops at UCLA

Today's #NCCSpotlight by Dr Kim Mc Nelly (UCLA Library) explores the Tule Lake Japanese Language Library, which served the incarcerated community 1943-45. Learn how to contribute to the collection's Checkout Card Accessibility Project by deciphering names! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/news/…

👏 Welcome Esteban Arellano, inaugural UCLA Film & Television Archive artist-in-residence!

Our Sat 4/13 tribute to director Robert Butler will be introduced by Thomas Carter, actor, producer and Emmy award-winning director of the pilots for “St. Elsewhere,” “Miami Vice,” “Equal Justice” & more ucla.in/3Q2sER0

Join us and Directors Guild for a tribute to Robert Butler (1927-2023), who directed the pilots for some of the most acclaimed and popular series. 4/13 “Hill Street Blues” & “Batman” pilots with Thomas Carter in person + 4/14 “Night of the Juggler” on 35mm ucla.in/3TXLIkA

Join us during Bruin Day this Saturday, April 13 to learn how the Library can support you during your time at UCLA.

Ask us about academic resources, events, the best study spots, stressbusters and more. We can’t wait to chat!

More info: bruinday.ucla.edu #UCLABOUND

Fri 4/12: “Vera” (Brazil 1986) is considered one of the earliest portrayals in film of a transmasculine character. Based on the life of poet Anderson Bigode Herzer, this drama tells the story of Bauer, who navigates life in an orphanage before finding love ucla.in/4aSjcHK

Benshi performers Ichirō Kataoka and Kumiko Ōmori tell hyperallergic about the conventions and challenges of the Japanese art of narrating silent films. They will be here Apr. 19–21 for “The Art of the Benshi,” organized by the Archive & Yanai Initiative. hyperallergic.com/899506/benshi-…

Dogs and cats are may be common household pets, but these images document some of the more unusual L.A. pets and their owners from the last century 🧐🐯 #NationalPetDay

📷 Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library Special Collections: go.library.ucla.edu/la-times