On June 9th, we invite you to participate in the 3rd Toruń Archival Picnic. The program will include the following events prepared by our Library:

What remains of us? Tracing everyday life – from a page to a click

A lecture and demonstration that engages and provokes conversation about how the ways of preserving traces of our everyday lives have evolved. Participants will see examples from the collections of the Social Life Documents Room at the University Library in Toruń: 19th-century leaflets, interwar film posters, invitations from the Polish People's Republic era, and contemporary social media posts. We will examine the "slices of life" that create memories of our experiences.

Led by: Anna Klugowska

June 9th, 11.00 - 12.00, Main Library, room 300

 

How long have we enjoyed stories about the past? Presentation of manuscripts and early printed works on historical themes

The presentation of the NCU Library collections consists of three parts:

1. a collection of early printed works containing texts by ancient authors on historical themes (Magdalena Awianowicz);
2. a collection of medieval manuscripts and incunabula on historical themes (Marta Czyżak, PhD);
3. selected items from the collection of manuscripts and early printed works on historical themes from the modern era (until the end of the 18th century) (Andrzej Mycio, PhD).

June 9th, 12:00 -14:00, Main Library, Special Collections Reading Room (registrations: Rekopisy@bu.umk.pl, phone: 56 611 4484).