UC Davis Library

In observance of Memorial Day, Shields Library will be open reduced hours:

Sunday, May 24th: 12 pm - 6 pm
Monday, May 25th: 12 pm - 12 am

The 24-hour study room remains open. Check library.ucdavis.edu/hours/ for more information.

Blaisdell Medical Library will remain open to badge holders.



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Student studying at a desk with “Shields Library, Memorial Day Adjusted Hours, Sunday, May 24, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Monday, May 25, 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.”

Please join us on Wednesday, May 13 at Shields Library for a special screening of the indie comedy "Bottle Shock," starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, with a supporting role by UC Davis for its wine expertise! 🍷 🤩

It's the perfect movie to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris Wine Tasting, so save a seat (and room for popcorn)!

Elizabeth McQueen, assistant professor of theatre studies at Florida State University and host of the Esculent podcast, will introduce the film. There will also be a pop-up display of items from our Food and Wine Collections that tells the real story behind the 1976 blind tasting that put California wine on the global map.

Learn more about the event (registration optional; drop ins also welcome!): https://bit.ly/4wiKx1d

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Three people seated at a table with wine glasses and a tablecloth. Caption: "Patricia Gallagher and Steven Spurrier of Les Caves de la Madeleine and Odette Kahn of La R***e du Vin de France at the Paris Tasting in 1976"

Patience, precision and the right tools are a must when it comes to repairing and preserving books and other research materials in our collections.

In celebration of Preservation Week, Preservation and Conservation Specialist Jennifer Jouas-Viall is sharing her go-to tools — the ones she reaches for most often in the library’s Preservation Lab. Some may surprise you!

Get the full story at our blog: https://bit.ly/4d0wQLU

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1. Three scalpels, three precision tweezers and precision scissors of varying size and shape on a blue gridded mat.