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February @ HKS Library |
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Welcome back to the spring semester! We in the HKS Library are happy to see so many students, faculty, and staff back on campus. Read on for plenty of events and learning opportunities to start your semester off right.
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Books, Databases, free museum passes, & more |
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Sign Up for a Cambridge Public Library Card |
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Monday, February 9, 2026 | 11:30AM-1:30PM ET | Sunshine Lobby (HKS) |
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Join the Cambridge Public Library to sign up for your public library card right on the HKS campus! After you get your card, stick around to make a button, get candy and swag, and check out a book on the critical role public libraries play in a democratic society.
As a Massachusetts resident (event a temporary one), you can sign up for a Cambridge Public Library card. A card will get you free access to books, audiobooks, e-books, databases, museum passes, and more. Any Massachusetts resident can get a library card -- you don't have to be a Cambridge resident.
To sign up for your library card, make sure to bring:
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Photo ID.
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Proof of Massachusetts residency, like a piece of official mail. (A driver's license is not sufficient to show residency.)
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Optional but will expedite the signup process: Register for an eCard to create your account with the Cambridge Public Library.
| Can't make it to this event? You can sign up for an eCard anytime to access Cambridge Public Library digital resources. | | |
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Speaker series |
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Data + Donuts: Announcing the Spring Lineup |
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We're thrilled to announce the 16th season of Data + Donuts. Since 2018, we've featured public policy researchers and practitioners speaking about how they use data in their work and on issues of data and society. And yes, we always have donuts! |
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AI Policy and Civil Rights |
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Friday, March 27, 2026 | 10:30-11:30AM ET | Wexner 434 + Zoom |
Marissa Kumar Gerchick is a public interest technologist, data scientist, and researcher focused on accountability in artificial intelligence (AI) systems. She is currently a Data Science Manager and Algorithmic Justice Specialist at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and an Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. At this event, Gerchick will speak about the civil rights implications of AI and how she and her team build technology to empower civil rights litigators.
Harvard affiliates are invited to join in person. Members of the public are invited to join via Zoom. |
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Innovative Color Analysis of the HKS Political Buttons Collection |
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Friday, April 17, 2026 | 10:30-11:30AM ET | Wexner 434 + Zoom |
Tracy Stuber is the Digital Humanities Specialist in Arts & Humanities Research Computing (DARTH) at Harvard University. At this event, she'll present a set of innovative tools for performing color analysis on the Political Buttons at HKS Collection. These tools can extract, analyze, and visualize colors represented in the collection, which features over 5,000 buttons from US political history.
Harvard affiliates are invited to join in person. Members of the public are invited to join via Zoom. |
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Data Visualization Workshops from the HKS Communications Program |
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Designing Elegant Charts & Maps with Datawrapper |
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Monday, February 9, 2026 | 2:00-3:00PM ET | Belfer L-4 |
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Datawrapper is a web-based, user-friendly, and professional tool for creating data visualizations. In this beginner-friendly workshop, we'll review design principles and practice hands-on exercises. Register for the workshop (HUID holders only). | | | |
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Visualizing Data with Tableau |
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Monday, February 23, 2026 | 12:00-1:00PM ET | Wexner 434 B |
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Tableau is an industry-standard data visualization tool. In this beginner-friendly workshop, we'll design charts and dashboards with data from the World Bank. Register for the workshop (HUID holders only). | | | | | |
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celebrate the power of data |
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Love Data Week |
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February 9-13, 2026 |
Celebrated every February around Valentine's Day, Love Data Week brings people and organizations together to highlight the power of data and raise awareness about the importance of research data management, sharing, preservation, and reuse.
This year's Love Data Week theme is Where's the Data?, inviting everyone to consider how data moves from collection to storage to preservation.
Harvard Library is hosting events throughout Love Data week to help everyone find the tools and support they need to ensure their data is cared for throughout the research lifecycle. Event highlights include: |
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New Book Displays |
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Exploring the inextricable relationship between Libraries & Democracy and celebrating Black History Month. |
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Our book display on Libraries & Democracy explores the critical role libraries play in a democratic society through universal information access, inclusive public spaces, and beyond. Explore the display. | |
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Our book display on Black History Month celebrates the history of Black struggle through nonfiction books, memoirs, and histories of the civil rights and related movements. Explore the display. | | | | |
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Acknowledgment of Land and People |
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Harvard University is located on the traditional and ancestral land of the Massachusett, the original inhabitants of what is now known as Boston and Cambridge. We pay respect to the people of the Massachusett Tribe, past and present, and honor the land itself which remains sacred to the Massachusett People. From the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP). | | |
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HKS librarians can support your research and academic work. Email us or schedule a meeting. | | |
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