A Celebration of Beatrix Potter
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Join the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections and
Archives, in partnership with The Beatrix Potter Society
and Iowa City Public Library, as we host a full day of events
celebrating Beatrix Potter’s 160th birthday.
Enjoy an open house of rare Beatrix Potter materials and other
treasures of children’s literature housed at Special Collections
and Archives; an interactive presentation with a Beatrix Potter
impersonator; academic panels with scholars and librarians; and
a tea party! The Iowa City Public Library will also host “The Songs
of Peter Rabbit,” an interactive storytime. This all-ages celebration
is sure to delight everyone from the most diehard fan to those just
discovering Beatrix Potter for the first time.
Schedule of Events:
10–11 a.m.
“William Morris, Beatrix Potter, and Victorian England”
A pre-recorded lecture by Florence Boos, UI professor emerita of English and founder and editor of the William Morris Archive
Location: Iowa City Public Library Group Room D
10:45 a.m.–noon
The Songs of Peter Rabbit Storytime
Location: Iowa City Public Library Group Room A
1– 5 p.m.
Special Collections and Archives Open House
Location: Special Collections and Archives, UI Main Library Third Floor
1–2 p.m.
Tea Party
[Registration required, https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ibdBVQF2GOZz0y]
Location: Food for Thought Café, UI Main Library First Floor
2–3 p.m.
Historical Women of Letters Presents Debra Ann Miller as Beatrix Potter
Location: Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
4–5 p.m.
“Beatrix Potter and Rare Book Collecting”
Panel discussion with Lindsay Moen, UI lead public services librarian and chair of The Beatrix Potter Society; Peter Balestrieri, UI curator of pop culture; and Laura Michelson, UI curator of rare books and maps
Location: Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
Archives, in partnership with The Beatrix Potter Society
and Iowa City Public Library, as we host a full day of events
celebrating Beatrix Potter’s 160th birthday.
Enjoy an open house of rare Beatrix Potter materials and other
treasures of children’s literature housed at Special Collections
and Archives; an interactive presentation with a Beatrix Potter
impersonator; academic panels with scholars and librarians; and
a tea party! The Iowa City Public Library will also host “The Songs
of Peter Rabbit,” an interactive storytime. This all-ages celebration
is sure to delight everyone from the most diehard fan to those just
discovering Beatrix Potter for the first time.
Schedule of Events:
10–11 a.m.
“William Morris, Beatrix Potter, and Victorian England”
A pre-recorded lecture by Florence Boos, UI professor emerita of English and founder and editor of the William Morris Archive
Location: Iowa City Public Library Group Room D
10:45 a.m.–noon
The Songs of Peter Rabbit Storytime
Location: Iowa City Public Library Group Room A
1– 5 p.m.
Special Collections and Archives Open House
Location: Special Collections and Archives, UI Main Library Third Floor
1–2 p.m.
Tea Party
[Registration required, https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ibdBVQF2GOZz0y]
Location: Food for Thought Café, UI Main Library First Floor
2–3 p.m.
Historical Women of Letters Presents Debra Ann Miller as Beatrix Potter
Location: Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
4–5 p.m.
“Beatrix Potter and Rare Book Collecting”
Panel discussion with Lindsay Moen, UI lead public services librarian and chair of The Beatrix Potter Society; Peter Balestrieri, UI curator of pop culture; and Laura Michelson, UI curator of rare books and maps
Location: Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main Library
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Where is it happening?
125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242
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