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News and upcoming events for Stanford University Libraries

Redistricting 101: California’s Prop 50 and beyond! Join the Stanford Libraries for an interactive redistricting mapping workshop this Democracy Day! On Tuesday Nov.

Join us for an engaging conversation with Daunis Auers  (University of Latvia) and  Amir Weiner  (Stanford University) on Europe’s New North?  Enduring stereotypes in the Nordic and Baltic regions Stereotypes (deeply ingrained beliefs or assumptions) about nations are central to country images which in turn impact domestic economic developments and relations with other states.

This workshop will include an introductory lecture by Stanford visiting fellow Holger Mölder (Tallinn University of Technology), and a roundtable discussion with Kathryn Stoner (Freeman Spogli Institute), Sergey Sanovich (Hoover Institution) Glenn Tiffert (Hoover Institution), and Noel Foster (Naval War College).

Join us for a book talk with Abby Smith Rumsey who will discuss her recent publication, Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History .

Estonians and Finns are separated by the Baltic Sea but have close linguistic and cultural ties which persevered throughout the Cold War.

Bing Overseas Study Program, Stanford University Libraries, Department of History, and the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies are partnering to offer a new Global Seminar in Estonia and Latvia. The seminar, “Freedom is not Free: The History and Memory of Estonia and Latvia,” will take place in September 2026 and will be led by Associate Professor of History Amir Weiner (History, CREEES) and Curator for Estonian and Baltic Studies Liisi Esse (SUL).

The Baltic nations of Estonia and Latvia offer unique insights into both historical and contemporary East-West relations.

Dear Stanford community and friends,  In the cascade of challenges confronting the entire world, our nation, and Stanford, grasping the meaning of the one that has been repeated generation after generation for a few hundred years is both most obvious and most vexing. Yet for people with privilege and influence joining coalitions as ordinary citizens to speak up and reject racial injustice is more important now than ever before.

Why does rescuing data matter for democracy, science, and society? Join us for a hybrid event with Lynda Kellam, co-founder of the Data Rescue Project, as she shares insights from the frontlines of this grassroots movement.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.

Join us for an engaging conversation with Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States Audra Plepytė and Director of the Freeman-Spogli Institute Michael McFaul on Russia’s war against Ukraine, its global implications, and transatlantic support to Ukraine: Whatever Victory Takes: The Lithuanian Perspective on Russia’s War against Ukraine and Transatlantic Security As we are nearing 1,000 days of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the debate in Washington, D.