Earth Sciences & Map Library

There is something for everyone at the 4th annual Culture Crawl.

To Program for Writing and Rhetoric (WRTG) Teaching Associate Professor Rebecca Dickson, maps are an avenue for making a good argument. WRTG regularly partners with the Earth Sciences & Map Library to explore how maps can facilitate new ways of learning for first-year students.

This year’s Culture Crawl on Sept. 19 and 20 features CU Boulder and local artists and performers. There will also be opportunities to make your own artworks.

This campus-wide event features 15 free and engaging arts and culture events including art exhibitions, musical performances, art-making, prize giveaways and more.

Buckminster Fuller, the creator of the Dymaxion Map Projection, spoke at the 1956 Conference on World Affairs. Then he gave CU Boulder a signed map. Learn about him and the humanitarian purpose of his famous map projection, in our World of Printed Maps series.

The University Libraries are making important changes to the Classic Catalog starting June 19. Read more for important timelines.

This month, we feature irrigation maps of the Boulder Valley from the 19th to the 21st centuries, ground water studies and historical aerial photography.

A new exhibit, No Boundaries: Women Transforming the World, will open at the Earth Sciences & Map Library on Monday, April 17. Attend the opening reception on Tuesday, April 18, from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Highlighting a recent acquisition to our collections and honoring Louise E. Jefferson – a Black cartographer, artist, photographer, illustrator, calligrapher, and leader.

This month, we feature maps that honor the names and languages of native peoples.