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Towards a Bookish History of Occupational Therapy

Event Details

Date
Friday, November 20, 2026
Time
Noon-1 p.m.
Description
Join Hannah Swan, Ebling Library’s Curator of Historical Collections, for a lecture on the intersections of bookmaking, book arts, and occupational therapy. From an 18th-century print shop designed for Blind printers to the surprising connections between Kelmscott Press and early American occupational therapists, the lecture will uncover the hidden bookish histories of occupational therapy.
Part of Ebling Library’s “Art and Be Healed: A Year of Art and Medicine.”
Cost
Free
Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email hannah.swan@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, November 6, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.

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