University Library is named for former UT Professor A relief sculpture of English Professor John C. Hodges was recently installed at the Melrose entrance of Hodges Library. Dr. Hodges taught at UT for 41 years and wrote the Harbrace Handbook, the most widely used college textbook ever printed in America. Hodges Library is named in … Continued
Student artists can participate in Student Art in the Library, a juried exhibition that showcases only student art Student artists are invited to submit their works to Student Art in the Library, a juried exhibition open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Two Student Art in the … Continued
Race held earlier this year due to UT Men’s Basketball Game The UT Graduate Student Senate continues their tradition of raising funds for the UT Libraries with the 14th annual “Love Your Libraries” 5K run and one-mile fun walk through the heart of the UT campus. The race will occur on Saturday, February 25th. Race … Continued
Student Library Assistants are The Heart of the Libraries To thank Student Library Assistants (SLAs) for their hard work and dedicated service, the UT Libraries is hosting its fourth Student Appreciation Celebration. The event’s theme this year is “You are the Heart of the Libraries.” “This year’s theme was chosen because the event is scheduled … Continued
The romance of celebrity and the comforts of home reign at the UT Libraries this Valentine’s Eve with a night of poetry at Writers in the Library. Poets Joseph Campana and Jesse Graves will read from their works on Monday, February 13th at 7 PM in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library. All Writers … Continued
Topics relating to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons (GLBTQ), as well as those questioning their sexual orientation, are featured this semester at the UT Libraries’ Culture Corner. Titles on GLBTQ history, family and parenting, coming out, education, employment, civil rights, and other topics are available for browsing or checkout. “We chose this topic because … Continued
Dr. G. Michael Clark, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences, received the University of Tennessee Library Friends Outstanding Service Award in a November 9 ceremony at the John C. Hodges Library.
An exhibit on Knoxville’s only U.S. Supreme Court Justice opens Monday, October 3rd, in the upper lobby of the Special Collections Library. The exhibit — “Edward Terry Sanford, United States Supreme Court Justice and Trustee of the University of Tennessee” — will run through December.
Edward Terry Sanford, 1865-1930 An exhibit on Knoxville’s only U.S. Supreme Court Justice opens Monday, October 3rd, in the upper lobby of the Special Collections Library. The exhibit — “Edward Terry Sanford, United States Supreme Court Justice and Trustee of the University of Tennessee” — will run through December.
Shantel Agnew, LaVerne Gray, and Mark Puente recently joined the faculty of the UT Libraries as Minority Librarian Residents. The residency program, which began in 2003, was created to attract recent library school graduates from underrepresented groups to a career in academic librarianship. As part of the program, residents will spend the next two years … Continued