Accessible to All — Resources to Learn More About Disabilities

In Tennessee, 1.6 million individuals with disabilities experience barriers to accessing the same education, housing, transportation, and health care as their peers. The Tennessee General Assembly has proclaimed March 11 to be #DisabilityAdvocacyDayTN, to honor the importance of advocacy in the lives of Tennesseans with disabilities and to improve access to equal opportunities across the … Continued

Financial Hardship and Food Insecurity on Campus: Panel Discussion, March 9

Given the rising cost of obtaining a college degree, it’s no wonder that many college students experience financial hardship — and even food insecurity. The stress of financial pressures inevitably has a detrimental effect on students’ academic performance. To learn about support services available at UT, attend our Lunch and Learn panel discussion on financial … Continued

Share Your UT Libraries Love Story!

By Stacy Palado Did you meet your Valentine at UT Libraries or have another library love story to share? We want to know. Send your UT Libraries love story to spalado@utk.edu.

Libraries’ Jargon Blaster Game Is Live

Jargon Blaster is an 8-bit imitation video game created by Elijah Dies, an instructional programs developer and designer, specifically for UT Libraries. The game, released in early 2023, is designed to give students a fun way to learn library terms and definitions that can be difficult to understand. Dies’ goal with the project was to … Continued

Maggie Longmire to Perform at Boundless: Artists in the Archives

Americana singer/songwriter Maggie Longmire will perform at the John C. Hodges Library on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Her appearance — part of the UT Libraries’ program Boundless: Artists in the Archives — will feature the first public performance of original songs inspired by materials held in UT Libraries’ Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University … Continued

Douglass Day — Join us for a Lecture and Transcribe-a-thon

Douglass Day, celebrated on February 14th, honors America’s great abolitionist, educator, and statesman Frederick Douglass (c. 1817–1895) and encourages us to delve deeper into our country’s complex history of slavery and racism. The University of Tennessee participates in a nationwide Douglass Day initiative that each year focuses on an important figure in Black history. This … Continued

UT Libraries Ranked 22nd Among US Public Research Libraries, 4th in SEC

The University of Tennessee Libraries is ranked 22nd overall among the nation’s best public university libraries, according to recently released statistics and rankings. UT Libraries is also 4th in the Southeastern Conference, behind the University of Florida, Texas A&M University, and Vanderbilt University, the Association of Research Libraries statistics show. UT Libraries has risen to … Continued

A Lens into Appalachia: A Conversation with Documentary Filmmakers

Save the date for the 2023 Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, February 28, at 7 p.m. (EST), at the Bijou Theater. Join us for a conversation with director and producer Ashley York and documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Our guests will address the portrayal of Appalachian culture in film and discuss their current … Continued

Our short story contest winners are …

Every November is National Novel Writing Month. Each year, the NaNoWriMo nonprofit organization hosts an international novel-writing challenge to promote creative writing. Once again, the UT Libraries and the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center joined in the fun by hosting our own short story contest. Fifty students dropped by our five-hour “write-in” on the evening … Continued