During finals, campus libraries will be open additional hours and will offer activities to help students “de-stress.” De-Stress For Success activities are co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Senate, Student Assessment of Instruction System, and the Safety, Environment, and Education Center. EXTENDED HOURS Hodges Library: All floors of Hodges Library will be open continuously from noon, … Continued
During the Civil War, Knoxville, Tennessee was almost equally divided between Confederate and Union sympathizers. Professor Tracy McKenzie, author of the book on the subject — Lincolnites and Rebels: A Divided Town in the American Civil War — will offer a lecture in the John C. Hodges Library on Thursday, November 14. The public is … Continued
Music librarian Dena Epstein worked for 25 years to prove the African origin of the banjo and banjo music. The filmmaker who documented the librarian’s contribution to ethnomusicology will host a free screening and discussion of his film, The Librarian and the Banjo, in the Hodges Library auditorium, 2 p.m., Thursday, November 14. Filmmaker Jim … Continued
The public is invited to a lecture by Professor Tracy McKenzie, scholar of Civil War-era Tennessee. Thursday, November 14, 2013 John C. Hodges Library 6:30 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Jack E. Reese Galleria. Civil War artifacts will be on display in our Special Collections reading room. … Continued
Student Art in the Library will unveil the fall exhibition of student works and announce the prize winners at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, in 135 Hodges Library. Each fall and spring, a committee of library staff members holds a juried exhibition of two-dimensional works by UT students. The selected pieces are installed in our … Continued
Jess Walter will read at UT’s Writers in the Library, Monday, October 7th at 7 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library auditorium. The reading is free and open to the public. A former National Book Award finalist and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Jess Walter is the author of six novels and … Continued
Poet Edward Hirsch will read at UT’s Writers in the Library, Monday, September 30, at 7 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library Auditorium (1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN). The event is free and open to the public. Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow, has published eight books of poems, including The Living Fire: New and Selected … Continued
Poets Jeff Hardin and Kali Meister will read from their works at UT’s Writers in the Library, Monday, September 23, at 7 p.m. in the John C. Hodges Library Auditorium (1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN). The event is free and open to the public. Jeff Hardin is the author of two books of poetry: Notes … Continued
On September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded in a basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four little girls and injuring more than 20 others. The act of terrorism, motivated by racial hatred, galvanized the civil rights movement in America. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of that turning point in the … Continued
Graduate students are invited to an Open House at the library. OPEN HOUSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Friday, August 23, 1:00-2:30 pm John C. Hodges Library Main Street (2nd floor) * Learn how the library supports your research and teaching. * Meet your department’s subject librarian and learn more about resources in your field. * Learn … Continued