The University of Tennessee Commission for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People is pleased to offer two special events highlighting the unique history and challenges of sexual minorities in the United States. On Thursday, October 16, at 1 p.m. in the Mary Greer Room on the 2nd floor of Hodges Library the commission will present … Continued
Writers in the Library will welcome a refreshing new voice in fiction at its next event. Margaret Lazarus Dean will read from her novel The Time It Takes to Fall (Simon & Schuster, 2007) on Monday, October 6 at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium. A coming of age story set in Florida during … Continued
The University of Tennessee Libraries and the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy invite the campus and local community to attend the Documentaries in the Library series. Each event features a documentary film screening followed by a discussion. The events are free and open to the public. To celebrate the 2008 election, the current series … Continued
To celebrate Constitution Day, the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy and the UT Libraries invite everyone to attend Church and State, an interactive forum featuring UT faculty experts and members of the community on Monday, September 15 at 4 p.m. in the 1st floor galleria of Hodges Library. The event is free and open … Continued
Observe poetry in motion at UT Libraries! Two exciting local poets and artists will speak at the next Writers in the Library event on Monday, September 15 at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Matt Urmy is a storyteller, poet, and musician. Urmy has released a book of poetry entitled Ghosts in a House … Continued
Award-winning young adult author Alan Gratz will speak at the first Writers in the Library event of the semester on Tuesday, September 2 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library. Gratz is the author of the young adult books Samurai Shortstop (Dial 2006), one of ALA’s 2007 Top Ten Best Books … Continued
Join us at Hodges Library on Friday, August 22, from 2-4 p.m. at the 2nd floor Melrose entrance for First Aid for Graduate Students, a grad student’s ultimate survival guide and information resource. All graduate students are invited to attend and get a jump start on the fall semester with assistance from our helpful and … Continued
As part of Three Years Later: An Examination of the Post Katrina Experience, UT Libraries and Ready for the World will host After the Storm: Rebuilding Lives along the Gulf Coast and in East Tennessee on Wednesday, August 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium. This informative program will feature … Continued
The UT Libraries Diversity Committee Presents Films with food and culture in support of the Summer 2008 Culture Corner. 3:00 p.m. Babette’s Feast In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect unto itself. … Continued
Rachelle Scott will speak July 8 in the Hodges Library Auditorium about her book Nirvana for Sale?: Buddhism, Wealth, and the Dhammakāya Temple in Contemporary Thailand . This event is sponsered by the UT Libraries Diversity Committee in support of the Culture Corner. Nirvana for Sale?: Buddhism, Wealth, and the Dhammakāya Temple in Contemporary Thailand … Continued