The noted children’s author and illustrator will be in Knoxville on June 1 and 2 Tomie dePaola, author and illustrator of more than 200 books for children, will be in Knoxville on June 1 and 2 to discuss and celebrate children’s literature. His books include Strega Nona, Meet the Barkers, and 26 Fairmount Avenue. Mr. … Continued
The noted children’s author and illustrator will be in Knoxville on June 1 and 2 Tomie dePaola, author and illustrator of more than 200 books for children, will be in Knoxville on June 1 and 2 to discuss and celebrate children’s literature. His books include Strega Nona, Meet the Barkers, and 26 Fairmount Avenue. Mr. … Continued
Presented by Enrique Abad, Library Director at the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar and president of the Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Pichincha Tuesday, May 15 2 pm Hodges Library, Room 605 University of Tennessee Free and open to the public; refreshments will be served Librarianship in Ecuador presents a variety of challenges for information specialists. Join … Continued
Dr . Chris Walsh to lead book talk on Tuesday, April 17 in Hodges Library The importance of Appalachia in the works of Cormac McCarthy will be the topic of a book talk sponsored by UT Libraries on Tuesday, April 17 from 12-1:30 p.m. in room 605 of Hodges Library. The event is free and … Continued
Lecture series will examine the diversity, culture and identity of Appalachia and its inhabitants As part of the University of Tennessee’s Appalachian Celebration, the Special Collections Library is hosting a lecture series entitled Appalachian Removals and Relocations, which will examine the diversity, culture and identity of Appalachia and its inhabitants. Appalachia is a region of … Continued
Date: March 20, 2007 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Place: Hodges Library Commons, practice presentation room (room 235) In celebration of the 100th anniversary as a land-grant depository library, UT Libraries is sponsoring the Web cast, Sunshine Week 2007: Closed Doors, Open Democracies? This second annual national program explores government secrecy and openness. Join Ira Flatow, host … Continued
Film showing, The Most Dangerous Woman in the America February 26 Lindsay Young Auditorium, Hodges Library 6:00 PM Run Time: 1 hour “Woman Cook a Walking Typhoid Fever Factory,” said the headline in a New York City newspaper in 1907. The woman was Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant who as “Typhoid Mary” would become a … Continued
or, how to research copyrights without going bananas Presented by Grover Baker, librarian at the Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University Noon, Thursday, March 8 2007 605 John C. Hodges Library, UT campus Get a practical lesson in copyright concerns from Grover Baker, who will discuss the steps he went through in determining … Continued
Strategies for libraries to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities Presented by Judith M. Dixon, Consumer Relations Officer at the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Join the UT Libraries for the next e-Forum lecture on Wednesday, December 6, featuring Judith M. Dixon, consumer relations officer for the … Continued
Trevathan to read October 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Carpe Librum Booksellers Join the UT Library Friends on Thursday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. to hear author Kim Trevathan discuss his latest book Coldhearted River: A Canoe Odyssey down the Cumberland. Coldhearted River is Kim Trevathan’s account of canoeing the Cumberland River, 696 miles from … Continued