Add a little mystery to your life throughout the month of February with your next blind date…with a book. Visit the book display on the second floor of Hodges Library across from Starbucks. The books are wrapped in brown paper with hints of the story’s plot. Books celebrating Black creators are festooned with ribbons in … Continued
UT Libraries is partnering with the US Government Publishing Office to preserve government information in an effort to make it more accessible to the public. UT Libraries is one of three university libraries that have signed memorandum of agreements with the US Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards. The other two are the … Continued
By Megan Venable About 140 high school students showed up early one recent morning to experience Big Orange STEM Saturday (BOSS) at the John C. Hodges Library. BOSS is a day-long professional conference that gives students the exclusive opportunity to meet with STEM professors and local collaborators and interact with them to learn more about … Continued
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
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
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
UT Libraries will offer a wide variety of activities and events for all Volunteers as part of its annual Destress for Success week, December 8–15. Be ready to walk the red carpet to success this year during finals! At Hodges: Study Day, Thursday, December 8: In addition to study sessions with our Peer-Learning Assistants (formerly, tutors) from … Continued
The University of Tennessee Press invites you to attend a panel discussion in celebration of Title IX’s 50th anniversary on November 10 at 5:30 p.m. EST in the Lindsay Young Auditorium at the John C. Hodges Library. Panelists will discuss Title IX’s impact on the university and beyond. Ashley Blamey, Title IX coordinator for the … Continued
Thursday, November 10, 2022, marks the tenth anniversary of Big Orange Give, the University of Tennessee’s online day of giving. Our goal is not to raise a particular dollar amount but to inspire the greatest number of alumni and friends to participate. This year, the University hopes to inspire 10,000 individual gifts during the daylong … Continued
Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and would like to have a chance to talk with others in this community about their experiences? Are you an ally who is interested in learning more about this community? Or are you simply in the mood for good conversation and even better company on a quiet … Continued