You Are Invited to Lunch with the Harlem Quartet

The UT Libraries’ Diversity Committee invites you to lunch with the Harlem Quartet. This very special, in-person reception with members of the renowned string quartet will be held 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, in room 270 of the Student Union. RSVP here to attend the luncheon. Lunch will be provided for … Continued

Black Atticus to perform at Boundless: Artists in the Archives

Spoken word performer and hip-hop artist Black Atticus will perform at the John C. Hodges Library on Thursday, March 31, 2022. His appearance will feature the first public performance of an original song inspired by materials in UT’s Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives. Registration is now open. Black Atticus is a local … Continued

Tell Us How We’re Doing: Take the Library’s Survey

What services and resources are important to our library users, and how successfully do the libraries deliver them? Many library users will soon receive an email invitation from Louis Becker, Assessment Programs Librarian for UT Libraries, to participate in an online survey designed to answer those questions. On February 9th, invitations will go out to random samples of faculty, undergraduates, graduate … Continued

For Your Reference: The Rhetoric of January 6

Did inflammatory political rhetoric incite an insurrection at the US Capitol in 2021? Join us on February 17 to hear two scholars of communication studies analyze the political rhetoric surrounding the events of January 6. Lucas Logan and Jeremy Rogerson will be our guests on the next episode of For Your Reference, the UT Libraries’ original … Continued

Rising from the Ashes: Artists Panel Discussion, February 10

Cartoonists Paige Braddock, Marshall Ramsey, and Danny Wilson have used their skills as illustrators and artists to document the experiences of those who lived through the Chimney Tops II wildfires that swept through the Great Smoky Mountains in 2016. Join us on Thursday, February 10, at 6:30 p.m. (EST) for a conversation with the artists. … Continued

Civil War Book of the Year: “Port Hudson” from UT Press

Port Hudson: The Most Significant Battlefield Photographs of the Civil War by Lawrence Lee Hewitt has been named Book of the Year by Civil War Books and Authors, an influential blog run by Andrew J. Wagenhoffer that reviews non-fiction books on the American Civil War. In 1978, Lawrence Lee Hewitt became the first manager of … Continued

New Digital Collections Recently Unveiled

University of Tennessee Libraries recently unveiled nine new digital collections featuring media guides from a wide variety of athletic programs that are filled with stats and stories all Volunteer fans are sure to enjoy. The digitization of these athletic guides was a helpful learning experience for all involved. The project itself allowed all members to … Continued

Destress for Success at UT Libraries

Beginning Thursday, December 2 through Thursday, December 9, 2021, UT Libraries will offer a wide variety of activities and events for all Volunteers as part of its annual Destress for Success week. We welcome students to the great indoors and encourage study breaks when possible through the below activities. At John C. Hodges Library, relax by: Go … Continued

Oral History Project Recalls Chimney Tops 2 Wildfires

November 30, 2021—An oral history project led by the University of Tennessee Libraries records the lived experiences of the Chimney Tops 2 wildfires that swept through Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains five years ago. Today the UT Libraries launched a website that shares interviews collected by Rising from the Ashes: The Chimney Tops 2 … Continued