Library News
June 21, 2021
Two books published by the UT Press in 2020 have won national book awards. A Smoky Mountain Boyhood by Jim Casada received the bronze medal for Best Regional Non-Fiction for the Southeast in the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest. Stephen D. Cox’s Civil War Flags of Tennessee won the Army Historical Foundation’s 2020 Distinguished W...
June 17, 2021
“When I was little and said I wanted to be a poet, Mother said, ‘That’s good, Marilou, but what will you do for the people?’” Marilou Awiakta was speaking at a livestreamed event hosted by the UT Libraries and McClung Museum to honor the poet, essayist, storyteller, and activist. At age four, she took the lesson to heart: Whatever your gift, you should share it with the co...
June 10, 2021
The Extraordinary Customer Service Award is given annually to a UT Libraries faculty or staff member who exemplifies the libraries’ service philosophy. It is one of several awards endowed by friends of the UT Libraries that are presented at the Library Spirit Awards, an event that celebrates the accomplishments of the libraries’ faculty and staff over the previous year. Th...
May 20, 2021
Each year, the Red and Theresa Howse and Jim and Betty Papageorge Library Scholarship provides tuition assistance to a student library worker. The scholarship was created by Beth Howse Baldwin (Business Administration, ‘82) in memory of her parents, Red and Theresa Howse, and in honor of her aunt and uncle, Betty and Jim Papageorge. The wonderful memories that these four individ...
April 30, 2021
UT Libraries is again partnering with the Office of Research and Engagement to provide funding to authors of scholarly monographs who want to make their work open access. Funding is available through TOME, Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem, a program of the Association of American Universities, Association of University Presses, and Association of Research Libraries (ARL). In t...
April 28, 2021
Beginning May 12, Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library will be closed for part of the summer for sprinkler installation. This project is anticipated to last approximately eight weeks. During this time, Pendergrass staff will be available to support your teaching, research, and learning both online and at other UT Libraries locations. KEY DATES Friday, May 7: ...
April 7, 2021
A single eastbound lane of Joe Johnson Drive, which connects the Agriculture Campus to the main campus, will be closed April 2021 to April 2022 to facilitate construction of the new Teaching and Learning Center. The curbside lane adjacent to Pendergrass Library will close; one eastbound lane will remain open. To stay up-to-date with news about the construction project, fol...
April 1, 2021
Marilou Awiakta is an award-winning poet, storyteller, essayist, and environmental advocate whose work draws on her Cherokee ancestry and Appalachian roots. On Thursday, June 3rd, at 6:30 p.m., the UT Libraries and the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will host a virtual event celebrating Awiakta’s life and work. The livestream event is free and open to the public. ...
March 31, 2021
MRS. BUTTERWORTH, UNCLE BEN & AUNT JEMIMA … walk into a bar in America. Butterworth says, I’m being repackaged. Ben says, I’m being rebranded. Jemima says, I remember when they branded my mama … on her back. Even if you’re indifferent to poetry, that opening stanza is going to grab your attention. Even scoffers are going to sit up an...
March 21, 2021
Anxiety, sadness, stress, and loneliness. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on our mental and physical health. Join us at noon on April 1 for a virtual discussion on wellness and self-care with three UT faculty members who are experts at helping individuals and families cope with the stresses of life. Learn good habits of self-care that can carry you through — and b...
March 11, 2021
The John C. Hodges Society of the University of Tennessee Libraries and the University of Tennessee Press will host an evening with Bruce Wheeler, author of Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South. Join us for this virtual event at 6:00 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, May 11. The event is free and open to the public. ...
March 5, 2021
All Volunteers have different research needs and we understand that everyone’s communications preferences differ. Luckily, UT Libraries offers many ways to connect and receive one-on-one help — from wherever you are! Your success means the world to us, and we want you to know that we’re always here to help! Let’s work together to find primary and secondary sources, navigate data...
January 15, 2021
During the Spring 2021 semester, classes at the University of Tennessee are being offered in person, online, and through a hybrid combination. UT Libraries resources and services will follow a similar structure. We encourage you to review our quick guide on How to Library below and check out our FAQ page for more details. As always, the latest information and lib...
December 10, 2020
Beginning December 9, 2020 the entrance to Pendergrass Library has moved to accommodate the construction of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching and Learning Center. Users of the library will be directed to Pendergrass Library via River Drive, the street that runs parallel to Neyland Drive and the Tennessee River. Along River Drive, there will be signs that direct libra...
December 8, 2020
Do you have a library lover in your life? This holiday season, give a gift that gives back: membership in the John C. Hodges Society of the University of Tennessee Libraries! UT Libraries serves every Vol on every step of their Rocky Top journey, and our Hodges Society members are a huge part of that. When you make a gift to the libraries on someone’s behalf, they get all the pe...