Previous Events

Nov 03
Exhibit Tour, Legacy: Vince Dooley, 1932-2022

Kick-off your football weekends with a tour of this exhibit featuring original artifacts and rarely seen photographs that explore the life and career of legendary UGA coach Vince Dooley. Join curator Jason Hasty at 3:00 p.m. in the second floor rotunda of the Special Collections Building. This tour is free to the public with no prior registration required. For more information call 706-542-6179 or email hasty@uga.edu.

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Rotunda Gallery (2nd Floor)
Nov 02
Georgia Writers Hall of Fame: Percival Everett

Join the Hargrett Library for the induction of Percival Everett into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in room 285 of the UGA Special Collections Building. Everett will give a reading and participate in an audience Q&A; a light reception will follow. This free event is part of the University's Signature Lecture series; RSVP is required. Email LNessel@uga.edu to RSVP.

6:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 285
Nov 01
Data Consultation Walk-Ins

Every Wednesday from 1:30 – 3:00 PM, students and faculty are welcome to attend data consultation walk-ins hosted in both the Main Library, Room 300 (Digi Lab) and the McBay Science Library, Room 207. 

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Main Library , 300
Nov 01
Workshop: Intro to R for Text Analysis Part 1

Learn how to use R for text analysis in this workshop series! The first installment will cover the basics of how to process outside texts and perform analyses of word and part-of-speech frequency. Familiarity with basic R is encouraged but not required. Attendees should come with R (www.r-project.org) and RStudio (www.posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop) pre-installed on their computers.

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Main Library , 300 Main Library (Digital Humanities Lab)
Oct 31
Miller Learning Center's 20th Birthday Party

Come celebrate your favorite late-night study spot, at the Miller Learning Center's 20th Birthday Party. Students are invited to sign a card, make buttons, and enjoy some from free treats from King of Pops. 

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Zell B. Miller Learning Center , 2nd floor east near security desk
Oct 28
Georgia Writers Hall of Fame: Frances Mayes and a Taste of Tuscany

Join the Hargrett Library for the induction of Frances Mayes into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and enjoy a taste of Tuscany on Saturday, October 28, 2023 in room 285 of the Special Collections Libraries.

We'll begin the evening cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, featuring cannellini & sage crostini and pea & shallot crostini.

6:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 285
Oct 26
My Body as the Topic Coming Around Again by Rebecca Pappas

Join The Georgia Review for this free public event. Since 2020, Rebecca Pappas and her collaborators have been developing My Body as the Topic Coming Around Again, a three-volume dancework that unravels the tangled threads of white womanhood and American modern dance.

5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Lamar Dodd School of Art , Atrium
Oct 26
Create a topographic model to 3D Print from a two-dimensional digitized map

In this 90-minute project-based workshop, learn to locate a topographic dataset for an area of interest from the

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Science Library , Makerspace, room 381
Oct 19
Free Outdoor Screening: "The Killer Shrews"

Something wicked has been awakened at the Special Collections Building, set loose from the Brown Media Archives for those brave enough to watch. Dr. Speculo is broadcasting through time and space to bring us the most spine-chilling B-movie from 1959: The Killer Shrews!

Join us on the dead center of the Special Collections front lawn as we recreate the late-night horror hosts of midnights' past. Popcorn is free, picnic blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged; doors open at 6:30PM! 

7:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Front Lawn
Oct 17
The Genius of Phillis Wheatley Peters: A Children's Literature and Family Literacy Panel

The Georgia Humanities Council and the Athens-Clarke County Library are proud to present a webinar on representations of Phillis Wheatley Peters in children’s literature, children’s historical texts, and picture books addressing issues pertinent to parents, librarians, and elementary/middle school educators. Speakers featured are Brigitte Fielder, Nicole Cooke, and JoAnn Wood, moderated by Margaret Robbins.

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Athens-Clarke County Library , Athens-Clarke County Library, Auditorium