Jun 17

Family Day: Summer Reading

Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library for an afternoon of crafts, stories, and more on Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street Deck. 

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries
Jun 20

Toddler Tuesday

Toddler Tuesday at UGA Special Collections is full of story time, music, and crafts! Join us for enriching activities designed for children ages 1-4 years old (older siblings are invited to join us!) This program is free and open to the public, including free parking offered to visitors in the Hull Street Deck. Seats are limited; email jess.grant@uga.edu to reserve your spot.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the program.

10:00 am to 11:00 am Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 277
Jul 08

Family Day: Fourth Grade Project World Cultures

This summer the Russell Library is proudly hosting the traveling exhibition The Fourth Grade Project featuring 72 photographs by Judy Gelles. Over the past decade, Judy Gelles (1944 – 2020) interviewed and photographed more than 300 fourth-grade students from a range of economic and cultural backgrounds in China, Dubai, England, India, Israel, Italy, Nicaragua, St. Lucia, South Africa, South Korea, and multiple areas of the United States. This art project connects children locally and globally, building bridges and tearing down walls.

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries
Jul 18

Toddler Tuesday

Toddler Tuesday at UGA Special Collections is full of story time, music, and crafts! Join us for enriching activities designed for children ages 1-4 years old (older siblings are invited to join us!) This program is free and open to the public, including free parking offered to visitors in the Hull Street Deck. Seats are limited; email jess.grant@uga.edu to reserve your spot.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the program.

10:00 am to 11:00 am Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 277
Aug 15

Toddler Tuesday

Toddler Tuesday at UGA Special Collections is full of story time, music, and crafts! Join us for enriching activities designed for children ages 1-4 years old (older siblings are invited to join us!) This program is free and open to the public, including free parking offered to visitors in the Hull Street Deck. Seats are limited; email jess.grant@uga.edu to reserve your spot.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the program.

10:00 am to 11:00 am Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 277
Sep 19

2023 Food, Power, and Politics Lecture

Join the Russell Library for the fourth annual Food, Power, and Politics Lecture featuring Maurice Bailey, President & CEO of Save Our Legacy Ourself (SOLO), a non-profit based on Sapelo Island. Bailey will discuss the revival of heritage crops and the preservation of the culture, heritage, and traditions of the Saltwater Geechee people on Sapelo Island. Nik Heynen will moderate the event. Light reception to follow. 

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries