University of Georgia Libraries

The 2026 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Jour

As part of the Spotlight on the Arts Festival, the University of Georgia Press will host the UGA Press Dirty Book Sale for the campus and the community on the Main Library's front lawn on November 16-18, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. We're clearing out a few years of overstock from our offices and will have a wide variety of new and backlist titles available for purchase at a special Spotlight discount of 70% off.

Join us for a guided tour of the Georgia Music Collections at the Akins Ford Arena on Thursday, November 19th! You will explore iconic memorabilia and historic artifacts while interacting with displays that celebrate Georgia's rich music history.

Please arrive by 6:30pm for the tour to promptly begin at 6:45pm. Enter via Gate 1 and meet at the mural wall. 

UGA hosts a screening and discussion of In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters, a new, thirty-five minute documentary about America’s first published Black poet. Produced by Askew Pictures, the film illuminates a largely overlooked chapter of Wheatley Peters’ story: her marriage to John Peters and the radical choices she made in pursuit of autonomy, dignity, and love.

Join us for a public debate by the Richard B. Russell Advocacy Scholars of the Georgia Debate Union. 

Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection on Thursday, November 12th at the Special Collections Libraries auditorium for a free screening of the newly restored Athens, GA: Inside/Out. The 1986 documentary features interviews and concert footage of notable Athens bands, including R.E.M., Pylon, and The B-52s. The film was directed, written, and shot by Tony Gayton, a first-time director who recently graduated from University of Southern California before beginning this project.

Join us for an evening of scrapbooking, crafting, and yapping on October 27 from 6-8:00PM! Paper and scrapbooking supplies will be provided, but please feel free to bring photos, journals, and other personal materials. This will be a low-stress environment, so come meet new folks and enjoy a night of scrapbooking and music!