Upcoming Events

Sep 30

2025 Lillian Smith Book Awards

Join us to celebrate the 2025 Lillian Smith Book Award winners! This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.

The 2025 winners are:
Robert Cohen, Confronting Jim Crow: Race, Memory, and the University of Georgia in the Twentieth Century
Crystal R. Sanders, A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs

7:00 pm
Decatur Public Library , Decatur Library Auditorium
Oct 02

AI Lab 2 Workshop - What is AI?

This session will provide a brief overview of what generative AI is and how it works, as well as ample time to ask questions

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Online
Oct 03

Library 101 for Grad Students

The Library 101 for Graduate Students is designed as an introduction or refresher to UGA Libraries services and resources. In this workshop learn how to: 

  • find books in the library
  • request items from other libraries
  • locate online journal articles
  • search our online databases
  • use our research guides and tutorials
  • engage with our spaces and technology, and
  • get help and support when you need it. 
10:00 am
Online
Oct 08

EndNote: Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting Workshop - Registration Required

Location: Registration is required. Sign up to attend at the McBay Science Library

Learn best practices, tips, and troubleshooting to enhance your EndNote experience.

 
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
, Classroom 217
Oct 08

Working with Primary Sources

Explore the rich world of primary sources in this interactive workshop! 

Participants will learn how to discover and analyze original materials—such as letters, diaries, newspapers, and government documents—using tools like Adam Matthew’s curated digital collections.

This workshop pairs well with the Spooky Making workshop for crafting, making Zines, and more!

3:00 pm
Main Library , Main Library - 1st Floor Instruction Lab A
Oct 10

Newspaper Research Workshop

Learn about resources provided by the UGA Libraries and the Digital Library of Georgia for accessing newspapers and news resources — including current and historical, U.S. and international, and both general news sources along with specialized publications such as African-American newspapers — through online databases, digital archives, and microfilm collections.

11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online
Oct 15

Zotero Basics Workshop - Registration Required

Location: Registration is required. Sign up to attend at the Main Library.

Learn the ins and outs of downloading and using the Zotero Desktop Client with Zotero web.

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Oct 15

2025 Georgia Disability History Symposium

Mark your calendars for this year's Georgia Disability History Symposium that will be held in Athens, Georgia on October 15th at the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries. This year we have the honor of welcoming Samuel and Dan Habib as our keynote speakers. These award-winning film makers are known for films on disability-related topics including Intelligent Lives, Including Samuel, and My Disability Roadmap.

The Georgia Disability History Symposium connects past challenges with present realities and future possibilities. The Ride Ahead embodies this mission as it shows how disability issues from the past connect to what's happening today.

8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 285
Oct 16

Migrating from RefWorks Workshop - Registration Required

Location: Registration is required. Sign up to attend at the McBay Science Library 

UGA is discontinuing RefWorks. Learn: which tools are available, how to move RefWorks sources to a different citation manager, and what support is available.

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Oct 16

Zotero Basics Workshop - Registration Required

Location: Registration is required. Sign up to attend at the McBay Science Library 

Learn the ins and outs of downloading and using the Zotero Desktop Client with Zotero web.

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm