Previous Events

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

Join us in creating some buttons supporting the freedom to read for Banned Books Week! We'll have some designs for some of your favorite books that have been frequently challenged.

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. 

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

It's (almost) Saturday in Athens!

Drop into the Makerspace (MLC 373) to create a game day button! Choose from one of our premade designs (2.25 or 1 inch) or design your own.