Upcoming Events

Join the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the UGA Special Collections Libraries for the annual Jack Davis Lecture on Thursday, November 7 at 6:00PM in the auditorium (Room 271) of the UGA Special Collections Building. This year's lecture will feature animator and director Mack Williams, a UGA alum and 2024 Bulldog 100 recipient. A light reception and pop-up exhibition of highlights drawn from the Hargrett Library's Jack Davis Collection will follow the lecture. 

Free the Tapes, an event highlighting digitized audiovisual materials from members of the community, is back this fall at UGA Special Collections!

Our first event, "Free the Tapes: Home Movie Edition", was a celebration of home movies from members of our community. This fall, Free the Tapes returns as "Free the Tapes: Athens Potluck Edition," focused on content created in and about Athens, Georgia. Join us on Saturday, November 9th, 2024, from 1PM-3PM to view clips of newly digitized and preserved videos from our community, play bingo, interact with different AV formats and equipment, and learn more about our archives!

What is Free the Tapes?

The internationally renowned poet Coleman Barks, a longtime Athenian and professor emeritus of English at UGA, will give a reading of his work as part of UGA's 

Join data science and humanities computing experts David Beavan (Principal Research Software Engineer, Turing Institute) and Kaspar Beelen (Ph.D., Turing Institute, University of London) for a workshop on research software engineering in digital humanities. A brief overview will be provided followed by a hands-on workshop focused on how to use (large) language models for interrogating historical newspaper collections. This workshop is geared towards graduate students or advanced undergraduates wanting to incorporate these methods into their work. This workshop will also be of interest to those wishing to explore a career in research software.

Join data science and humanities computing experts David Beavan (Principal Research Software Engineer, Turing Institute, London) and Kaspar Beelen (Ph.D., Turing Institute and University of London) for a workshop on research software engineering in digital humanities. A brief overview will be provided followed by a hands-on workshop focused on how to use (large) language models for interrogating historical newspaper collections. This workshop is geared towards faculty interested in incorporating these methods into their teaching or research.

As part of the Spotlight on the Arts Festival, the University of Georgia Press will host its annual book sale for students, faculty, and staff on the Main Library's front lawn on November 13-14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. A wide variety of new and backlist titles will be available for purchase at a special Spotlight discount of 50% off. Stop by and browse available titles, learn more about the UGA Press, our people and our authors, and find out about exciting new initiatives from the Press and our partners.

Payment methods:

Debit/Credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. No cash.

On November 14th, at 4pm, join the Hargrett Library for a discussion centered around LGBTQ+ advocacy in the legal field with guest panelists Michael Shutt, Nneka Ewulonu, and Patricia Thomas. Moderated by OUTLaw, the guest speakers will discuss their experiences negotiating legal and policy issues that impact LGBTQ+ communities, and the intersection of advocacy and law. A Q&A segment will follow the panel discussion. 

Led by Katie Ireland (RCDM), David Beavan (Turing Institute), and Kaspar Beelen (Turing Institute, University of London). Join us for consultations with experts in DH, data science, and research software engineering. We are here to help with finding and analyzing your data, large language models, R, python, data visualization, and more!

Join Jason Hasty, UGA Athletics History Specialis, for a closer look at the new exhibit "Bulldog Olympians: A Celebration of UGA's Olympic History" at 3PM on Fridays before each home football game. Tours are free and open to the public, no reservation is required. Parking is available in the Hull Street Deck.

Please join the Russell Library on Thursday, November 21st at 11:30am, for a panel discussion on the results of the 2024 election cycle. Political reporters from the Atlanta Journal Constitution will join leading scholars to unpack the election outcomes and analyze potential implications for Georgia and the nation. Panelists include Patricia Murphy and Greg Bluestein from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Trey Hood from the University of Georgia, and Seth C. McKee from Oklahoma State University. Joe Watson from the University of Georgia and Ronald Keith Gaddie from Texas Christian University will moderate. Charles S.  Bullock III, Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science, will deliver concluding remarks.