Past Events

Sep 23

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6pm for the induction of 2025 Georgia Writers Hall of Fame inductee Deborah Blum, celebrated author of The Poisoner’s Handbook (2010) and The Poison Squad (2018). Blum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, whose career in investigative science journalism began here at the University of Georgia, where she was a student reporter for The Red & Black.

6:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 285
Sep 18

Join the Special Collections Libraries on Thursday, September 18th at 5:15pm at Cine for a screening of David Zeiger's and Eric Mofford's documentary "Displaced in the New South". After the screening, Zeiger will participate in a panel with individuals featured in the documentary. 

Tickets to the event are free and available through the Cine website or at the box office.

5:15 pm , Auditorium
Aug 21

11:00 am to 1:00 pm Science Library
Aug 20

11:00 am to 1:00 pm Main Library
Aug 19

11:00 am to 1:00 pm Zell B. Miller Learning Center
Apr 29

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries for an opening reception to celebrate a series of new case exhibitions curated by UGA    undergraduate students! Enjoy food and drink in the exhibition hallway and meet student curators inside the galleries to learn more about their displays.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Jan Hebbard (jhebbard@uga.edu). 

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 2nd Floor Hallway
Apr 22

As part of its annual Congress Week celebration, the Richard B. Russell Library will be hosting a conversation with Atlanta-Journal Constitution reporters Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell. The Tuesday, April 22nd panel will be moderated by The Red&Black Executive Director Charlotte Norsworthy-Varnum. 

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 271
Apr 15

As part of its annual Congress Week celebration, the Richard B. Russell Library will be hosting former U.S. Senator Doug Jones for a discussion moderated by Joe Watson, the University of Georgia's inaugural Carolyn Caudell Tieger Professor of Public Affairs Communications. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 15th at 5:30pm. A light reception will follow.  

Parking can be found in the Hull Street Deck directly across from the Special Collections Libraries building.  

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 271