Georgia

Third Thursday Georgia Music Collection Tour

Join Hargrett Library's Music and Pop Culture Curator Ryan Lewis on Thursday, August 20th for an exclusive tour of the Georgia Music Collection display at Akins Ford Arena! Attendees will be led through the display, which now includes Little Richard's iconic silver lamé cape, stylings of Trisha Yearwood, and so much more.
Please arrive by 6:30pm for the tour. You will enter through Gate 1 and meet at the large mural wall.

FACTS Fair

Join us at this year’s FACTS Fairs, a library open house event! Enjoy games, treats, and prizes while exploring what the libraries have to offer. Visit us on September 15 at the Main Library or September 18 at the McBay Science Library (or both!). Both events will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

FACTS Fair

Join us at this year’s FACTS Fairs, a library open house event! Enjoy games, treats, and prizes while exploring what the libraries have to offer. Visit us on September 15 at the Main Library or September 18 at the McBay Science Library (or both!). Both events will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Athens, GA: Inside/Out 40th Anniversary Restoration

Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection on Thursday, September 24th at Cine for free screenings of the newly restored Athens, GA: Inside/Out, with introductions by the film's producer, Bill Cody! 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.

Constitution Day 2026

On Friday, September 18, 2026, the American Founding Group and the School of Public and International Affairs will host a celebration of Constitution Day. The centerpiece of these festivities is a lecture by Richard Primus, Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan Law School.

Beth Tobin on Loving Insects

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries and the University of Georgia Press on Tuesday, October 13th at 6pm for a talk with Beth Tobin on her new book Loving Insects: John Abbot's Drawings and Natural History Collecting in the Atlantic World, 1760s-1840s. This work uncovers the life and work of an early, overlooked American artist, naturalist, and specimen hunter, and recognizes Abbot as a major figure in early American natural history. 

This event is free and open to the public! Parking in the Hull Street Deck is free after 5pm. 

G-Day Button Bonanza

Gear up for UGA's annual spring scrimmage by making your very own button! Select from a range of premade designs or bring your own (2.25 inches). Limit of 2 buttons per person.

The Colonnade is located outside on the east side of the building, near the security desk and Jittery Joes. 

Historic Board Game Night

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries and the UGA Libraries Student Success Team for a night of games on Tuesday, March 24th from 5:00-7:00PM in the Sidney Samuel Thomas Reading Room at the Miller Learning Center (MLC). Pizza, snacks and drinks will be provided.

At the event we will hear lightning talks (3 minutes) on five historic games from students in Dr. Akela Reason's "Hands-on Public History" HIST 4760/6760. Following this introduction, students in the course will lead play on replica games represented in the holdings of the UGA Special Collections Libraries.