University of Georgia Libraries

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.

Join us on October 23rd from 6:00PM-8:00PM in the MLC (Room 369) for an evening of scrapbooking and yapping! Paper and scrapbooking supplies will be provided, but please feel free to bring photos, journals, and personal touches. This will be a low-stress environment, so come meet new folks and enjoy a night of scrapbooking, music, and snacks! 

Join us on Tuesday, October 15th at 5 PM for a night of tabletop gaming!
Discover the wide and wonderful world of tabletop games—from timeless classics like Scrabble and Catan to modern favorites like Just One and Nekojima. Whether you're into deduction or dexterity, card games or cooperative play, we’ll have something for everyone.

Hallo-zines! (Witch)crafts! Boooookmarks! Candy!

Join the Libraries in the MLC Creative Engagement Wing for an afternoon of spooky crafts. Whether you are putting final touches on your Wild Rumpus costume or you are dropping in for a piece of candy, all are welcome!

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!

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. 

Want to run statistical analyses in Python but not sure which tools to use? This workshop walks you through how to carry out statistical analyses in Python – focused on the coding tasks and not on how to interpret your results. Learn to generate frequency tables and correlation matrices using Pandas, perform regression models (Linear, OLS, and Logistic) with Statsmodels, and export clean, publishable tables for your manuscripts.

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Curious about what your data can show? This beginner-friendly workshop is the perfect next step after learning the basics of Python. You’ll get hands-on experience creating simple plots using Pandas and Matplotlib, and explore the powerful Pyplot and Seaborn libraries. Learn how to customize your visualizations to better tell the story in your data and how to save your plots for future use. No advanced coding knowledge required! Join us in this workshop to bring your data to life.

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Curious about using Python for your research but not sure where to start? This beginner-friendly workshop is designed to make your first steps in Python smooth and accessible. We will teach you how to assign and work with variables, use simple functions and libraries, and handle data with Pandas. No coding experience required. This is not a technical session on installing Python or how the language works on computers – just the essentials to start using Python with confidence.