UT Libraries Exhibit and Lecture Examine Echoes of War
UT Libraries holds thousands of unique documents and artifacts relating to America’s participation in World Wars I and II.
Count This Penny to Perform November 16 in Library
To highlight the unique materials available in its Special Collections and Betsey B. Creekmore Archives, the UT Libraries will periodically commission a work of art or music inspired by an item or collection in the archives.
John C. Hodges Library: An Architectural Perspective
Tennessee Today reached out to Jennifer Akerman, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Design, to ask about the shape of Hodges Library and what challenges the designers may have faced.
Poet to Enter the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame
Erin Elizabeth Smith, senior instructor in English and the Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence at UT Libraries, will be inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 19.
Have You Checked Out Hodges Library Lately?
Over the past 30 years many changes have occurred inside its walls, but Hodges Library has always been the heart of campus.
Campus to Celebrate John C. Hodges Library’s 30th Anniversary
UT celebrates a notable milestone this year: the 30th anniversary of the John C. Hodges Library.
Educators Invited to Big Orange STEM Saturday on October 7
East Tennessee K–12 teachers, guidance counselors, and educators of all descriptions are invited to learn ways to help students excel in science and math during Big Orange STEM Saturday for Educators on October 7.
Crime Documents from the Estes Kefauver Collection Now Available Online
US Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee gained national attention in the early 1950s when he chaired congressional investigations into organized crime in America. Kefauver’s records of those inquiries form the basis of Crime Documents from the Estes Kefauver Collection, one of the newest digital collections of UT Libraries.
Life of the Mind Invites You to Escape with Station Eleven
The campus community is invited to celebrate this year’s Life of the Mind program reading selection—Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel—by participating in a special First-Year Studies escape room in Hodges Library.
UT Libraries Wins Public Relations Award
The UT Libraries is one of only eight libraries in the U.S. and Canada to receive the 2017 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award.
UT to Honor 18th-Century Author with AustenFest
Travel back in time to the 18th century and visit with Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as UT celebrates AustenFest April 5–7.
Novelist Amy Greene, Author of Bloodroot and Long Man, to Speak March 23
The Friends of the Knox County Public Library and UT’s Library Society will host novelist Amy Greene at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the East Tennessee History Center.