Our 30th anniversary celebration of the John C. Hodges Library was a great success! Students thronged to our Street Fair in the Commons yesterday afternoon. The Libraries, the Office of Information Technology, and other Commons partners hosted booths at which they posed trivia questions in exchange for tickets to a prize drawing. Trivia quizzes harked … Continued
Students are concerned about the rising costs of textbooks. Open textbooks can remedy some of the impact on student budgets. Open textbooks are openly-licensed works that are freely available to everyone. UT faculty are beginning to adopt open textbooks in their courses, and the Student Government Association, with the help of the Office of the … Continued
On Monday, October 2nd, novelists Michael Shou-Yung Shum and Jesse Goolsby will read at the University of Tennessee. The event is part of UT’s Writers in the Library reading series. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Michael Shou-Yung Shum eventually found himself dealing poker in a dead-end casino in Lake Stevens, Washington. Two doctorates bookend … Continued
[lead]Two Thousand Seventeen marks the thirtieth anniversary of the John C. Hodges Library. Join us October 23 to celebrate.[/lead] [lead]We’ll begin our celebration with a Street Fair in the Commons.[/lead] From 3 to 5 p.m., Monday, October 23, “Main Street” in the open-space Commons on the second floor of Hodges Library will host “retro” arcade … Continued
Join us at Hodges Library for free screenings of independent and foreign films. Feature films will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium on the first Wednesday of each month, throughout the fall and spring semesters. Showing Wednesday, October 4, at 7 p.m.— Scanners . . . a sci-fi horror thriller from … Continued
If you stop by the Hodges Library Public Services desk for help or chat with us online, you’ll likely talk with one of our Public Services librarians. They’re available to answer a quick question or to provide in-depth research assistance. [lead]Click on a photo to find out more about them. (They’re not stereotypical librarians!)[/lead] [onefourth] … Continued
On Monday, September 25, Kirstin Valdez Quade will read at the University of Tennessee. The event is part of UT’s Writers in the Library reading series. Kirstin Valdez Quade is the author of Night at the Fiestas, winner of the John Leonard Prize, the Sue Kaufman Prize, and a “5 Under 35” award from the … Continued
Tired of the same old same old from the major film studios? Hodges Library has lined up a series of award-winning independent and foreign films for your enlightenment and viewing pleasure. Feature films will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library on the first Wednesday of each month, throughout … Continued
Hodges Library will hold open house twice during the first week of classes. Open house for undergraduates will be Tuesday, August 22. Drop by our Undergraduate Carnival on the second floor, 1:00-3:00 p.m., to pick up some swag along with helpful tips on using library services and resources. Graduate students are invited to an open … Continued
The “Station Eleven” escape room adventure is part of the Class of 2021’s first taste of college. Students in First-Year Studies 100 are strongly encouraged to play the escape room game. But all UT students, staff, and faculty are invited to give it a try! The “Station Eleven” adventure, in the Mary E. Greer Room … Continued