This family day event is now virtual!
Explore our new exhibit, Drinkable Water in Georgia, through exhibit photos, crafts, experiments, and interactive online activities hosted on our Family Day website. For more information, visit our event page on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2x0lvBVCP
This event is made possible with support from the Stephen E. Draper Center and Archives for the Study of Water Law and Policy.
Join us for the 2021 Lillian Smith Book Awards Ceremony, which will be held virtually on September 5, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET. The Lillian Smith Book Awards are sponsored by the Southern Regional Council, University of Georgia Libraries, DeKalb County Public Library/The Georgia Center for the Book, and Piedmont College.
The LSBA committee is proud to award the 2021 Lillian Smith Book Award to:
From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-first Century by William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen
Seen/Unseen is a portrait of the complex network that created, held, and sustained a community of the enslaved. It documents the people kept in bondage by the Cobb-Lamar family, one of the wealthiest and most politically prominent families in antebellum America, labored in households and on plantations that spanned Georgia. Christopher R. Lawton, Laura E. Nelson, and Randy L.
The Hargrett Library invites you and your family on a virtual exploration of our current exhibit “The Hargrett Hours: Exploring Medieval Manuscripts”. Travel back in time on our family day website, which features medieval story time, crafts, and a virtual exhibit tour. Discover the magic of manuscript creation and medieval life. Visit the Family Day website.
In 1961, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter became the first Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia. Facing down adversity, they succeeded in desegregating the campus and winning a battle in the broader struggle for civil rights. However, the process of integration and building a more inclusive university continues today.
Join the Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a virtual screening of Councilwoman. The film will be available to stream from Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 2, 2021. For more information, contact Terri at TLHAT@uga.edu.
This event series is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
Join the Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a virtual screening of Without a Whisper. The film will be available to stream from Monday, March 22 - Friday, March 26, 2021. Contact Terri at TLHAT@uga.edu for more info.
This event series is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
Join the UGA Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a virtual keynote address, "Behind Every Great Woman Are Great Women" presented by Deborah Scott on Tuesday, March 16 at 4:00 p.m.
For more information contact Terri Hatfield at TLHAT@uga.edu.
This event series is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
Join the UGA Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a screening of Belly of the Beast. The film will be available to stream from Monday, March 1 - Friday, March 5, 2021. Contact Terri at TLHAT@uga.edu for more info.
This event series is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
Join the Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a screening of Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders. The film will be available to stream from Monday, March 1 - Friday, March 5, 2021. For more information contact Terri Hatfield at TLHAT@uga.edu.
This event is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
