Past Events at the Libraries

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2007

Richard Diehl, UA professor of anthropology and author of The Olmecs (Thames and Hudson, 2004) will present "On the Trail of America's Oldest Writing Systems: UA Research Projects, 1990-2007." --Thursday, January 11, at 4 pm, Gorgas Library Room 205.

Opening reception of Alabama folk pottery exhibit and lecture by Joey Brackner, folk pottery expert and author of Alabama Folk Pottery (UA Press,2006). -Thursday, February 1, at 4:00 pm, Gorgas Library Room 205

Lecture and book signing with Hank Klibanoff, co-author of The Race Beat (Knopf, 2006) and news editor, The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution--Tuesday, February 13, at 4:30 pm at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 2nd floor Mary Harmon Bryant Hall

Kim and Guy Caldwell, award-winning UA professors of biology, will present "Worming Out Causes and Cures to Human Brain Diseases," a discussion of their recent research. --Thursday, February 22, at 4:00 pm, Gorgas Library room 205

Gay Talese, UA graduate, and author most recently of A Writer's Life (Knopf, 2006).--Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 pm, Gorgas Library room 205

Joan C. Browning"That's Not My Movement --- Is It?" The Rose Gladney Lecture for Social Change--Wednesday, March 21, 2007. W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 2nd Floor Mary Harmon Bryant Hall. Co-sponsored by University Libraries, College of Arts & Sciences The African-American Studies Program, New College, And the Departments of American Studies, History, and Women's Studies.

Lisa Lindquist Dorr, Associate Professor of History, UA. "50% Moonshine and 50% Moonshine: Flappers at Alabama. Women's History Month Celebration -- UA Women's History Trivia Contest--Wednesday, March 28, 2007. W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 2nd Floor Mary Harmon Bryant Hall. Co-sponsored by the Summersell Center for the Study of the South

Michael Martone, UA professor and director of the creative writing program, and author of Double-wide (Indiana University Press, 2007).--Thursday, March 29, at 4:00 pm, Gorgas Library room 205

Vinita Wright, author of many contemplative novels, including Dwelling Places (Harper San Francisco, 2006). --Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 pm, Morgan Auditorium

2006

Thursday, January 26, 2006: Dr. Diane Roberts, UA professor of English and National Public Radio commentator, will present a book talk on the second floor of Gorgas Library. Roberts is the author of Dream State: Eight Generations os Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife (Simon and Schuster, 2004).This lecture is free to the public. For more information call 205-348-7561.

Help Us Celebrate Mozart's 250th Birthday: Friday, January 27, 2006, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Gorgas Library - 2nd floor

Dr. Sarah Wiggins (UA Professor of History emerita) will discuss her new book,
Love & Duty: Amelia & Josiah Gorgas & Their Family at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, February 13, 2006. pdf of event flier

Thursday, February 16, 2006:Rick Bragg, UA communications professor and a Pulitzer Prize-winning national correspondent for the New York Times.
Gorgas Library, second floor. Bragg is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling All Over but the Shoutin' (New York : Pantheon Books, 1997).

R&D Video Night: Thursday, March 2, 2006 on the Fourth floor lobby of Gorgas Library. The Sanford Media Resource and Design Center is pleased to present an evening of local video works by students, faculty, and staff of the University of Alabama. Please join us for unique local cinema, hot buttery popcorn, and delightful candy treats as we celebrate our second anniversary within the University Libraries.

Fulbright Scholar/Librarian's visit to the University Libraries: Mr. Rathina Ramasamy, a visiting Fulbright Scholar/Librarian’s Presentation: “Open Access- A step through Fulbright Research”/Q&A about Fulbright program/Experience
March 07, 2006, Gorgas Library, Room 401, 3:00-4:00 pm Sponsored by University Libraries, School of Library and Information Sciences, Capstone International Center

Thursday, March 9, 2006: A panel of French language experts including Metka Zupancic, UA professor of modern languages, and author Hermes and Aphrodite Encounters (2004) Maurizio Godorecci, associate professor at the University of Alabama , and Germand Bucher, Melodia E. Jones Professor of French and Comparative Literature at SUNY Buffalo.

3rd Annual Rose Gladney Lecture for Social Change with speaker Ruby Sales addressing the Southern Freedom Movement and Social Activism.March 15, 2006 at 7 pm at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 2nd floor Mary Harmon Bryant Hall.

Library Services Act 50th Anniversary Program Reception - April 6, 2006, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Gorgas Library, 2nd floor lobby Program - April 7, 2006, 2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Gorgas Library, Room 200, Henry Jacobs Reading Area

Thursday, April 13, 2006:Claudia Rankine, professor of writing at the University of Houston and author of Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (Graywolf Press, 2005).

Mary Mathews, former first lady of UA will speak about the new edition of her book, A Mansion's Memories (UA Press, 2006). --Monday, September 18, 2006 at 4 pm, Gorgas Library Room 205 Vodcast available here

Robert Mellown, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Alabama, on The University of Alabama's Historic Architecture --Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 4 pm, Gorgas Library Room 205 Vodcast available here

Jerry Oldshue, former Vice President for Student Affairs at UA, on the Ghosts and Hauntings of The University of Alabama.--Thursday, October 31, 2006 at 4:30 pm at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library Vodcast available here

Filmmaker Robert Clem, on UA alum and celebrated Alabama Author, William March. The event will feature a talk and clips from Clem's documentary on March, as well as a screening of Clem's feature film based on March's first novel, Company K. The film is a "gripping story of a unit of American Marines in World War I...based on the classic novel by William March and his own experiences in the trenches of France. Long considered one of the great war novels by an American author, Company K has now been filmed for the first time". --Wednesday, November 8, 2006 from 6:30-9:00 pm at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library

Guy Hubbs, UA Alum and Associate Professor, Birmingham Southern College, on the Civil War and Reconstruction at The University of Alabama. --Thursday November 30, 2006 at 4 pm, Gorgas Library Room 205

Stephen Tomlinson, Professor, UA College of Education on Alva Woods & the Problem of Discipline at The University of Alabama, 1831-1837.--Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 4:30 pm, Gorgas Library Room 205

2005

Arthur Benke, University of Alabama professor of biological sciences to speak about his book, Rivers of North America, Thursday, December 8, 2005
Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering. (more information)

Wednesday, September 28, 2005: Paul Hemphill, renowned Alabama native and author of a new book, Lovesick Blues : The Life of Hank Williams, Viking Press, 2005. W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library. (more information)

Thursday, September 29, 2005: Andy Duncan, editor, science fiction writer, and author of Alabama Curiosities : Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Pequot Press, 2005. Gorgas Library, second floor.

Thursday, October 20, 2005:Stephen Tomlinson, UA professor, College of Education, and author of Head Masters: Phrenology, Secular Education, and Nineteenth-Century Social Thought, (University of Alabama Press, 2005). Gorgas Library, second floor.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005: Daniel Wallace, author of several novels including Big Fish (Algonquin Press, 1998), which was made into a major motion picture. Co-sponsored with New College. Gorgas Library, second floor.

Monday, December 5, 2005: Frank Stitt , James Beard award winning chef and owner of Highland Bar and Grill and Bottega restaurants and author of Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill ( Artisan Press, 2004). Gorgas Library, second floor.

Thursday, November 10, 2005: PDF of Event/Exhibit Flier: John Howard will read from his new edition of The Same Language by Ben Duncan (University of Alabama Press, 2005). Following the reading there will be a reception and book signing. The event is free and open to the public.

Bei Dao, renowned Chinese poet. Book Signing and Reception. November 2, 2005. Gorgas Library

Reception for Bankhead Historical Symposium on Academic Censorship.
Nationally known experts will come to Tuscaloosa to discuss censorship and freedom of expression in campus life. This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, October 13, 2005. W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library

Lovesick Blues : The Life of Hank Williams. Paul Hemphill, renowned Alabama native and author of a new book, Lovesick Blues : The Life of Hank Williams, (Viking Press, 2005). W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library. September 28, 2005.

Supe Store 100th Anniversary Celebration. Hoole Special Collections Library. Thursday, October 6, 2005

Lecture and Exhibit on Elizabeth I of England. April 29, 2005 with Dr. Michael Mendle, UA professor of history, will speak on the life and times of Queen Elizabeth I to accompany the exhibit “Elizabeth: Ruler and Legend”

How About That! The Life of Mel Allen. April 27, 2005. Lecture and signing by Steven Borelli, Author of How About That! The Life of Mel Allen (Sports Publishing LLC, 2005)

Jewish Literature: Identity & Imagination A Reading and Discussion Series
University Libraries will host a five-part reading and discussion series, Jewish Literature: Identity and Imagination, this spring. This exciting program is designed to offer participants an opportunity to explore Jewish literature and culture through scholar-led discussions of contemporary and classic books on a common theme. Dr. Steven L. Jacobs will lead and facilitate the book discussions which center on the theme A Mind of Her Own: Fathers and Daughters in a Changing World.

Himalayan Journeys: The Impact of Tourism on the Culture, Religion and Economy of Nepal, Bhutan and Ladakh with Mr. Michael Huebner, a writer for the Birmingham News. Tuesday, March 8, 2005

The Aronov Lecture: Developing a Critical Consciousness: A Feminist Approach to Religion. Judith Plaskow, Department of Religious Studies Manhattan College, New York. Thursday, March 3, 2005

Queen:The Life and Music of Dinah Washington Lecture and signing with author Nadine Cohodas and musical Performance by Elnora Spencer. Wednesday, March 2, 2005.

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