Fall Event Schedule of the Friends of the UNCG Libraries

All of the following events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Monday, September 14: Newbery Award Winning Children’s Book Author and Poet Kwame Alexander.
7 p.m. Elliott University Center Auditorium, UNCG. (Also at Bookmarks Festival on September 12 in Winston-Salem)

Monday, September 21: Friends of the UNCG Libraries Book Discussion - Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the
Countries, Factories, and People Who Make Our Clothes, led by Jenny Dale and Lynda Kellam of the University Libraries.
4 p.m. Hodges Reading Room, Jackson Library 2nd floor, UNCG. 

Wednesday, September 23: Presentation by Our State editor Elizabeth Hudson. 4 p.m. Virginia Dare Room, Alumni House, UNCG.

Thursday, October 1: Open House in the Newly-renovated Digital Media Commons/Digital ACT Studio. 4 p.m. Lower Level, Jackson Library.

Monday, October 5: Friends of the UNCG Libraries Book Discussion - Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande, led by Emeritus Professor Dr. Janne Cannon of UNC Chapel Hill and Dr. Rob Cannon  of the Biology Department.
7 p.m. Hodges Reading Room, Jackson Library 2nd floor.

Thursday, October 8: Presentation by North Carolina’s Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson.
4 p.m. Hodges Reading Room Jackson Library 2nd floor, UNCG.

Thursday, October 22: Margaret Maron Presents Women of Mystery - Charlaine Harris.  Reservations suggested, email barry_miller@uncg.edu.
7 p.m. Virginia Dare Room, Alumni House, UNCG.

Thursday, October 29: A Conversation with Emeritus Authors Ann Saab and Lollie White.
4 p.m. Hodges Reading Room Jackson Library 2nd floor, UNCG.

Monday, November 9: Friends of the UNCG Libraries Lecture and Book Discussion - Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis, by Timothy Egan, led by Dr. Bob Gatten, Emeritus Professor of  Biology.
4 p.m. Hodges Reading Room, Jackson Library 2nd floor.

Saturday, November 14: Women Veterans Luncheon (fee), exhibit and program featuring students who will perform a piece using oral histories from the Women Veterans Historical Project.  11:30-2:00 p.m. Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center, UNCG.  For tickets and information call 336-334-5838.. 

You are asked to register for book discussions at
http://library.uncg.edu/giving/friends_of_the_libraries/Register.aspx .

Books in the  discussion series are available from the UNCG Bookstore, Scuppernong Books, Bookmarks and other area retailers.

Please contact Barry Miller at barry_miller@uncg.edu or 336-256-0112 at least one week prior to the event to request disability accommodations. In all situations, a good faith effort (up until the time of the event) will be made to provide accommodations.