Friends of the UNCG Libraries

Friday, September 6 in Jackson Library Reading Room. UNCG, 1st Floor. 4 pm. Dr. McPherson will also appear on Saturday, September 7 at the BOOKMARKS Festival, Winston-Salem 1:30-2:15, Main Stage, corner of 6th and Trade Streets James McPherson is one of the country's premier historians, and one of its most respected and honored.  He graduated in 1958 from Gustavus Adolphus College.  He did his graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a Ph.D. in History with distinction in 1963.  From 1962 to his retirement in 2004 he taught at Princeton University, where he now holds the chair of George Henry Davis '86 Professor of American History Emeritus.  He is the author of some fifteen books and the editor of another ten, mostly on the era of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.  His books have won several prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize in History (1989) for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era , The Lincoln Prize (1998) for For Cause...

Henry Frye: North Carolina's First African American Chief Justice We invite you to join Greensboro writer and past Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board chair Howard Covington and North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry Frye for a booksigning at the Greensboro Barnes & Noble. This new biography traces Frye's career, along with African American participation in the civic, social and political life of North Carolina. Wednesday August 07, 2013 7:00 PM Greensboro Barnes and Noble Greensboro: Friendly Center, 3102 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27408, 336-854-4200

We are pleased to announce the schedule for the 2013/2014 FOL Book Discussions.  This is the 12th season, and once again we invite our Friends and other interested community members to join us as we discuss books from past and present.  Each discussion will be led by a UNCG faculty member.  To reserve a spot at one or more discussion, please register on our website, or contact Barry Miller at 336-256-0112. All book discussions will meet on Mondays in the Hodges Reading Room Monday, September 16, 2013 at 4:00 pm: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander.   Faculty Discussion Leader: Dr. Steven Cureton, Sociology. This year, the Sociology Department is celebrating its Centennial with a series of events that look at "Inequality and Social Justice in a Changing World." The Friends of the UNCG Libraries are excited to team up with Sociology for our first book discussion.  As The New York Review ...

Principal investigator David Gwynn of the University Libraries has received notification that our application for a second year of funding for "Textiles, Teachers and Troops" has received support from the State Library of North Carolina in the amount of $103,333. Textiles, Teachers, and Troops will make available more than 175,000 digital images including photographs, manuscripts, rare books, scrapbooks, printed materials, and oral histories documenting the social and cultural development of Greensboro. For the first time, all five colleges and universities in Greensboro, along with the Greensboro Historical Museum, will be collaborating on a project to make primary source materials available online. By documenting the vitally important influence of the textile industry, public and postsecondary education, and the massive World War II military presence, Textiles, Teachers, and Troops will provide context for understanding the growth of Greensboro from a town of two thousa...

“Stories are how we make sense of our lives...  Stories are at the very center of what it means to be human.” – Bill Harley Two-time Grammy Award Winner, NPR commentator and acclaimed storyteller/musician/author Bill Harley will perform free family concerts in the Triad on Saturday, September 7 and Monday, September 9, as well as for schoolchildren in Greensboro and Winston-Salem at other times during his visit. Bill uses song and story to paint a vibrant picture of growing up, parenting and family life. Poignant and hilarious, his work spans the generation gap, reminds us of our common humanity and challenges us to be our very best selves. A prolific author and recording artist, Bill is also a regular commentator for NPR’s “All Things Considered” and has been featured on PBS.  His thoughtful remarks at a Ted Conference about the importance of storytelling are moving and inspiring.  Bill is a long-time audience favorite at the National Storytelling Festival in Jone...

Friday, September 6 at UNCG & Saturday, September 7 at BOOKMARKS— A Visit with Historian James McPherson 9/6 Jackson Library Reading Room. UNCG, 1st Floor. 4 pm. 9/7 BOOKMARKS Festival, Winston-Salem  Times TBA Saturday, September 7 at BOOKMARKS & Monday, September 9 at UNCG—Storyteller, Author and Musical Artist Bill Harley 9/7 - BOOKMARKS Festival, Winston-Salem. 12:30 and 4 pm. 9/9- Elliott University Center Auditorium UNCG, 7 pm. Monday, October 21 —”Loving Jane” a public discussion led by Dr. Hephzibah Roskelly about Jane Austen and why she is so popular 200 years after Pride and Prejudice was first published (part of a series still being developed to celebrate Austen).  Virginia Dare Room, Alumni House, 7 pm. Tuesday, October 29 —Author Jill McCorkle reading from her new book Life After Life and signing copies of her books, Virginia Dare Room, Alumni House, 4 pm.  Saturday, November 9—Women Veterans Historical Project Luncheon and Panel Discu...

Visitors to Jackson Library from the College Avenue side of the building through the portico entrance will notice some changes this summer.  Installation of the new landscaping is to begin Friday, July 19, and is expected to be largely completed by the end of July.   The Board of Directors of the Friends of the UNCG Libraries announced a special initiative at the annual dinner in the spring to revitalize that landscaping. "The Library has traditionally been a photogenic centerpiece, and we want to return it to that status," said board member Laura Tew.   With Board approval and financial support, award winning UNCG Grounds Manager Chris Fay commissioned Christine Russell of New Earth Design to craft the proposed landscape design to incorporate sustainability principles, including:   * minimal demands for water and fertilization;   * food and protection for local songbirds; and   * minimal upkeep requirements.      The Jac...