The human desire to assemble and organize the world’s information is the inspiration for The Encyclopedic Impulse, an exhibition at UNC’s Wilson Special Collections Library. Continue reading
UNC professor Ken Hillis will deliver a cautionary tale about humanity’s quest for a universal library. Continue reading
Folklorist Alan Lomax, who recorded music of the American South in the 1930s and 1940s, will be the subject of an evening of lectures and performances Friday, Feb. 22. Continue reading
UNC’s Southern Folklife Collection will sponsor a steel guitar concert and symposium March 23 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Continue reading
The Wilson Library exhibit Photographic Angles: News Photography in the North Carolina Collection has been extended for a week. It will remain on view until Feb. 10, 2013. Continue reading
Johnny Cash and The Byrds are among the musicians portrayed in “Visualizing American Roots Music,” a new photograph exhibit in UNC’s Wilson LIbrary. Continue reading
Author Terry Roberts will read on Jan. 24 from “A Short Time To Stay Here,” His novel highlights the detention of German prisoners of war outside Asheville, N.C. during the First World War. Continue reading
The early history of UNC’s controversial “Silent Sam” statue will be the topic of a free public lecture Jan. 22 at the Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC. Continue reading
UNC campus libraries plan to open on a normal schedule Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, following the University’s decision also to open on a normal schedule. Continue reading
Jump start searches with the new “Articles + Catalog” search option on the Libraries website. Continue reading