News and Events
Events
Online Orientation Webinars
SLIS Director Gretchen Hoffman, PhD, will walk you through the basics essential for a successful start and answer your questions.
News
Harrod speaks on proposed legislation
4/5/23
Kerol Harrod, a lecturer in the School of Library & Information Studies, was interviewed for a story on proposed legislation that would allow parents to have more control over what their children can read in school libraries.
Jeng: Community-Based Librarianship
3/8/23
Anyone who is around a midsize city in the U.S. would know that there are many social service agencies in most cities to help residents in need.
In the news: Kerol Harrod
3/7/23
Kerol Harrod, a lecturer in the School of Library & Information Studies, wrote an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News.
Harrod: Rabbits, penguins, and the cycle of censorship
3/6/23
In 1958, Garth Williams published a picture book called "The Rabbits’ Wedding." It portrayed a white rabbit and a black rabbit falling in love and getting married. The book was attacked by politicians and groups that were opposed to what they saw as a depiction of interracial marriage, and it was banned at the time in Alabama libraries.
Zimmerman joins SLIS faculty
1/20/23
In Fall 2022, Assistant Professor Tara Zimmerman, PhD, joined the faculty in the School of Library & Information Studies.