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.

Webinar information

News

Harrod speaks on proposed legislation

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

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

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

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

In Fall 2022, Assistant Professor Tara Zimmerman, PhD, joined the faculty in the School of Library & Information Studies.