Previous Events

Oct 09

Working with Data in Excel

A hands-on introduction to data processing and analysis in Microsoft Excel. Topics covered will include basic mathematical calculations, counting cells, manipulating text, if-then statements, conditional formatting, and PivotTables. By the end of the workshop, students will have experience using both Excel’s point-and-click features and its formulas and functions to explore, transform, and summarize their data.

11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Main Library Online
Oct 09

Zotero Next Level: Tips, Tricks & Troubleshooting

Learn best practices, tips, and troubleshooting to enhance your Zotero experience

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Online
Oct 09

EndNote Next Level

Learn best practices, tips, and troubleshooting to

10:00 am to 11:00 am
Online
Oct 08

Funding Finder: Unlocking Grants with Powerful Tools

Discover how to streamline your search for funding using Pivot and Foundation Directory.

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Online
Oct 08

Disability History Symposium

SAVE THE DATE

9th Annual Disability History Symposium

We Make It Happen: Mutual Aid as a Call to Action

Keynote Speakers: Tim Vogt and Jan Goings - Starfire Council, Cincinnati

- 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Athens First United Methodist Church
Oct 07

AI Tools for Research (Hybrid)

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Online
Oct 06

Banned Book Week Button Making

Join us at Main Library in celebration of Banned Books Week! You can vote on your favorite book on the frequently challenged book list, and make some buttons to show your love of reading.

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Main Library
Oct 06

From Page to Screen Book Club (Monthly)

Read It. Watch It. Discuss It.

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Main Library , Lab A (1st Floor Instruction Room)
Oct 06

Citation Management for Pre-Health: APA Style & Zotero Focus

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Online
Oct 03

2026 Lillian Smith Book Awards

Join us at this year's Decatur Book Festival to celebrate the 2026 winners of the Lillian Smith Book Award! The Lillian Smith Book Awards recognize works that examine issues of race, social justice, civil and human rights, the education and socialization of young people, breaking silence among repressed groups, and matters that are significant to the changing South. This award ceremony is in partnership with the Southern Regional Council, University of Georgia Libraries, and DeKalb County Public Library’s Georgia Center for the Book.

11:15 am
Decatur Library Auditorium