Previous Events

Learn to use the laser cutter in combination with drawing mediums to make your own wooden ornaments! Choose a design to engrave on the laser cutter and then use paint pens to make it one of a kind. No registration necessary and all materials provided. 

Before American women could even vote, Jeannette Rankin made history. Born on a Montana ranch, she defied every expectation and became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Her story reminds us how courage can change a nation.

Come in and make your own hand puppet! Use hand sewing methods and mix and match different patterns to design a one of a kind puppet. No experience necessary and all materials provided.

Join Jason Hasty, our #UGA Athletics History Specialist, at 3pm for a free tour of our new exhibit 'Sustained Excellence: A History of
UGA Swim & Dive.'

The exhibit Sustained Excellence: A History of UGA Swim & Dive explores the program's decades of dominance in the pool and in the classroom. Viewers will see rarely displayed photographs and artifacts from the UGA Athletic Association archive and the personal collection of retired UGA Swim & Dive Coach Jack Bauerle.

The UGA Special Collections Libraries in conjunction with the Athens Clarke-County Library are pleased to present a discussion of the new book, “Bragging Rites: College Football’s Disputed Titles”, with its author Dr. Keith Gaddie, Al and Dawn Hoffman Chair of the American Ideal and Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University. Dr. Gaddie will discuss this book and the stories surrounding decades of disputed college football national championships.

Learn to use the Cricut to make your own sticker designs! No registration necessary and all materials provided.

Come relax, have fun, form a group, and try not to get stumped in trivia with the UGA Librarians! Meet your friendly neighborhood librarians while testing your knowledge. This will be a pub style trivia event with multiple rounds and prizes - feel free to drop in at the beginning of any round and drop out whenever you’d like.

Make a personalized button with a picture of your pet! Participants will learn how to design a button with a photo of their pet, and everyone will leave with a one-of-a-kind button. No registration necessary and all materials are provided!
 

Learn how to use 3D printers! Participants will learn basic 3D modeling and how to independently operate the MakerBot Sketch Print 3D Printers and Ultimaker Cura Software from an undergraduate peer. Work is completed through self-paced, online modules and a quiz followed by a hands-on session to learn how to safely operate the 3D printers and use the printing software.