Annual Michael Gannon Lecture
Come see best-selling author, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and former Washington Post journalist Mr. Rick Atkinson as the 2026 Michael Gannon Lecture speaker.
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First-Wave Feminism and Women’s Civil and Political Rights in South America
A panel of scholars discusses Carmen Diana Deere’s new book First-Wave Feminism and Women’s Civil and Political Rights in South America, exploring early feminist movements and legal reforms across the region. Hosted by the University of Florida.
Celebration of Black History Month in Art and Artistry
Come see materials from the Zora Neale Hurston Papers, Bo Diddley, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Jimmy Carter Memorabilia, and more. February 19th.
Teacher Power! The Story of the 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike
Join us for an engaging talk by Prof. Jody Noll on “Teacher Power! The Story of the 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike.”
The Revolutionary Power of Storytelling: Children’s Literature
This symposium features three authors of Children’s Literature: Jean D’Costa, Olive Senior, and Nikkolas Smith, and highlights African American and Caribbean authors. It combines a celebration of the foundational author of Jamaican children’s literature, Jean D’Costa, with a presentation by artist, activist, and author Nikkolas Smith. Friday, November 7,…
Magic in the Library Event
Come see spooky displays, free stickers, buttons and treats during Smathers "Magic in the Library" Event on October 31st.
Constitution Day Talk
Join us for a talk about the history of Florida’s constitutions from pre-territorial days to the late 20th century with Robert Cassanello.
The Revolutionary Power of Storytelling: Children’s Literature
This symposium features three authors of Children’s Literature: Jean D’Costa, Olive Senior, and Nikkolas Smith, and highlights African American and Caribbean authors. It combines a celebration of the foundational author of Jamaican children’s literature, Jean D’Costa, with a presentation by artist, activist, and author Nikkolas Smith. Friday, November 7,…
Annual Michael Gannon Lecture
“Reading Florida’s First Native Authors: Towards an Understanding of Timucua Literature” The George A. Smathers Library cordially invites you to the Michael Gannon Lecture on Tuesday, April 1st, from 4:00-5:00 p.m in the historic Smathers Library, featuring linguistic anthropologist George Aaron Broadwell, Ph.D., the Elling Eide Professor of Anthropology at…
In Celebration of History: Talk, Panel and Book-Signing
Join us for an afternoon with two of Florida’s outstanding historians. Larry O. Rivers (Associate Professor of History, University of West Georgia) will speak on his new book about civil rights pioneer James Hudson, followed by a discussion on the practice of history with him and his father, Larry E.
