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,…
Come see spooky displays, free stickers, buttons and treats during Smathers "Magic in the Library" Event on October 31st.
Join us for a talk about the history of Florida’s constitutions from pre-territorial days to the late 20th century with Robert Cassanello.
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,…
“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…
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.
Come see materials from the Zora Neale Hurston Papers, Bo Diddley, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Jimmy Carter Memorabilia, and more. January 15th.
Come see spooky displays, free stickers, buttons and treats during Smathers "Magic in the Library" Event on October 31st.
This special event marks the thirtieth anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Hosted by Consolee Nishimwee, survivor of the genocide.
The event will include an unveiling of the digital exhibit, a review of the Alligator's digital collection and a panel of speakers.
