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We are excited to be partnering with Global Education to offer special programs, highlighting UK authors and events. Check out schedule of event below. We will be adding more information and events to this calendar throughout the school year.

 

Book Club

pride and prejudice

November 19

Pride & Prejudice

Author: Jane Austen 

 

Location: The Nest, Sturgis Library

Facilitator: Kate Matheny, Outreach Archivist, Museums, Archives and Rare Books

Get the book: Read with Project Gutenberg eBooks

RSVP for the event

David Copperfield

February 25

David Copperfield

Authors: Charles Dickens

 

Location: Virtual Meeting (link coming soon)

Facilitator: Ashley Dupuy, University Libraries Executive Director

Get the book: Read with Project Gutenberg eBooks

rsvp link coming soon

demon copperhead

Demon Copperhead

Author: Barbara Kingsolver

In the February session, we will also be covering Demon Copperhead, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that reimagines David Copperfield in the modern-day Appalachian region of the US.

Get the book: Check back for a copy of the book

rsvp link coming soon

code name verity

March 25

Code Name Verity

Author: Elizabeth Wein

 

Location: MHHE Theater, KSU Center

Facilitator: Katy Matello, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Museum of History and Holocaust Education

Get the book: Read online with KSU Libraries

rsvp link coming soon

pater and wendy

April 22

Peter and Wendy

Author: James Matthew Barrie

 

Location: The Nest, Sturgis Library

Facilitator: JoyEllen Williams, Special Collections Curator, Museums, Archives, and Rare Books

Get the book: Read with Project Gutenberg eBooks

rsvp link coming soon

250 Years of Jane Austen: A Rare Book Celebration

When: November & December
Where: Athenaeum Gallery, Second floor, Sturgis Library, Kennesaw campus


Join us in celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday (December 16) with this special exhibit. Drop by anytime the library is open to see our special collection of Jane Austen’s works and other interesting artifacts, courtesy of KSU’s Williams Rare Book Museum.

An Austen-tatious Affair: Pride & Prejudice Miniseries Marathon


A promotional graphic for the BBC miniseries of Pride and Prejudice
When: Thursday, November 20 • 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: The Nest, First Floor, Sturgis Library, Kennesaw campus

Join us as we follow up our Pride and Prejudice book club session with the BBC miniseries watch party. You can stay for all six episodes, or just pop in for one or two. Our therapy Corgis will be in attendance, and the Year of the UK team will provide tea and snacks. It will be charming affair! No registration necessary.