The National Archives and the UK Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center are proud to present the 2024 Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award to four outstanding Kentucky teachers. These exemplary educators will be recognized during an award ceremony in the Great Hall of the Special Collections Research Center, located in the Margaret I. King Library, on Friday, August 9 at 4:00 pm.
Beginning in August 2024, the Young Library Auditorium will be set aside for use strictly as classroom space during the University’s renovation of the White Hall Classroom Building, which is expected to last through the summer of 2026.
Whether you’re barbecuing in the backyard, cruising through town with the windows down, or soaking up the sun down at the lake, no summer is complete without its jam. UK Libraries is here to help you find the perfect tune for every summer scene.
The recipients of the 2024 cycle span a wide variety of disciplines, with projects ranging from open textbooks to interactive assignments. When completed, all materials will be openly licensed and freely available to the public.
On June 12, the University of Kentucky will update the Single Sign On service used to access sites and applications across campus. Users will encounter a new sign on screen and will be prompted to perform steps for multi-factor authentication through the Duo system. The change will affect a variety of UK Libraries systems, including InfoKat and the OpenAthens platform.
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing, we're highlighting a 1994 interview with Garrard County native Jesse Beazley in our latest Saving Stories podcast episode. Beazley was among the first wave of soldiers that fought their way onto Omaha Beach that fateful day in 1944.
June is Pride Month, and while we’re sad we can’t tug William T. Young Library downtown to join the Lexington Pride Festival, we’re thrilled to be able to share important scholarly and practical resources supporting students, teachers, researchers, and community members across the Commonwealth.
UK Libraries is pleased to announce that three staff members, Amanda Bailey, Sarah Coblentz, and Rebecca Jude, have been recognized with the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Staff Performance.
UK Libraries is proud to recognize seniors Zachary Owen and Megan Quish with the 2024 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship. The annual prize celebrates exceptional and original scholarship in a traditional paper and a media or digital project, and is awarded to students whose research makes substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services, and resources.
UK Libraries is proud to recognize exemplary faculty member Ruth Bryan as the recipient of the 2024 Paul A. Willis Outstanding Faculty Award. Bryan serves as University Archivist at the UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center, where she has worked since 2011. She will be honored at the annual Spring Celebration on May 16.
