Sarah Bryant Finalist for the BRAVA Award

• September 7th, 2023
• in SLIS News

SLIS Assistant Professor Sarah Bryant was named one of three finalists for the BRAVA Award for Artists Books from the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA). This new national award was created to recognize four contemporary artists, craftspeople or makers whose work demonstrates artistic merit and excellence, technical mastery, contribution to the arts landscape and professional accomplishment in four different fields: Emerging Artist, Artists’ Books Artist, Children’s Book Illustrator, and Native American and First Nations Artist. This year the artist book award was won by Julie Chen of Flying Fish Press. Sarah Bryant and Karen Kunc were named finalists. More information about the award can be found on the BIMA Website here: : https://www.biartmuseum.org/brava-award-winners-2023/

Congratulations, Sarah! 🎉

Congratulations Summer 2023 SLIS Grads!

• August 7th, 2023
• in SLIS News

SLIS graduates preparing for the August 5, 2023 graduation ceremony.

Congratulations to all of our hard-working Summer 2023 SLIS graduates! We are thrilled to see what you all accomplish in the next chapter of your lives!

Master of Library & Information Studies

Dana Carroll

Paige Eggebrecht

Mandy Fulop

Christian Gilliam

Scott Golighty

Annelie Hansen

Cassidy Harper

Bridget Coon Johnston

Joe Moody

Maria Owen

Dara Petersen

Tracie Price

Amber Retzlaff

Paula Roberts

Abbey Reeves

Brittany Ruth

Catherine Shook

Aria Skyler

Maggie Thomas

Congratulations Spring 2023 SLIS Grads!

• May 5th, 2023
• in SLIS News

SLIS graduates preparing for the May 5, 2023 graduation ceremony.

Congratulations to all of our hard-working Spring 2023 SLIS graduates! We are thrilled to see what you all accomplish in the next chapter of your lives!

2023 ALA Conference Alumni Reception – June 24th!

• April 11th, 2023
• in SLIS News

If you are attending the ALA conference in June or will be in the area, please join us at the SLIS alumni reception, June 24 from 7-9 pm at Labriola Chicago.

UA SLIS Welcomes Award-Winning Author-Illustrator Grace Lin

• April 6th, 2023
• in SLIS News

We are pleased to welcome Grace Lin to SLIS on April 19^th where she will be co-presenting with Book Artist Na Zhou on the art of illustration at 11 am in the Yellowhammer Room of Gorgas Library. The event is free and open to all students.

Grace will also be presenting a family event at the Tuscaloosa Public Library on the evening of April 19^th at 6 pm. The first 100 children will receive a free copy of Grace’s new book Once Upon A Book. The event is free and open to the public.

Both events are sponsored by the School of Library and Information Studies in the College of Communication and Information Sciences.