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“The Changed Landscape of Collegiate Athletic Recruitment”

The Friends is pleased to host Rusty Williams, author of Deadly Dallas: A History of Unfortunate Incidents and Grisly Fatalities, which weaves together stories of the surprising perils of city life at the turn of the twentieth century. Stampeding livestock on city streets, untrustworthy elevators, collapsing buildings and exploding boilers are only some of the unexpected hazards early Dallasites faced at a time when technologies were shifting and the city was experiencing explosive growth.

This Meet Me at the Library Presentation will be held on Tuesday, Jan 13 in the UP Public Library 3rd Floor Community Room at 7pm. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30pm. The program is free and open to all but reservations are highly recommended.

The Friends is excited to host Katie Bernet to discuss the making of her New York Times bestselling novel “Beth Is Dead,” a modern reimagining of "Little Women" as a young adult mystery/thriller in which Beth March dies in the first chapter and her sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer—until they […]

The Friends is delighted to host Kate Carté, SMU Professor of History, who will present “The American Revolution, Religion, and National Unity.” Many Americans think of the American Revolution as a time of national unity, when the people were particularly united through their shared faith. But how effective really was religion at overcoming national divisions […]

Join the Friends for an informative talk by Jeffrey Engel, David Gergen Director at the Center for Presidential History at SMU. He will present ‘Seeking Monsters to Destroy: How America Goes to War,” a history of how American leaders have identified our foreign foes, and how their description alters the way Americans fight. The presentation […]

The Friends of the UP Public Library is delighted to host Shilo Brooks, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center and Professor at SMU. His talk “Reading […]