Programs for the General Public. 2012-2013
The Friends meet several times during the year and programs are open to Friends members and the community at large. These programs are generally free and meet in the Central Library sixth floor parlor. For questions about meetings call Maggie Dwyer at 817-272-5366 or write dwyer@uta.edu. To RSVP, please call 817-272-1413 or email LibraryFriends@uta.edu A printable version of the Program Schedule flyer will be linked here soon.
February 15, 2013 - Kaleta Doolin, author of the book Fritos Pie
Kaleta Doolin grew up in Dallas, the daughter of Charles Elmer Doolin, the founder of the Frito Company. The Frito company was one of the first firms to utilize point-of-sale advertising, and developed dozens of recipes intended to get American homemakers “Cooking with Fritos.” Doolin shows that many of the vintage recipes developed by her grandmother, her father, and company employees became integral to the company’s marketing success. She draws upon hours of interviews with her mother, siblings, cousins, and many of her father's closest business associates as well as focused research in Frito-Lay corporate archives and other collections.
January 25, 2013 - J'Nell Pate - Arsenal of Defense: Fort Worth's Military Legacy
7:30pm, Central Library sixth floor parlor
The military history of Fort Worth, from the founding settlement of 1849, through the world war years of military training, to the home of modern day military industrial defense contractors. J'Nell L. Pate is retired from Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, where she taught history and government. She is the author of nine other books. A booksigning and reception follow the talk.
September 28 - 2012 - James Bevill - The Paper Republic
7:30pm, Central Library sixth floor parlor
To truly understand the struggle for Texas independence one must unravel a trail of financial matters including the political participation of kings, dictators, crooked politicians, and the role of counterfeiters. James Bevill explores these topics and takes a look at numismatics and the history of each coin and piece of currency used in the old Republic. Bevill has won numerous awards for his work in numismatics and has written several articles on Confederate coins, Republic of Texas money and the role it played in the early history of Texas.
A reception and book signing will follow the talk.
October 26, 2012 - Brenda McClurkin and Jonelle Ryan Bartoli - Weatherford: The Early Years
7:30pm, Central Library sixth floor parlor
Brenda McClurkin and Jonelle Ryan Bartoli will discuss their new book Weatherford: The Early Years. This is part of the Arcadia Publishing series "Images of America." The book chronicles the history of Weatherford from 1856 to 1939, using photographs from the Weatherford Public Library, Weatherford College Library, Doss Heritage & Culture Center, the UT Arlington Library Special Collections, Texas Pythian Home, and Historic Fort Worth, Inc.
A reception and book signing will follow the talk.
November 16, 2012 - Elzie Odom - Counting My Blessings
7:30pm, Central Library sixth floor parlor
Former mayor of Arlington, Texas, Elzie D. Odom's personal story reveals roots in a rural community in Southeast Texas, where the family slave narrative tells of his great great great grandfather Jim Shankle's escape from slavery in Mississippi and trek to Texas to join his wife and her three children. Elzie Odom was born in Shankleville in 1929, and in a career that included holding elective office in the 1960s in Orange, TX, becoming a Postal Inspector, then his move to Arlington and serving first as councilman, then as mayor. There have been many "firsts" in Mayor Odom's life, as he will discuss at the Friends meeting.
A reception and book signing will follow the talk.
December 7, 2012 Holiday meeting
7:30pm, Central Library sixth floor parlor
"The main purpose of the Texas Tradition Chorus is to get out and sing for our community." And they will do just that for the Friends of the UTA Library in December at our festive holiday meeting.
Past Programs
2011-2012
The General and Monaville, Texas
Friday, April 27, 2012. 7:30pm
Central Library. 6th floor, parlor
Speaker: Joe Bax
The Gangster Tour of Texas
Friday, January 27, 2012. 7:30pm
Central Library. 6th floor, parlor
Speaker: T. Lindsay Baker
Holiday Meeting: Jed Marum, singer of Celtic and folk songs, will perform
Friday, December 2, 2011. 7:30pm
Marum is a singer and recording artist who will present a program of folk and holiday music. CD signing reception will follow.
View videos from event:
- Banjos We Have Heard on High
- Fighting Tigers of Ireland
- Red is the Rose
- West Texas Wind
The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America
Friday, November 18, 2011. 7:30pm
Central Library. 6th floor, parlor
Speaker: David Stokes
Lucky Me: My Sixty-five Years in Baseball
Friday, October 7, 2010. 7:30pm
Central Library. 6th floor, parlor
Speakers: Eddie Robinson, with C. Paul Rogers III, authors
Arlington
Friday, September 16, 2011. 7:30pm.
Central Library. 6th floor, parlor
Speakers: Evelyn Barker and Lea Worcester, authors
Book: Arlington (Arcadia Publishing, 2011)
