Programs

Through the annual American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Lecture Series, the general public has an opportunity to learn about sign language and deaf culture from prominent scholars. A list of past lecturers and discussion topics is posted on the UVa American Sign Language Program's Web site. Videotapes of past lectures are available in the Robertson Media Center at UVa's Clemons Library.

The Health Sciences Library, with funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, teams up with the Jefferson Area Board for Aging to teach seniors about computers, the Internet, and how to find health information online.

Concerts are held in the outdoor Margaret Byrd Stimpson amphitheater, a beautiful setting that offers plenty of room to bring a picnic basket and spread out a blanket (no seating is offered). In case of rain, concerts move into the library. Please check the calendar of events for dates.

Classes, brochures, internet access, and a lending library of books, videos, and audiotapes provide cancer patients and their families with the information they need to actively participate in their treatment.

Special Collections offers rich possibility for academic growth and exploration. Comprised of thousands of manuscripts, rare books, maps, and archives, the collection preserves the physical artifacts of our cultural, literary, and historical landscape. Classes held in Special Collections strive to acquaint students with this landscape and to provide maps to help navigate the past.

UVa staff teach seniors the ins and outs of computer hardware, software, applications, and Internet searching.

This exhibit includes highlights of the most comprehensive collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence, including its first printing.

One of the largest online archives of digitized books, UVa's Electronic Text Center offers access to an E-Book Library that contains over 2,100 e- books.

The Early American Fiction Collection provides online access to hundreds of first edition texts, manuscripts, letters, and visual materials with significance for early American literature.

The staff at the Midlife Health Center believe that education encourages women to make more informed decisions and choices in their health care and to enable them to take an active part in their health care.