Looking for your next summer read or a wardrobe refresh? Swing by the Katz library on the Augusta campus and take what you like—no checkouts, no limits, just great finds for free!  

Apr 15, 2025, 12 – 1:30 p.m., UMA Fine Arts Building, Room 124 & Online

Join UMA Libraries and UMA’s Music Department for a free film screening of the PBS Independent Lens documentary, “WE WANT THE FUNK!” The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Anita Jerosch, Associate Professor of Music, Dr. Lindsey Wiehl, Assistant Professor of Music, and Duane Edwards, Instructor of Music.

“WE WANT THE FUNK!” is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

Registration is required for those joining us online by Apr 15.

For more information, please contact Cory Budden at cory.budden@maine.edu.

April 8, 5 – 7 p.m., Farber Forum, Jewett Hall

Join UMA Libraries and Lithgow Public Library for a free screening of the PBS Independent Lens documentary, “Free for All: The Public Library.”

“Free for All: The Public Library” tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today’s librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all. We look forward to seeing you on April 8, from 5 – 7 p.m., at the Farber Forum, in Jewett Hall, 46 University Drive, Augusta.

For more information, please contact Cory Budden cory.budden@gmail.com.