Join us for a talk at 2 p.m. Monday, May 11, with Melissa Helton from the Hindman Settlement School and editor of "Troublesome Rising: A Thousand Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky." 

Helton will discuss the effects of the 2022 flood and discuss the role of humanities in the study of natural disasters and water in Appalachia.

The talk is hosted by UK Libraries and co-sponsored by UK Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program and the Gaines Center for the Humanities through the Appalachian Water Humanities Cooperative.

Following the talk there will be refreshments in the Alumni Gallery.