Did you know that the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library was the “place to go” during the Harlem Renaissance? Or that one of the first civil rights sit-ins took place in a library? This year, Gleeson Library is commemorating Black History Month with an interactive display about African American Librarians, Libraries, and Library … Continue reading Black History Month at Gleeson Library
National Parks and public lands—like libraries— are resources that we all share. The National Park Service, which is responsible for the preservation and conservation of our national parks, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. In conjunction with National Park Service’s Centennial Year and National Public Lands Day (September 24th), Gleeson Library is highlighting information related to these … Continue reading Happy Birthday National Park Service!
As students and researchers, we are often inspired by topics that are personal to us, and by people — teachers and friends and family — who are close to us. Sometimes serendipity is involved, too! In this blog post, Gleeson Library Intern, Alberto Luna, describes the inspiration, people, and story behind the St. Patrick’s display … Continue reading Passionate about the San Patricios
This week (November 13-21st) is International Education Week at USF, and across the United States. IEW is a national celebration of education exchange. International Education Week encourages American students to consider studying abroad and welcomes international students who are studying abroad here. The week reminds us that we are a global community that learns from the meaningful connections … Continue reading International Education Week 2015
“It will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring one’s immortality.” – James Joyce, on Ulysses Bloomsday is an annual literary holiday held around the world to celebrate James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses. The controversial and formerly banned epic takes place in Dublin, Ireland on June 16th. … Continue reading Bloomsday 2015!
Summer is a good time to reflect on all of the activities that happen at the library during the regular school year. And from Alumni Author events to Game Nights, Seed Library demonstrations to Furriends for Finals programs, Library Shelfie Days to Cultural Heritage displays, Wikipedia Edit-A-Thons to Graduation celebrations and more: there is always something happening at Gleeson. We … Continue reading Library of Library Buttons
Gleeson has a new study area! Grab your reading material, and unplug those potentially distracting devices — this new space is meant for serious, silent studying. Just in time for finals! The new Silent Study Area is located on the 1st floor, past the scanner room in the Reference Department. Here’s a video showing how to get … Continue reading Check out Gleeson’s New Silent Study Area!
“I earned my current position at Columbia University with the skills I learned at Gleeson Library…” Commencement’s coming quickly, which means that a great, new group of USF students — including many of the library’s fantastic student assistants — will graduate! Our alums go on to do great things, and we love to hear about their … Continue reading Gleeson’s Graduates: Where are they now?
This week, in preparation for a library construction project, we will be moving books with call numbers U – Z, and folios, to storage for a few months. USF students, staff and faculty will be able to request books from storage using the “request it” link or “request” button in the library catalog (see screenshots … Continue reading Temporary Book Move
Gleeson Library/Geschke Center is pleased to announce a new service for USF Faculty: Document Delivery. [UPDATE: as of August 1, 2013, this service is also available for USF Graduate Students.] As you may know, Gleeson has been delivering library books to Faculty for a few years. Now, Faculty can request electronic delivery of journal articles, book … Continue reading Announcing a New Library Service for USF Faculty