Gleeson’s video collection is an eclectic mix of documentaries and feature films on DVD and VHS. Although they’re all in the catalog, they’re somewhat hidden because you have to ask for them at the circulation desk. We’re featuring some of them in connection with USF’s celebration of International Education Week. Along with films from Africa, … Continue reading Spotlight on world cinema for International Education Week
For anyone who has ever served time in a gray cubicle (or known someone who has), here is the book that deserves a prime place in your in-box. THEN WE CAME TO THE END, by Joshua Ferris, was nominated for a National Book Award in 2007 and was chosen as the May/June pick for the … Continue reading USF Book Club: Then We Came to the End
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The 2008 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics have been announced, the former for the discovery and development of Green Fluorescent Protein from the mellifluously named jellyfish Aequorea victoria, later used as a tag to watch the interactions of various proteins; the latter for discoveries in broken symmetries in subatomic physics. Gleeson Library | Geschke … Continue reading Glowing Jellyfish and Broken Symmetry
Date Change: The USF Book Club will be meeting on October 23, 2008. Same time (12 noon – 1 pm) same place (2nd fl Seminar Room). Click here for more details. **I [heart] Book Club image courtesy of www.book-club-queen.com** If you’ve been thinking about coming but haven’t, please know that we discuss our selections from … Continue reading USF Book Club Date Change to October 23
Have you hugged your Constitution today? September 17th is Constitution Day, a day to commemorate the September 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution. I like to think of it as a day to reflect upon and celebrate the rights we have thanks to the U.S. Constitution. Take a minute to look at our Constitution Day online guide, and maybe … Continue reading Constitution Day
Oh Hai! The USF Book Club’s next selection is The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie Personally I love Alexie’s poetry and spoken word performances, but I am excited about next month’s meeting because I haven’t read any of his prose. Also, the movie Smoke Signals was based off this novel. … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The September selection for the USF Book Club is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize, this was one of the more controversial selections chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her book club, so we are bound to have a great discussion next month. We’re meeting on Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008 … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Howdy! The USF Book Club is reading The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd for our next selection. Come join us for some laughs and discussion! We’re meeting on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 12 noon – 1 pm in the Seminar Room (2nd Fl) of Gleeson Library Bring your lunch and tell your … Continue reading The Secret Life of Bees: USF Book Club
When my niece was still a little girl, her infant brother and I spent a rainy Saturday afternoon watching Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on video. I remember one scene when (– and hey, spoilers here, if you’re about 17 years behind on your animation DVD stack–), the awkward Beast attempts to impress the reticent … Continue reading Things I Learned from Watching Videos with Kids