Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library Today is the beginning of National Library Week (April 12 – 18, 2015), and we would like nothing more than to celebrate with you, Gleeson Library patrons and staff. If you appreciate the library, show us what you’ve made using the hashtag #librarymade @gleesonlibrary on Instagram or @gleesonlibrary on Twitter. But, above … Continue reading Celebrate National Library Week With Us!
As another way to celebrate National Poetry Month, Gleeson Library is co-sponsoring the issue 27 release party for the IGNATIAN LITERARY MAGAZINE. The IGNATIAN has had a long tradition here at USF, and the library has collected issues from past years. Other past years not held in Gleeson are available in the English Department office. I had … Continue reading IGNATIAN Release Party
Gleeson Library is celebrating National Poetry Month (April) with a display in the lobby foyer of American Poets of Color. We have a couple objectives for the theme of this year’s display: 1) to hear from the poets on the topics of racism, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination because poetry is often less rhetorically charged than … Continue reading Poets of Color
Gleeson invites you to join us for our Easter egg hunt this Wednesday, April 1st at noon!! Beautiful pastel colored eggs will be hidden throughout Gleeson library, so keep an eye out “and may the odds be ever in your favor” (Hunger Games). How to say “Happy Easter” in a few different languages: Feliz Dia de Pascua (Spanish), Buona … Continue reading Bring out the chocolates, colorful eggs, and Easter baskets!!
Last Friday, in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Gleeson Library participated in Art+Feminism’s second annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. Over 70 satellite Edit-A-Thons took place across 17 countries over the weekend — all with the aim of improving the representation of women and the arts on Wikipedia. At Gleeson, students, staff, and faculty members … Continue reading Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month: Results!
Gleeson Library/Art+Feminism* Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon In honor of Women’s History Month, join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to contemporary art and feminism. Friday, March 6th, 2015 [10am-1pm] Gleeson Library, 2nd Floor All are welcome. Bring your laptop, if you have one, and feel free to drop in or stay for the … Continue reading Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon For Women’s History Month
Come join us at the Gleeson Lobby December 9th &10th from 1-3 pm and meet some of our friends from the San Francisco SPCA!! Sit with us around our Book Christmas Tree for some R&R dog therapy. See you there!! Best of luck with finals! Continue reading Furriends for Finals at Gleeson Library!
As a Museum Studies Graduate student I was happy to take on an exhibit project when asked by my boss here at Gleeson. It would be a great opportunity to practice my curatorial skills. The exhibit, titled “Beyond the Mask: Beauty Revealed,” is the result of GLIDE’s Women’s Center workshop led by poet, GLIDE co-founder, … Continue reading Janice Mirikitani Exhibit on Display
Please join the Gleeson Library on September 8 as it celebrates the reopening of the Donohue Rare Book Room following a fifteen-month renovation. The University will welcome Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress, who will give an illustrated talk on “Jefferson’s Enlightenment: Reconstructing the Thomas … Continue reading Donohue Rare Book Room Reopening Celebration
Enter to win the Study Room of your dreams by leaving a comment on the Gleeson Library Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter account. Winner will be chosen at random and notified by Saturday, May 10th. *Snacks! *Pizza! *Board Games! *and MORE!! USFCA.EDU/LIBRARY @GLEESONLIBRARY #GLEESONLIBRARY Continue reading Study Like a Don!….Win the study room of your dreams!!