Jane Austen with zombies. Photos by Rob Guillen Frankenstein’s monster living on in the twenty-first century. Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter? And then there are the classics: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the legendary Golem of the Prague ghetto, the heroic tale of Beowulf and Grendel. So-called “genre literature” is … Continue reading Can scary be scholarly? You decide!
To kick off USF’s celebration of International Education Week 2009, USF students, staff, and faculty are invited to enter the IEW photo contest. Last year we had two fabulous entries from Gleeson Library staff! To enter, send a photo from your experiences abroad to usf.iew@gmail.com by Friday, October 30th. Include a brief (one or two … Continue reading Photo Contest for International Education Week
On Thursday evening, October 8, at 5:00 p.m. the Gleeson Library Associates will host a program in the Donohue Rare Book Room on The Seven Wonders of the World: Ancient and Modern. Dr. Andrew Jameson, historian, world-traveler and lecturer will present an illustrated slide talk. His presentation begins with consideration of the canonical number seven … Continue reading Program on the Seven Wonders of the World
In honor of Constitution Day and The September Project, the library has created a display highlighting books and government documents from our collection on the First Amendment. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified on December 15th, 1791. It reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the … Continue reading Constitution Day
The Donohue Rare Book Room is currently hosting Fine Designs & Artists’ Books, the 37th Annual Members’ Exhibition of the Hand Bookbinders of California. The exhibition features over thirty-five books submitted by contemporary bookbinders from throughout the country. The books on display range from traditional design leather bindings to unusual book structures and artists’ books. … Continue reading Hand Bookbinders Exhibition in Rare Book Room
Check out the library’s display of books and online guide relating to organic food, healthy eating, local agriculture, etc. This display coincides with USF’s Summer Reading and Book Club pick Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating, by Jane Goodall. In Harvest for Hope, Jane Goodall examines the way our food is made and … Continue reading Sustainable Food Book Display
This Thursday, April 30th @ 7pm in Thacher Gallery the library will host a reading given by USF faculty poets David Holler, D.A. Powell, Dean Rader, Darrell Schramm, and Brian Teare. Don’t miss it! Our National Poetry Month display will be up until this Friday, May 1st, so do please come by and browse the selection of … Continue reading Have you heard? Poetry in Gleeson!
It took 1 year before I ever said anything. I never actually said yes. You took a lot away from me, but I’m still here & you can’t hurt me any more. This week the Office of Residence Life and Students Taking Action Against Sexual Violence are shining a spotlight on sexual assault in a … Continue reading Clothesline Project in the library
The USF Book Club will meet on May 12, 2009 to discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal Dreams. Continue reading Book Club: Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
April 1-8, 2009 is Street Children Awareness Week at USF. Please drop by Gleeson Library|Geschke Center to see our book display on street children in Africa. You can borrow any of the publications on display. We’ve also created a companion online resource guide. The week’s events are sponsored by USF Umthombo, the African Studies Department, … Continue reading Street Children Awareness Week