Join us on Thursday, November 29 for a relaxing knitting circle. Come knit and meet library folks. Bring a project you are working on and de-stress with fellow Knitters. All levels welcome! Thursday, November 29 11:45AM – 12:45PM Thacher Gallery Continue reading Cast On and Tune Out
Something sBOOky is shaping up in the stacks at Gleeson on October 31st. Meet us in the library lobby for a Haunted Library Tour starting at 12 Noon. Hope to see you there! Continue reading Haunted Library Tour 2018
Happy Open Access Week! The University of San Francisco will be holding three events for international Open Access Week: Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge. How to publish in open access venues with CRASE: Fear and Open Access in Demystifying the New Publishing Landscape Tuesday, October 23 at 2:30pm Gleeson Library Electronic Classroom Room 139 … Continue reading Happy Open Access Week!
According to the Shelley-Godwin archive, Mary Shelley conceived of her famous novel, Frankenstein, during a summer stay in Geneva that sounds like the summers we know in San Francisco: cold. A year and a half later, in January of 1818, Shelley anonymously published the novel, and the rest is history — a rich history, of … Continue reading Campus FrankenFest Begins Today at Gleeson Library | Geschke Center
Hey All, Here are some media recommendations from the students over at the Reference Desk. The students recommended two books and a movie suitable for a long weekend with some extra lounging time. 1. Turtles All the Way Down – John Green This book is proof that it’s definitely possible to like and dislike a … Continue reading Fall Break Media Recommendations
Take a break from midterms and come meet some adorable pups, shake some paws and snuggle up. Join us on Wednesday, October 10th at the Gleeson Library lobby, any time between 1PM-2:30PM. We have been partnering with SPCA for the past 5 years bringing you Furriends for Finals. Our first SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) outreach event … Continue reading Therapy Dogs Are Here to Help With Midterms
The feast day of St. Jerome – Sunday, September 30th – is upon us! Gleeson Library celebrates St. Jerome because he is the patron saint of libraries, librarians, and scholars. Born in 347 and died circa 419, Jerome devoted his life to asceticism, monastic studies, and biblical scholarship. His most notable work is a Latin … Continue reading Feast of St. Jerome
“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”- Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak In late September of 1989, Banned Books Week was founded by 1st Amendment library activist Judith Krug. Krug was contacted by the Association of American Publishers with the idea to bring banned books to the attention of average American readers. … Continue reading It’s Banned Books Week!
In honor of Constitution Day, we are celebrating voting rights at Gleeson Library. Continue reading Happy Constitution Day!
Join us for a Zine Making Workshop! Thursday 9/13/2018 11:00-2:00 Gleeson Library second floor Come when you can but only leave when you absolutely have to. Zines are short-run, independently published magazines on a variety of subjects. Common themes include art, comics, poetry, short stories, memoirs, cultural criticism, and social commentary. Zines are an important … Continue reading Zine Making Workshop
