The Gleeson Library book club is a friendly group of USF Students, Staff, and Faculty, who come together in Gleeson Library on the first Friday of each month to talk about a book they have all read in common. Everyone in our USF Community is welcome (even if you haven’t quite finished the book yet.) “Little … Continue reading Gleeson Library Book Club reads “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
Get to know Gleeson Library|Geschke Center better by joining us on a library tour! A library staff member will show you around our beautiful building, and all that it has to offer. Tours are about 30 minutes long. There’s no need to sign up ahead of time – just meet us in the lobby of … Continue reading Fall 2018 Library Tours
Here is a guest post from Jacqueline Cao, a student assistant in the Reference Department. Spring is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate National Wildflower Week by taking time to notice the vibrant blooms throughout the United States. National Wildflower Week is celebrated during the first full week of May. This week commemorates … Continue reading Happy National Wildflower Week from Gleeson Library!
Have a study break with San Francisco SPCA therapy dogs and their awesome humans! They will be visiting Gleeson next week and the week after, so get your puppy cuddles in. Endless tail wags and belly rubs to get you through those “ruff” finals. Furriends for Finals has you covered. Brixton, Owen Meany, Benga!, Callie, Prancer, Ollie, … Continue reading Let our Furriends for Finals assist you
Join Gleeson Library |Geschke Center and GoUSF on Tuesday, May 1st as we host two concurrent events to kick off GoUSF’s GoWrite campaign. May’s GoUSF wellness theme focuses on writing as a practice that can help us slow down, reflect, and practice gratitude. We will give you instruction on how to write letters to different … Continue reading GoWrite Kick Off and Go Write Letter Workshop
Come find out what Zines are all about. Make a zine or learn some simple binding techniques and make a small notebook. The Zine & Simple Binding Workshop is on Thursday April 26th from 11:00am to 2:00pm up on the second floor of the Gleeson Library. A “Zine” is a self published magazine. They come in many … Continue reading Zine Making and Simple Binding Workshop
Every year, around this time – when finals are quickly approaching and summer seems both far away and right here – The Ignatian literary magazine comes out, breathing a burst of great, carefully curated creative writing onto campus for everyone to read. This year, The Ignatian is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Its editorial staff, comprised … Continue reading Gleeson to co-host 30th anniversary release party for student-run literary magazine The Ignatian
Happy National Library Week from Gleeson Library|Geschke Center! National Library Week acknowledges the importance of libraries, library services, library staff, and library users (like you!). According to the American Library Association, “First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each … Continue reading Gleeson Celebrates National Library Week 2018
How much is your textbook? Is it too much? This year, Gleeson Library is working to address the cost of textbooks and its impact on student learning. We’re celebrating Open Education Week and making moves! For more information about Open Education Week please contact Charlotte Roh at croh2@usfca.edu. Continue reading Open Education Week 2018: #textbookbroke #OEWeek
March is Women’s History Month. Observe this important month with Gleeson by helping to add reliable resources and information about women, art, and feminism to Wikipedia (a resource that has gender gaps in both participation and content). On March 9th from 10am-4pm, Gleeson will host its fourth annual Art+Feminism* Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. All are welcome. Never … Continue reading Gleeson to host 4th Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month
