As we get ready for the holidays here in Gleeson Library, I found myself wondering how we got our modern tradition of Christmas. What’s up with bringing a cut pine tree inside your home to decorate? What’s up with all the poinsettias? Why do Brits give gifts on Boxing Day, December 26, while here in … Continue reading What’s up with Christmas?
A couple weeks ago I shared what some of the students workers in the library read over the summer. Here is the next batch to inspire some extracurricular reading for you as well! Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, reviewed by Hannah Bunting Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is based in nineteenth-century China in … Continue reading What Are the Students Reading? (part 2)
I asked the student assistants in the Reference and Research Services Department of Gleeson Library what they read this past summer, and got some very thoughtful book reviews to share with ya’ll! Enjoy the first installment here. The Goldfinch, reviewed by Kelsey Weise I read some great books over the summer, and even over the … Continue reading What are the students reading?
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
We know textbooks can break the bank! Here are some options to getting them for free or on the cheap. • Search by title, author, or ISBN in the library’s catalog to see if USF owns a copy. • Check to see if your instructor has put a copy on reserve in the library. Search here by … Continue reading Looking for a Textbook?
Please join the Dean’s Office of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Latin American Studies Department, and CELASA for a marathon reading in celebration of the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Drop in any time between 10 am and 4 pm to participate in the reading of … Continue reading Gleeson @ Marquez Marathon Reading
It’s been a minute since the last installment of book reviews written by the student assistants of the library (part 1 is here and part 2 is here), but better late than never… here’s the last one for the semester! The Color Master: Stories, reviewed by Madeline Vanden Branden I found The Color Master: Stories by Aimee … Continue reading What are the students reading? (part 3)
I hope you enjoyed last week’s book recs from the library’s student assistants! Here’s this week’s installment. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, reviewed by Catie Drahmann I would recommend this book to anyone, at almost any age. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman follows the retrospective journey of … Continue reading What are the students reading? (part 2)
A couple weeks ago, I asked the student assistants in the Reference & Research Services Department if they had read any good books lately. I was surprised at all the interesting recs I got! Here are a couple, with reviews. I’ll post a couple each week for the next few weeks. Have you also read … Continue reading What are the students reading?
Please join the Gleeson Library | Geschke Learning Resource Center and the University of San Francisco Alumni network for an evening of celebration as we recognize University of San Francisco alumni authors. Come and make a new connection in the vibrant alumni network of writers and artists in the San Francisco community. Thursday, Feb. 27th from … Continue reading An Evening with USF Alumni Authors