The San Francisco Public Library’s summer reading program Summer Read SF 2012 begins on June 1. Many readers enjoy books throughout the year, yet there is something inviting about summer reading that encourages one to stretch out a bit: perhaps to spend more time reading while on vacation; to indulge in purely entertaining reading; or … Continue reading Read a Rare Book This Summer
The USF Book Club will meet to discuss the following two books in the upcoming months: An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin. Friday, June 8, 2012. Room 209 of Gleeson Library, 12 noon – 1 pm. Request this one through Link+ or get it at SFPL. Lacey Yeager appears on New York’s art scene … Continue reading USF Book Club: June & July Selections
The Gleeson Library is pleased to welcome University of San Francisco Associate Professor Annick T.R. Wibben who will read from her book Feminist Security Studies: a Narrative Approach (Routledge, 2011) on Wednesday, May 2nd in the Donohue Rare Book Room. The book rethinks security theory from a feminist perspective and challenges the way we think … Continue reading Annick Wibben Reading
The Gleeson Library is pleased to sponsor a faculty reading on Thursday, April 26 as it welcomes University of San Francisco Associate Professor Dean Rader, who will read from his book Works & Days (Truman State University Press) which received the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry in 2010. Professor Rader has published widely in the … Continue reading Dean Rader Poetry Reading
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and there’s still time to get informed and participate in prevention! At the library, we have a display of books, videos, and DVDs on topics related to sexual assault, prevention, healing, and support. The table is to the right just as you walk into the library: All of the … Continue reading Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Inform Yourself at the Library
[slideshow] Once again the Gleeson Library joined the USF Farmstand on the lawn outside Library. We offered books and DVD’s about organic gardening, real food, and healthy cooking all for check out on the spot. This was USF’s Farmstands first International Farmstand offering different delectable dishes from around the world. The event also coincided with USF’s … Continue reading Gleeson Library on the Lawn
The Gleeson Library joined the USF Farmstand this past Thursday, on the lawn outside Library. We offered books and DVD’s about organic gardening, real food, and healthy cooking for check out from right there out on the lawn. USF Farmstand is part of Community Garden Outreach (ENVA 145) and offers homemade meals made with fresh veggies, … Continue reading Gleeson Library out on the Lawn
Book Club is breaking out of our habit of reading books about boys/kids who have lost their fathers! April 13, 2012 (Fri), 12-1 pm: A Private Life by Jane Smiley. Room 209 of Gleeson Library. Gleeson library doesn’t have a paper copy of this one (yet?), so you’ll have to request it through Link+ (comes … Continue reading USF Book Club: April and May Selections
Hello! USF Book Club continues its procession of books about kids who have lost their fathers with The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. We will meet on March 16, 2012 from 12-1 pm in room 314 of Gleeson Library (note the different room — up on the third floor). How to get the … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
ebrary, the library’s biggest ebook resource, now gives you the option to read their ebooks on a number of e-readers and mobile devices. Sign up for a personal ebrary account on the ebrary web site. Either download the app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch; or follow the instructions for downloading chapters in pdf format … Continue reading eBooks for eReaders