Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library Today is the beginning of National Library Week (April 12 – 18, 2015), and we would like nothing more than to celebrate with you, Gleeson Library patrons and staff. If you appreciate the library, show us what you’ve made using the hashtag #librarymade @gleesonlibrary on Instagram or @gleesonlibrary on Twitter. But, above … Continue reading Celebrate National Library Week With Us!
As another way to celebrate National Poetry Month, Gleeson Library is co-sponsoring the issue 27 release party for the IGNATIAN LITERARY MAGAZINE. The IGNATIAN has had a long tradition here at USF, and the library has collected issues from past years. Other past years not held in Gleeson are available in the English Department office. I had … Continue reading IGNATIAN Release Party
Gleeson Library is celebrating National Poetry Month (April) with a display in the lobby foyer of American Poets of Color. We have a couple objectives for the theme of this year’s display: 1) to hear from the poets on the topics of racism, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination because poetry is often less rhetorically charged than … Continue reading Poets of Color
Join us for the Spring edition of GLEESON GAME DAY!! Where: Gleeson Library Atrium!! When: Saturday April 11th 2pm – 7pm!! Playstation, Game Cube, Xbox….all projected on large screens throughout the atrium!!! There will be a gaming competition on our main screen, so come compete for PRIZES! We’ll also have board games, GIANT JENGA, puzzles, … Continue reading GLEESON GAME DAY!!
Gleeson invites you to join us for our Easter egg hunt this Wednesday, April 1st at noon!! Beautiful pastel colored eggs will be hidden throughout Gleeson library, so keep an eye out “and may the odds be ever in your favor” (Hunger Games). How to say “Happy Easter” in a few different languages: Feliz Dia de Pascua (Spanish), Buona … Continue reading Bring out the chocolates, colorful eggs, and Easter baskets!!
Last Friday, in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Gleeson Library participated in Art+Feminism’s second annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. Over 70 satellite Edit-A-Thons took place across 17 countries over the weekend — all with the aim of improving the representation of women and the arts on Wikipedia. At Gleeson, students, staff, and faculty members … Continue reading Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon for Women’s History Month: Results!
Gleeson Library/Art+Feminism* Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon In honor of Women’s History Month, join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to contemporary art and feminism. Friday, March 6th, 2015 [10am-1pm] Gleeson Library, 2nd Floor All are welcome. Bring your laptop, if you have one, and feel free to drop in or stay for the … Continue reading Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon For Women’s History Month
Singles awareness day. A conspiracy by greeting card and candy companies. Causes an uptick in suicides. Valentine’s Day sure got a bad rap in contemporary society. Why we so jaded? Is there anything about this holiday that is worthy of celebration? First off, let me refute BuzzFeed‘s assertion that there is a higher instance of … Continue reading What’s Up With Valentine’s Day?
A fresh semester brings fresh book reviews, fresh from the student assistants who work in Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. This week is part one of this semester’s recommendations… stay tuned for following parts, in case you have enough free time to squeeze in some extra reads. Sharp Objects, reviewed by Hannah Bunting In this chilling … Continue reading What Are the Students Reading? Spring 2015 edition
The next time you come to Gleeson Library, you may notice something conspicuous is missing. There are no longer printers in the Reference Department computer lab, but actually not much has changed. You can still print in the library! Just as you can print anywhere on campus using Pharos. Consider Pharos to be cloud printing: send … Continue reading You can still print! The love of Pharos and Xerox
