The Gleeson Library is pleased to sponsor a faculty reading on Tuesday, November 15 when it welcomes David Vann, University of San Francisco Associate Professor in the MFA in Writing Program, who will read from his recent works Last Day on Earth: A Portrait of the NIU School Shooter (University of Georgia Press, 2011) and … Continue reading David Vann Reading
Gleeson Library | Geschke Center is pleased to welcome two new librarians, Claire Sharifi, who is the liaison to the School of Nursing, and Amy Gilgan, who is the liaison to the School of Education. Claire and Amy both began here at Gleeson in January as temporary part time librarians. Late this past summer, the … Continue reading Welcome New Permanent Librarians
“I have always had school sickness, as others have seasickness. I cried when it was time to go back to school long after I was old enough to be ashamed of such behavior.” – Jacques Derrida (source, p. 373) Really, Derrida? We’ve always been sort of excited for school to start! Click here for Gleeson … Continue reading Library Hours, Fall 2011
Photo by Shawn Calhoun Hooray! It’s summer! Have some extra time to read a fun book, look at a magazine, watch a movie, play a video game, try a new recipe? Need resources for a summer session class? Dance on into the library! We’re open! Click here for our summer hours. Continue reading Library Hours, Summer 2011
While our April meeting is coming up in a couple days, the Book Club had the foresight to pick our May selection ahead of time. In May we will discuss The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated from the French by Alison Anderson. I’m looking forward to this book because folks were raving … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Join Gleeson Library as we celebrate National Poetry Month with our 3rd Annual Faculty, Staff, and Student Poetry Reading! Photo by Brett Baxter of glass mannequin at Salt Lake City Public Library Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 5 p.m. Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Rare Book Room, 3rd Floor Featuring the following USF Poets reading … Continue reading Poetry Reading @ Your Library on April 27
Please plan to attend a program in the Donohue Rare Book Room on March 24th with USF Associate Professor of Sociology, Stephanie Sears, who will be speaking on Imagining Black Womanhood. In her recent publication, Imagining Black Womanhood: The Negotiation of Identity and Power within the Girls Empowerment Project, published in 2010 by the State … Continue reading Program on Black Womanhood
Hello poets and friends of poets! As we announced in this post a couple weeks ago, we are accepting submissions from students, staff, and faculty poets who would like to read their original work in the 3rd annual Gleeson Poetry Reading and Celebration. **The date of the reading has changed: it is now Wednesday April … Continue reading Date Change: Calling All Poets
itweetUSF wrote a wonderful “monday haiku” on Twitter this morning: “Campus is quiet/I miss you all already/Go back to sleep now.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. When you do wake up from your winter hibernation, though, we’ll be here: Gleeson Library’s hours for Christmas Break, Intersession, and Spring 2011. Photos by Shawn Calhoun … Continue reading All is calm. All is bright.
Good luck on finals and have a great winter break. If you’re graduating – congratulations!! Continue reading Happy Holidays!