“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”- Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak In late September of 1989, Banned Books Week was founded by 1st Amendment library activist Judith Krug. Krug was contacted by the Association of American Publishers with the idea to bring banned books to the attention of average American readers. … Continue reading It’s Banned Books Week!
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
Express yourself. Make your own zine! Zines are self published magazines made by artists, writers, and other interesting people. Zines are created in a variety of ways using comics, collage, drawings, hand written, or typed text. Thursday October 12 from 11:00-2:00 we will show people how to make zines and will make some ourselves. Join … Continue reading Gleeson Zine Workshop
Hey Link+ users! The Link+ catalog has been fully restored to operation. Thanks for your patience! Gleeson Inter-library loan & Link+ Department Continue reading Link+ catalog has been fully restored.
Hey Link + users! Presently there have been some reports of error messages accessing or or placing holds in the Link+ catalogue. Our service team is working quickly to resolve the issue and will notify you when Link+ is back in full service. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for your patience. Gleeson Inter-library Loan & … Continue reading Link+ currently experiencing catalog errors.
Hey USF Community! Due to a maintenance upgrade, both Link+ and the Link+ catalog will not be available, Wednesday, January 4th from 9:00 am- 5:00pm. This means no searching or requesting of Link+ materials during that time. If however you receive an e-mail informing you that your Link+ item has arrived, we’d be very happy … Continue reading [Link+] Upgrade Wednesday, January 4th 2017 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday November 15th 11:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. is the Second Gleeson Library Zine Workshop. We had a blast making zines last week and we’re going to make some more! Zines are short-run, independently published magazines on a variety of subjects. Common themes include art, comics, short stories, cultural criticism, and social commentary. This week we will: … Continue reading Gleeson Zine Workshop #2 And Pop-up Exhibition in the Donohue Rare Book Room
Do you make your own zine? Are you interested in starting a zine?? or Are you wondering what the heck a zine is?? Well join us on Wednesday November 9th and Tuesday November 15th for the Gleeson Library Zine Workshop!! If you’re unfamiliar, zines are short-run, independently published magazines on a variety of subjects. Common themes … Continue reading Gleeson Zine Workshop 11/9 and 11/15!!
Our first batch of Popular Reading books has arrived! These books are part of our new Gleeson Popular Reading Collection (GPOP), obtained through a subscription service called a “McNaughton” plan. We’ll be adding to this collection over the coming months, and ultimately should end up with approximately 300 titles which will be a mix of recent … Continue reading Popular Reading Collection
Hey all you USF early birds! If you’re looking to use Link+ in the wee hours, be advised service will be offline Wednesday, July 6th for about 1 ½ hours—it should be down from approximately 4-6:30am PDT. This means no access to the Link+ catalog and no requesting of LINK+ items during that time. Thanks … Continue reading [Link+] Software Upgrade Wednesday, July 6th 4:00am- 6:30 am
