The collections of the Donohue Rare Book Room are the focus of two articles in the current issue of USF Magazine. The article “The Museum Makers” details the recent exhibition Reformations: Dürer & the New Age of Print. The exhibition, which drew entirely upon the Rare Book Room’s print collection and collection of early-printed books, was … Continue reading Special Collections Featured in USF Magazine
From Noon -1:00 PM, the Gleeson Library/Donohue Rare Book Room Poetry Pop Up was in full-swing! It was great to see our USF folks come up and have an interest in the limited editions and unique offerings featuring some of our noted Poets of Color display. The signed edition of Five Poems by Toni Morrison … Continue reading Scenes from the April 23rd Poetry Pop Up!
Gleeson Library and the Donohue Rare Book celebrate National Poetry Month As we honor American Poets of Color, come see special editions and unique printings, from some of our featured poets. Our POP-UP will located next to the Poets of Color display in the Gleeson Library lobby. THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd, Noon – 1:00 PM Continue reading POETRY POP-UP!
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
As you may have noticed, the Rare Book Room is closed this semester because it is being renovated. Here’s an update on the upcoming construction. The week before Thanksgiving (Nov. 25 – 27) most noisy work will occur (cutting and nailing cement, etc.). The period between Thanksgiving and the end of the semester (Dec. 2 … Continue reading Rare Book Room Update
Editor’s note: Gleeson Gleanings welcomes guest blogger Katelyn Frager, Museum Studies student. Need a break from finals week? Come check out the Museum Studies class’ final project – the newest exhibition in USF’s Rare Book Room. “Unbind” with our student-curated exhibition, Unbound: Moving Through Time, Memory & Place in Modern Book Arts. This special exhibition … Continue reading Time for a study break? Get lost in the Rare Book Room.
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Gleeson Library is pleased to co-sponsor with Sigma Tau Delta an “Open Mic” poetry reading in the Donohue Rare Book Room on Tuesday, April 23rd from noon to 1:00 p.m. Students are encouraged to perform 2-3 minute readings of their original work. Do not miss this opportunity to … Continue reading Open Mic Poetry Reading
The Gleeson Library is pleased to sponsor a faculty reading on Thursday, April 18 as it welcomes University of San Francisco Professors Kathleen Winter and Brian Dempster (Rhetoric and Language) who will read from their recent works. Kathleen Winter will read from her volume of poetry Nostalgia for the Criminal Past (Elixir Press, 2012). The … Continue reading Library Faculty Reading
Gleeson Library is co-sponsoring two different free film events on campus in the next few days. On Monday, April 8, join us in the Rare Book Room at 6 p.m. for a delightful look at some very young Muslim scholars in Koran By Heart. And screening at Presentation Hall this Thursday through Saturday is USF’s … Continue reading Let’s go to the movies!
Gleeson Library has received a wonderful collection of books and DVDs as part of the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Embarking on Gleeson’s Muslim Journeys, we’re pleased to present a free film screening of Koran By Heart, a film by Greg … Continue reading Koran By Heart: film journey @ Gleeson Library