“As a Nation, we must join our voices with the chorus of history and push forward with unyielding faith to forge a more equal society for all our daughters and granddaughters — one where a woman’s potential is limited only by the size of her dreams and the power of her imagination.” – President Obama, … Continue reading USF Women Making History
Congratulations December 2014 Graduates! The Gleeson Library would like to offer you a FREE Gleeson Alumni Library card. Complete the application by March 31st 2015 at: http://www.usfca.edu/library/gradalumnicard/ These Alumni accounts will be valid through December 31, 2015. After which you are welcome to renew at standard Gleeson Alumni rate. Full description of privileges and rates at: http://www.usfca.edu/Library/gateways/Alumni_and_Visitors/ Continue reading Alumni Library Card for 2014 USF Graduates
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
Enter to win the Study Room of your dreams by leaving a comment on the Gleeson Library Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter account. Winner will be chosen at random and notified by Saturday, May 10th. *Snacks! *Pizza! *Board Games! *and MORE!! USFCA.EDU/LIBRARY @GLEESONLIBRARY #GLEESONLIBRARY Continue reading Study Like a Don!….Win the study room of your dreams!!
Please join the Dean’s Office of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Latin American Studies Department, and CELASA for a marathon reading in celebration of the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Drop in any time between 10 am and 4 pm to participate in the reading of … Continue reading Gleeson @ Marquez Marathon Reading
It’s been a minute since the last installment of book reviews written by the student assistants of the library (part 1 is here and part 2 is here), but better late than never… here’s the last one for the semester! The Color Master: Stories, reviewed by Madeline Vanden Branden I found The Color Master: Stories by Aimee … Continue reading What are the students reading? (part 3)
Please join Gleeson Library for our annual student, staff, and faculty poetry reading to celebrate National Poetry Month! Thursday, April 24, 2014 5:30 – 7 pm Del Santo Reading Room Room 270, Lone Mountain Featured readers will be: Eli Love Joel Gonzalez Tony DeGenaro Calvin Fantone Bruce Snider Light refreshments will be served, so it’s … Continue reading Poetry Celebration!
I hope you enjoyed last week’s book recs from the library’s student assistants! Here’s this week’s installment. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, reviewed by Catie Drahmann I would recommend this book to anyone, at almost any age. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman follows the retrospective journey of … Continue reading What are the students reading? (part 2)
There will be no power in the library on March 9th. As a result, the library’s research databases will be unavailable. Facilities Management will cut off power to all of lower campus on Sunday, March 9th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to complete important work on the co-generation plant. Gleeson Library | Geschke Center … Continue reading No Power in the Library March 9
A couple weeks ago, I asked the student assistants in the Reference & Research Services Department if they had read any good books lately. I was surprised at all the interesting recs I got! Here are a couple, with reviews. I’ll post a couple each week for the next few weeks. Have you also read … Continue reading What are the students reading?