Library Dean, Todd Chavez, invites you all to a VIP reception to support the lifesaving power of books at the USF Gibbons Alumni Center in Tampa on March 15, 2018 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Speaking at the event is award winning author Shannon Hitchcock. Attendees can bid on autographed young adult books, posters, personalized birthday cards and even get a character named after you in by such best-selling authors as S.E. Hinton, Stephen Chbosky, Ellen Hopkins, Catherine Ryan Hyde and John Green. Cocktail reception and appetizers will be provided along with complimentary parking. RSVP to Beverly Marks at bmarks@usf.edu.