You are invited to the annual Books Save Lives Award reception celebrating Julia Drake, 2022 award winner and author of The Last True Poets of The Sea. Thursday, February 10th at 1:30 p.m. Hosted virtually through Microsoft Teams. Join the event at bit.ly/3FImLjM. Dr. Joan Kaywell established …Continue Reading
Headlines reporting a movement to pass massive book bans have been making the news across the United States. The majority of the books on the proposed ban lists have LGBTQ+ themes or characters, and books centered on the topic of race and racism also make up a significant percentage of the lists. … Continue Reading
The USF Libraries hosted speaker Dr. Tony Silvia, Professor Emeritus in the department of Journalism & Digital Communications at the USF St. Petersburg campus, to discuss his book Dyslexia and the Journalist: Battling a Silent Disability. Dr. Silvia was introduced by Camielle …Continue Reading
The USF Libraries hosted speakers Dr. Brenda Walker and Dr. Marquis Holley to discuss Project R.I.S.E.S. (Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions). Focusing on the high suspension rates of Black/African-American students in elementary, middle, and high schools, this initiative is a part of …Continue Reading
Join us Tuesday, November 16th from 4-5 p.m. to hear speaker Dr. Tony Silvia, Professor Emeritus in the department of Journalism & Digital Communications at the USF St. Petersburg campus, discuss his book Dyslexia and the Journalist: Battling a Silent Disability. Event …Continue Reading
Please join us virtually on Wednesday, November 10th at 4PM, as USF Libraries host speakers Dr. Brenda Walker and Dr. Marquis Holley to discuss Project R.I.S.E.S. (Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions). Focusing on the high suspension rates of Black/African-American students in elementary, …Continue Reading
The USF Libraries Research and Instruction unit are delighted to welcome two new visiting faculty members: Brandi Jagars and Emily Norton. Both Brandi and Emily are already USF Libraries’ employees who have recently completed their Master’s in Library and Information Science. As …Continue Reading
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating and commemorating the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States, where on June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Texas to demand all enslaved peoples be free. This was two years after the …Continue Reading
Can a cemetery with nearly 800 burials be made to disappear from recorded history, only to be rediscovered nearly 100 years later? Sadly, it can, and this is what happened with Zion Cemetery, the first African American cemetery in Tampa. The cemetery …Continue Reading
The month of June celebrates Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community and the ongoing strides being made to fight for equality, create awareness, build acceptance, and celebrate accomplishments. At the Tampa Special Collections, we host more than two dozen archival collections and thousands of …Continue Reading