USF Libraries will be launching a new #Creekshed map, asking — “What are the Human and Natural Stories that Drain into the Gulf?” Join us on April 22 (Earth Day) from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, USF St. Petersburg campus …Continue Reading
Category: LIB Events
The Annual Florida Studies Book Festival Returns in April
Join us for a literary event that celebrates the integrated, in-depth exploration of Florida's changing identity.Mark your calendars! USF’s Florida Studies program is hosting the Florida Studies Book Festival on April 5th, 9am-4pm, at the USF St. Petersburg Library! Our very own Curator of Florida Studies in Special Collections, Andy Huse, will be speaking on the defining …Continue Reading
Han Nolan Wins the 2024 Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award
Join us February 24th for the 2024 Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award ceremony!You are invited to the annual Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award reception celebrating Han Nolan, 2024 award winner and author of Running Past Dark. Date: February 24, 2025 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Tampa campus Library, Room 125G The …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Presents: Forty Years of Preserving the ‘Burg: A Conversation with Peter Belmont and Gary Mormino
Join us February 20th as we celebrate forty years of Preserving the 'Burg and their work to preserve St. Pete's history!Join us for a very special evening with Preserve the ‘Burg founder Peter Belmont and University of South Florida Professor Emeritus, Dr. Gary Mormino, Thursday, February 20 at 6 p.m. at the USF St. Petersburg’s Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. Belmont and Mormino …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Presents: GIS Day 2024
Step back in time and explore the hauntingly beautiful photos of Ybor City during the Great Depression!USF Libraries is excited to host a virtual GIS Day on November 20th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature lightning talks and presentations by USF students, faculty, and staff celebrating innovative applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology …Continue Reading
“I Wish to Say” Project Comes to the Library at USF St. Pete
Join us for a performance of Sheryl Oring's "I Wish to Say" at the USF St. Petersburg campus!“I Wish to Say” grew out of Sheryl Oring’s concern that not enough voices were being heard about the state-of-affairs in this country and her belief in the value of free expression that is guaranteed under our Constitution. For this project, Oring …Continue Reading
USF Libraries to Unveil New Exhibit: The Ybor City Dwelling Album
Step back in time and explore the hauntingly beautiful photos of Ybor City during the Great Depression!USF Libraries and The Florida Museum of Photographic Art present The Ybor City Dwelling Album: Photos From the Great Depression, Then and Now A recently digitized album of photos sheds light on the city’s early Slum Clearance efforts decades before they were …Continue Reading
Tony Pizzo’s Tampa: Making History on Television
USF Libraries’ Florida Studies curator, Andy Huse, will present a screening and discussion of Tony Pizzo’s Tampa at J.C. Newman Cigar Company’s historic El Reloj factory . The show, produced by WUSF in 1979, explored Tampa’s rich history and now has become …Continue Reading
New Exhibit at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library
A curator talk about the Poynter Library’s latest exhibit, “The United States Maritime Service Training Station at Bayboro Harbor - St. Petersburg, FL”Our latest exhibit, “The United States Maritime Service Training Station at Bayboro Harbor – St. Petersburg, FL” is on view through August 2024. The United States Maritime Service Training Station (USMSTS), now known as the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL) building, is nestled …Continue Reading