Special Collections will be at EcoFest celebrating Earth Day 2022! This community event celebrates the many businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Tampa Bay area dedicated to the principles of sustainability, ecology, equity, and economy. Come see us to grab some USF …Continue Reading
Category: LIB Events
The Dalí Museum’s Coffee with a Curator Hosts Andy Huse
The Picasso that Wasn’t: “Bust of a Woman”the picasso that wasn’t: “bust of a woman” Join The Dalí Museum for an installment of Coffee with a Curator, in conjunction with the Picasso and the Allure of the South exhibition, where Tampa Special Collections’ Andy Huse will explore The Picasso …Continue Reading
NEW DATE! Preserving LGBTQ+ History
A conversation about LGBTQ+ archives and why they're importantSpecial Collections is hosting a very special conversation, originally scheduled for #WomensHistoryMonth, with Edie Daly (She/Her/Hers), local lesbian activist and community organizer, and S. L. Crawley, PhD (They/Them/Theirs), Associate Professor in the USF Department of Sociology. Monday, April 18th 6PM, virtual via …Continue Reading
2022 Books Save Lives Award
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
ICYMI: Dyslexia and the Journalist: Battling a Silent Disability
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
ICYMI: Racism in School Suspensions: Through the lens of students, families & community members
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
Dyslexia and the Journalist: Battling a Silent Disability
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
Racism in School Suspensions: Through the lens of students, families & community members
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 Secret Life of the Cuban Sandwich
YOU ARE INVITED! Come celebrate Latinx Heritage with the USF Libraries, Yelp Tampa Bay, and Lunchpool! This virtual event will be a live discussion led by USF Libraries’ Andy Huse, author of the upcoming book, “The Cuban Sandwich, A History in …Continue Reading
ICYMI: City Within a City, a screening and discussion
Tampa Special Collections & TBHC Celebrate City of Tampa's Archives Awareness WeekFor City of Tampa’s Archives Awareness Week 2021, the USF Libraries Tampa Special Collections and the Tampa Bay History Center (TBHC) screened City Within a City, the 1955 promotional film about Ybor City — created by Paul Rubenstein, Cesar Gonzmart, and the …Continue Reading