Category: LIB Events

NEW DATE! Preserving LGBTQ+ History

A conversation about LGBTQ+ archives and why they're important
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Preserving LGBTQ+ History: A conversation about LGBTQ+ archives and why they're important
Monday, April 18th
6PM, virtual via Zoom

Special 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

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2022 Books Save Lives Award
Thursday, February 10, 2022
1:30 p.m.

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: Racism in School Suspensions: Through the lens of students, families & community members

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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

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Dyslexia and the Journalist: Battling a Silent Disability
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
4-5 p.m.

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

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Racism in School Suspensions: Through the lens of students, families & community members
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
4PM

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

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The Secret Life of the Cuban Sandwich
September 15, 2021
Virtual doors open at 6PM, presentation at 6:30PM

  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 Week
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ICYMI: City Within a City, a screening and discussion

For 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

City Within a City: Screening and Discussion

Tampa Special Collections & TBHC Celebrate City of Tampa's Archives Awareness Week
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City Within a City: Screening and Discussion
Thursday, July 15th
6:00 p.m.

USF Libraries Tampa Special Collections & Tampa Bay History Center are celebrating City of Tampa’s Archives Awareness Week! Join us Thursday, July 15th from 6 – 7 p.m. for a special live virtual screening of the 1955 promotional film about Ybor City, …Continue Reading