Sheryl Oring, "I Wish to Say" Performance
October 31, 20242:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Atrium, 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
The Ybor City Dwelling Album: Photos From the Great Depression, Then and Now
October 22, 20245:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Ybor City
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
September 17, 20246:30 p.m.J.C. Newman Cigar Company's El Reloj Factory
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
Panel Discussion and Art Exhibit Celebrating Our Newest Digital Collection: Bob Devin Jones/Studio@620
September 16, 20246-8pmNelson Poynter Memorial Library
Coffee With the Curator
July 11, 20241pmNelson Poynter Memorial Library
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
Tony Pizzo's Tampa, Revisited
July 18, 20244pmTampa Theatre
In celebration of Archives Awareness Week, USF Libraries’ Florida Studies curator, Andy Huse, will present a screening and discussion of Tony Pizzo’s Tampa. The show, produced by WUSF in 1979, explored Tampa’s rich history and now has become a part of it! …Continue Reading
Book Talk: The Pagoda: A Lesbian Community by the Sea with author Rose Norman & publisher Julie R. Enszer
Monday, February 52pm-3:30pmUSF Tampa Campus Marshall Center - MSC 3711 (Egret room)
Please join us on February 5, 2024 from 2:00-3:30pm at the USF Tampa Campus Marshall Center – MSC 3711 (Egret room) for an author talk by author Rose Norman and publisher Julie R. Enszer as they discuss Norman’s new book about the Pagoda, …Continue ReadingJohn Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community
Monday, February 55pm-6pmNelson Poynter Memorial Library, USF St. Petersburg campus
Please join us on Monday, February 5th from 5pm-6pm at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at USF St. Pete for a presentation and book signing by Dr. Ray Arsenault celebrating his newest book–the first book-length biography of John Lewis. This event is …Continue Reading