LIB Events

  • EcoFest 2022

    Saturday, April 23rd
    10AM-3PM
    MOSI (4801 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33617

    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
  • Coffee with a Curator

    April 6, 2022
    10:30 – 11:30AM
    The Dalí Museum’s Will Raymund Theater

    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
  • 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

    Thursday, February 10, 2022
    1:30 p.m.
    Virtual (hosted through Microsoft Teams)

    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

    Tuesday, November 16, 2021
    4-5 p.m.
    Nelson Poynter Memorial Library (Library Deck) & streaming on Microsoft Teams

    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

    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