On this day in history (July 21, 1899) Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. In his distinguished career as a journalist and writer, he wrote several novels, collections of short stories and works of non-fiction. In 1954 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.  The Donohue Rare Book Room holds several Hemingway first editions including Winner Take Nothing (1933), Green Hills of Africa (1935) and Across the River and Into the Trees (1950). The Rare Book Room also has a copy of The Good Lion (1998) published by the Bradstreet Press in San Francisco. It is a delightful book about Venice with illustrations by Francesca Scapinelli. All of these works are available to students and researchers.

John Hawk
Head Librarian, Donohue Rare Book Room

(video made by Madhouse Muse)

This June, USF will be hosting Western Association of College Admission Counselors (WACAC).  Among other locations, some events will be held in  the Gleeson Library’s Monihan Atrium.  To accommodate this event, the Atrium and the 4th floor reading lounge will be inaccessible from Monday June 7th through Friday June 11th.  Access to the elevator, stairwells and the Adjunct Faculty area on the 4th floor will remain open.

Are you a USF student? Are you social media savvy? Do you want to use your social media skills to reach a wide audience?

We are looking for 2 paid summer undergraduate research assistants to broaden participation in The September Project, a grassroots effort to encourage events about freedom at all libraries in all countries throughout the month of September. Students will be expected to work about 5 hours a week from May 24 - August 24. Pay is based on USF student worker pay scale.


Responsibilities include:

* brainstorming and writing blog posts about participating libraries and librarians (blog);
* maintaining and extending our twitter stream (@septproject);
* maintaining and extending our google map of participants (map); and
* performing general research about local, national, and international libraries and librarians.

Successful candidates will not only have skills and experience with the kinds of social media the September Project currently uses, but also will have creative ideas for and curiosity about new ways to help the project grow and succeed.

To apply:

Submit a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and motivations for applying for this position. Please also include a URL that points to a blog post or other use of social media that you crafted and of which you are particularly proud. Send your application - no later than Monday, May 3rd - to Professor David Silver at the email found on this page. Decisions will be made by May 10.

These social media research assistantships are made possible by USF's Faculty Development Funds (FDF).

To observe Sexual Violence Awareness Week, the library has a display of tee shirts from the Clothesline Project which were made by USF students. It’s next to the entrance gate, by the fountain.

Along with the tee shirts, there are also library materials and other resources to learn about and prevent sexual violence. All books and videos in the display can be checked out.

You can make a personal pledge against violence too! Just visit the display, trace your hand, and write your pledge on the drawing of your hand.

Thanks to the following library staff members for their help with this display: Carol Spector, Kelci Baughman-McDowell, Locke Morrisey, Lloyd Affholter, Matt Collins, Rob Guillen, and Debbie Benrubi.