Paley Library, First Floor September 30-October 2 The works selected for the Provost’s Arts Commission will be on view from Wednesday, September 30-Friday, October 2, at Paley Library. This is the only opportunity to see the collection works together, in one exhibition, so, don’t miss out.
Media Center Opening September 29, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Paley Library Media Center, Ground Floor Celebrate the opening of Paley Library’s Media Center with tours, snacks and giveaways. Peruse the center’s rich collections of videos, meet our media specialists, and find out about the center’s new resources. The Media Center provides the Temple community with a space to watch and discuss library media holdings, and is home to the media collections that offer videos and DVDs for study and leisure. Find out what the Media Center has to offer! Please come by the Center on September 29 and learn about one of Paley Library’s newest, most exciting additions.
Is Justice Just in America? September 24 2:30 p.m. Paley Library Lecture Hall From the cutting-edge, to the controversial, to the creative–The partnership between the Libraries and the Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Faculty of Color continues with this series that engages faculty in discussions on their latest research. The season’s first “Chat” explores….Is Justice Just in America? Panelists include: Professor Muriel Morisey (Law School) Professor Linn Washington (SCT) and Dr Nathaniel Normant, Chair of African American Studies. As always the program will be moderated by the dynamic Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon of Communications and Theater. Thanks to the Faculty Senate Subcommittee on the Status of Faculty of Color, Roland Williams, and Karen Turner, for their assistance in creating this engaging series: Chat in the Stacks.
The Urban Archives recently opened the summer exhibition Art in the Archives. The Greater Philadelphia Region has long been a center for the arts. From the collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to the estimable holdings of modern work by the Barnes Collection, to Calder sculptures lining the parkway, to the stunning array of creative works being produced in our universities, galleries, and arts organizations, Philadelphia has a deep, broad connection to artistic production. The Art in the Archives exhibition, culled from the over 5 million images in the Urban Archives’ collections, documents the region’s strong connection to creative arts in all forms. These images explore art from the point of view of both the producer and the consumer. They display a wide variety of mediums. And, we hope they show the impact that art has had on our region, and the impact Philadelphia has had on the arts. Come see this exhibition, on display through the summer on Paley’s ground floor.
The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection Presents: A Juneteenth Celebration June 19, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Sullivan Hall, 1330 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA Exploring Family Roots: Conversations with Charles L. Blocksonand Dianna Cassey-Warner Mr. Blockson is a renowned speaker and scholar with expertise on family history. Ms. Cassey-Warner discovered a rich historical narrative in her family’s past. Join our special guests, along with collection curator, Dr. Diane D. Turner, for a Juneteenth celebration. We will also provide light refreshments and tours of the collection. Join the Blockson Collection for its second annual Juneteenth Celebration. This holiday began in Galveston, Texas in 1865. It is now celebrated across the United States to commemorate freedom from slavery. Come in, see the collection and celebrate Juneteenth with the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection.
Meri Adelman— Paintings of Homer’s The Odyssey Exhibition Opening June 11 5:00-7:00 p.m. 6:00—A Reading from The Odyssey Paley Library Lecture Hall Exhibition on View: June 11-August 19 At Paley Library Temple University 1210 W. Berks Street Philadelphia, PA
5th Annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research Awards Ceremony April 30, 4:00 p.m., Paley Library Lecture Hall Join us in honoring the winners of the 5th annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research. This annual competition honors Temple students who demonstrate originality, depth, breadth and sophistication in the use of library collections while conducting research. Please join us to toast the winners.
Check back soon to find what will be going on at the Libraries over the break.
NOTE: The location of this event has been changed to Room 137 on the Mezzanine Level of Paley Library AND Time has been changed to 12:30 Temple Book Club Discussion of The Reluctant Fundamentalist April 23, 12:30 p.m., Paley Library, Room 137 The Reluctant Fundamentalist explores the personal and the political through the character of Changez, a young Pakistani. It is told in a single monologue of Mohsin Hamid’s richly woven text. Hamid made the Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist, the UK’s annual celebration of the finest in fiction. The book was also named one of 2007’s best by Amazon.com. Come discuss this moving novel with the book club.
Public History and the Infinite Archive April 22, 3:30 p.m., Paley Library, Lecture Hall Please join us in welcoming renowned public historian William Turkel. Dr. Turkel, who received his PhD at MIT and teaches at the University of Western Ontario, examines how the web has changed public history. It has the potential to become an infinite archive, the largest and most radically unfamiliar archive ever created. Turkel asks: how can historians and other humanists adopt new methodologies to make the best use of it for research, teaching and public dialogue? Join us to discuss this question facing today’s scholars. This event has been co-sponsored by the American Studies and History Departments, the Center for the Humanities at Temple and the American Philosophical Society.