8:00-10:00 a.m. First Floor of Paley The Department of Campus Safety Services welcomes you to come join us for Coffee with the Cops the morning of Friday, February 15th. The cops provide the coffee so please come with any questions you may have about security here at Temple.
February 13, 2008 2:30 pm Paley Library Lecture Hall A Conversation with Talal Asad An anthropologist by training, Talal Asad approaches topics such as religious revivalism, secularism, and justice from an interdisciplinary perspective that invokes not only theories of anthropology but also theories of sociology, philosophy,phenomenology, and critical theory. Theorists such as Frederich Nietzsche and Michel Foucault influence Asad’s writings. Those writings examine the fine lines which exist between concepts of good and evil, freedom and terror, pleasure and pain, control and power, justice and injustice. Asad challenges his readers to think beyond the world of binaries and to examine the interconnections that shape the living world. Asad received his Ph.D. from Oxford University and currently is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. This event is co-sponsored by the General Education Program, the Center for Humanities at Temple University (CHAT) and Temple University Libraries.
Quest for Freedom–Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University Libraries Host First Ever Live and Learn Weekend as part of State-Wide Initiative February 8, 2008 4:00 pm Paley Library Lecture Hall Quest for Freedom The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation are partnering to celebrate the first-ever Quest for Freedom Live & Learn weekend presented by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office by welcoming renowned author Lorene Cary, whose novel The Price of a Child, was chosen for concurrent reading circles throughout the Commonwealth. The opening weekend will kick-off on Friday, February 8 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Paley Library Lecture Hall. Paley Library Lecture Hall is in the ground floor of Paley Library, located centrally, next to the bell tower, on Temple’s main campus. The program will begin with jazz music provided by pianist Farid Barron. After brief introductions by David Washington, Director of Library External Affairs & Advancement; Lenwood Sloan of the Pennsylvania Tourism Office; and Dr. Diane D. Turner, Curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, a panel discussion of Lorene Cary’s seminal work, The Price of a Child, will take place. The panel will feature Cary herself along with Dr. Molefi Asante and Dr. Turner. The panel will be moderated by dr. tonya thames taylor, Frederick Douglass Institute Scholar and history professor at West Chester University. Re-enactors will then engage the audience with performances of abolitionists/activists Francis Harper and Octavius Cato. The program will be followed by a 45 minute reception. In addition to this event at Temple, a tour of Underground Railroad sites, led by Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, will be held on Saturday, February 9. These book learning weekends are a statewide project that uses books as the springboard for discussions and tours as part of a weekend of activities to explore the story of the Underground Railroad and the Civil War. Quarterly Live and Learn weekends are part of the Philadelphia Quest for Freedom program, which serves as an anchor to the statewide program—Pennsylvania Quest for Freedom. Program activities include: educational and interpretive tours, stand-alone historic properties, archives, libraries and other visitor experiences across a six network region of Pennsylvania. This event also marks the first-ever public program held by the Blockson Collection under the leadership of Dr. Turner. For more information, visit the statewide website questforfreedom.org or the regional website, gophila.com/questforfreedom. Live and Learn Weekends are taking place across the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, throughout the spring and summer of 2008. On each weekend you can join a discussion on the featured book in Lancaster, Philadelphia or Pittsburg. The featured book for each weekend is as follows: February 8 – 9: The Price of A Child by Lorene Cary April 4 – 5: The Colors of Courage by Margaret Creighton June 20 – 21: Forever Free by Eric Foner August 15 – 16: Lincoln and Democracy by Harold Holzer & Mario Cuomo The following scholars will lead the book discussions at these locations: Lancaster: Dr. Louise Stevenson, Professor of History and American Studies at Franklin and Marshall College Philadelphia: Dr. tonya thames taylor, Frederick Douglass Scholar and History Professor at West Chester University Pittsburgh: Dr. Katherine Ayres, Lecturer in English/Writing and Coordinator of the Writing for Children and Adolescents Program at Chatham University (The weekend of April 4-5 will have Dr. Lesley Gordon, Professor of History at the University of Akron, OH, as the scholar) Each weekend features great room rates, heritage tours, museum exhibits, reenactments, and restaurant outings. Several weekends will also feature book signings by the authors. For more information, please visit www.visitpa.com/freedom.
January 30 4:00 pm Special Collections reading room Mezzanine level of Paley Library Special Collections Showcase Amazing Stories Annual, No. 1 Please join us for the spring’s first Special Collections Showcase! These events allow for up-close encounters with, and conversations about, the historical sources found in a variety of special collections at Temple University Libraries. They offer the opportunity for investigation of the materials that document history. This January, join a discussion about science fiction and its rise as a significant genre movement in pulps, books, and fanzines from the 19th century through today. Special Collections holds a number of historical science fiction materials in the Science Fiction Collection. This collection contains more than 30,000 volumes, magazines (pulps, fanzines, and academic journals), over 100 cubic feet of manuscripts, and selected posters, paintings, drawings, and related materials. The collection ranges from late 19th century through the 20th century first editions, book club and paperback editions, with international coverage. Amateur and semi-professional science fiction and fantasy serials (fanzines) have been collected and added since the founding of the Science Fiction Collection. The collection also holds a number of manuscripts and author’s papers.
January 24, 2008 1:00 pm Paley Library Lecture Hall Temple Book Club One Book, One Philadelphia Dave Egger’s What is the What (2006) The Book Club hosts a discussion of Eggers’ What is the What, in conjunction with the One Book, One Philadelphia program. This program promotes reading, literacy, and libraries. This year’s selection tells the true story of Valentino Achak Deng, who witnessed atrocities of civil warfare in Sudan as a child. What is the What was a 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Since its original release, proceeds from book sales have funded projects for a school, library, and athletic field in Marial Bai, Deng’s hometown in Sudan. One Book, One Philadelphia is a joint project of the Mayor’s office and the Free Library of Philadelphia. The mission of the program, which is entering its sixth year, is to promote reading, literacy, library usage, and community-building throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. The 2008 program will run from January 8 – March 20, 2008. Temple University Libraries is just one of hundreds of community partners that have contributed resources and developed programs to facilitate the success of One Book, One Philadelphia. For more information on this program please visit: www.library.phila.gov/libserv/obop.htm Please join Temple University Libraries for an engaging discussion on this important work.
November 16-January 14 Urban Archives Alcove, Paley Library Lecture Hall An Exhibition by Temple University Libraries Urban Archives Politics and Protest in Philadelphia Like many college campuses and cities during the 1960s and 1970s, Temple students and Philadelphians took to the streets to provide both their voices and their bodies in demanding change to and awareness of a wide array of social and political movements and causes. The upcoming Politics and Protest exhibit, scheduled to open November 16, will highlight images of these protests and struggles from the Urban Archive’s George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection. The exhibit will include images of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the city and 1970 Black Panther Convention at Temple, as well as cover other important equal rights movements and political organizations. Come to Paley Library to see the historical record of this fascinating time in American history and culture as documented by images from the Urban Archives. A companion exhibition, Underground Social/Political Papers of the 1960s, will open the same day and be displayed in the cases on the Main Floor of Paley. 
(Altered Army Billboard, 34th and Walnut, 1972 ) 
(Police Subdue Yippie Protester, 1969)
Thursday, October 25, 1:00pm Paley Library Lecture Hall Thom Nickels Philadelphia Architecture On Thursday, October 25, Temple University Libraries welcomes Thom Nickels to the Temple Book Club. Nickels will discuss his book Philadelphia Architecture (Arcadia, 2005), which celebrates the richness and diversity of our city’s built environment. Nickels has a long history of architectural journalism, and in 2005 won the American Institute of Architects’ Lewis Mumford Award for Architectural Journalism. He is the The Bulletin’s architecture critic, and writes a weekly column on the subject for Philadelphia Metro. His knowledge of architecture goes back even further; he was raised in a family of architects and remembers leafing through his father’s trade magazines at a young age. Nickels knew he would one day write on this topic; a meeting with famed Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius solidified this notion. An accomplished writer, Nickels is also a poet, journalist and author of 7 books beyond Philadelphia Architecture: The Cliffs of Aries (Aegina Press, 1988), Two Novellas: Walking Water & After All This (Banned Books, 1989), The Boy on the Bicycle (Starbooks Press, 2003), Images of America: Manayunk (Arcadia Publishing, 2001), Images of America: Gay and Lesbian Philadelphia (Arcadia Publishing, 2001) Tropic of Libra (Starbooks Press, 2002) and Out in History (Starbooks Press, 2005). He is a Contributing Editor for Philadelphia’s Weekly Press and writes a social commentary column for STAR Publications. Nickels writes extensively on travel and the arts, and co-founded the Arts Defense League. He is also a regular contributor to the Gay and Lesbian Review and Lambda Book Report. His column, “Different Strokes,” was the first weekly out gay newspaper column in the nation. Please join the Temple Book Club in welcoming Thom Nickels to the Paley Library Lecture Hall at 1:00pm on Thursday, October 25. For more information please contact Nicole Restaino, Library Communications Manager at 215-204-2828 or restaino@temple.edu.
Monday, October 22, 2:30pm Paley Library Lecture Hall A Lecture by Juan Williams Eyes on the Prize: The Truths of American Race Relations On Monday, October 22, Temple University Libraries, the College of Liberal Arts, the General Education Program and the Office of the Provost will welcome distinguished journalist and NPR Senior Correspondent Juan Williams. Williams is one of America’s leading political writers and thinkers. In addition to his work for NPR, he is a political analyst for Fox Television and a regular panelist on FoxNews Sunday. He has written prize-winning columns and editorials for The Washington Post. Williams has also worked extensively in the documentary medium, having won an Emmy Award for his television writing. Williams is also the author of six books; including nonfiction bestseller Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 and an acclaimed biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary. His work, My Soul Looks Back in Wonder, presents eyewitness accounts of history-making movements for African American, Latino and women’s rights. His latest book is Enough—The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America- and What We Can Do About It. Please join the College of Liberal Arts, the General Education Program, Temple University Libraries and the Office of the Provost in welcoming one of today’s leading speakers on politics, journalism, American culture, demographics and issues of race and diversity. Please come to Paley Library Lecture Hall, Monday, October 22 at 2:30pm to hear Eyes on the Prize: The Truths of American Race Relations. After his talk, Mr. Williams will receive questions from the audience. All are welcome. For more information please contact Nicole Restaino, Library Communications Manager at 215-204-2828 or restaino@temple.edu.
This copy is the only American publication with original etchings by Picasso. – Samuel L. Paley Library, Special Collections Reading Room. For more information, contact Special Collections at 215-204-8230.