3rd annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research awards and reception – Samuel L. Paley Library, Lecture Hall, Ground Floor.

The original manuscript was hand written by Charles Morice for the first publication of Paul Gauguin’s Noa Noa. – Samuel L. Paley Library, Special Collections Reading Room. For more information, contact Special Collections at 215-204-8230.

[We regret that this event has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for Fall 2007, with a specific data and time to be announced at a later date.] Author reading and conversation with John Allen Paulos author, public speaker, and columnist for ABCNews.com. Professor of mathematics at Temple, Paulos has written many books, including Innumeracy (NYT Bestseller) and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. – Samuel L. Paley Library, Lecture Hall, Ground Floor.

The Damned (Jan. 2006) is Banks’ sixth vampire novel. – Samuel L. Paley Library, Lecture Hall, Ground Floor.

On Friday, March 23, 2007 the Temple University Libraries, in collaboration with Temple University Press, will host an author appearance by Tommie Smith, one of the most celebrated track and field athletes of all time. He will discuss his book “Silent Gesture: The autobiography of Tommie Smith” written by Tommie Smith and David Steele. The author appearance is accompanied by an exhibit which reflects on Tommie Smith and his Black Power display at the 1968 Olympics, held in Mexico City. The exhibit includes originals or replicas of historical documents from the Charles Blockson Collection, Special Collections, and Urban Archives about Philadelphia’s response to the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the history of Temple University. A reception follows the discussion and book signing. The event will be held in the Paley Library, Lecture Hall, Ground Floor beginning at 2:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the Urban Archives at 215-204-5750.

February 14, 2007 — 4:00 pm Compare the earliest editions to what we know it as today. – Samuel L. Paley Library, Special Collections Reading Room. For more information, contact Special Collections at 215-204-8230.

C.R.E.A.M. (2006) is Jones’ newly released streetwise political thriller. – Samuel L. Paley Library, Lecture Hall, Ground Floor.

January 30, 2007 ­- 12:30pm – 3:30 pm Learn about our resources and services, take a tour of the library, enjoy light refreshments and enter a drawing for gift certificates. – 2nd floor, Engineering & Architecture Building, Room 201. For more information, contact SEAL at 215-204-7828 or SEAL@temple.edu