Come to the Science, Engineering and Architecture Library for– SEAL eResource Fair March Library Madness! Come meet the eExperts! Find out about library resources that will help you keep up with the latest research. Representatives from the following companies will be here: Elsevier – ScienceDirect, Compendex, INSPEC EbscoHost – Academic Search Premier, GeoREF CSA Proquest – Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, IEEE – IEEE Xplore Thomson -Web of Science, JCR and Biological Abstracts. A library table will feature Multisearch, RefWorks, TULink, Libguides, Blackboard course packages. The sciences, engineering, and architecture are emphasized, but all are welcome. Free food and drink, goodies and a raffle too, so stop by the SEAL eResources Fair.

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.