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.

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.