The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held during the weekend of April 26th. As always, proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Library endowment fund in support of the Weinberg Memorial Library’s collections and services.
The Library is seeking student volunteers to work at the Book Sale. We will need help setting up, pricing, organizing, and selling the books. We’ll guide you through the various tasks. Shifts are flexible, and we have availability for mornings, afternoons, and evenings. You can volunteer for a couple of hours or for multiple days.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Barb Evans, Barbara.Evans@scranton.edu (570) 941-4078, or stop by the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the Library. Student clubs should follow the Student Government guidelines for community service.
Please remember to bring your environmentally themed artwork to the library by or before Friday, April 11 for inclusion in the 4th annual Environmental Art Show!
All submissions can be brought to either the circulation desk or the reference desk. Items will be returned at the close of the Art Show on April 24.
Please join us on Friday April 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library for a free presentation of the Indian drama The Chess Players. Professor Bonnie Oldham will lead a discussion following the film.
Directed by India’s famed filmmaker Satyajit Ray, The Chess Players is set in 1856 India where the British are poised to take over the kingdom of Awadh. Awadh’s King and the Indian aristocracy prefer chess, poetry and music to their political responsibilities. Will the aristocracy see the game of chess the British are playing before their king is taken?
The Chess Players is in Urdu, Hindi and English with English subtitles.
This event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. Please email sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu for reservations.
Join us on Tuesday, April 8th for a free screening of the documentary film “Sweet Dreams” along with an opportunity to discuss the film with its creator Rob Fruchtman.
Thank you to all who came to the TOYOT workshop on fitness apps and gadgets in conjunction with Wellness Day. We had approximately 50 attendees!
Cutting the Cable… without doing a MacGyver!
Join us on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:00PM in WML 305!
This workshop, presented by Joseph Casabona (System Integrator & Web Developer) will give you some tips about how to cut your cable bill without doing a MacGyver. With the increasing costs of TV and more options for streaming, people are starting to consider cutting cable completely. In this talk, we will learn about the current status of the cable industry as well as what steps to take to cancel your cable without missing out on the shows you love so much!
Sessions are open to all University faculty and staff, but seats are limited, so please let us know you are coming. You can register at www.scranton.edu/ctleregistration – under Technology on Your Own Terms. A light lunch will be provided.
Although the mutiny on the Bounty will always stand as a signal event in maritime history, the circumstances surrounding the mutiny have been clouded by early attacks on Lieutenant William Bligh and by motion pictures, which portrayed him as a tyrant.
The exhibit is on display in the 5th Floor Heritage Room until April 17th and has already received positive media attention.
On March 18th, Erika Funke interviewed Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies about the exhibit for WVIA’s ArtScene. Ms. Funke also provides an overview of the Mutiny on the Bounty as it’s been depicted in film. You can listen to the interview on the WVIA website.
The exhibit is also featured in a blog post by Rebecca Rego Barry for Fine Books & Collections magazine. She highlights a couple of the rare books from Mr. Leahy’s collection that are currently on display as part of the exhibit.
On April 9th at 5:30pm, Edward Leahy will speak on The Mutiny on the Bounty: Myth and Fact in the Library’s 5th floor Heritage Room with a reception to follow. The talk is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested. The event is cosponsored by the Schemel Forum and the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library.
We invite everyone to explore the exhibit, which is on display until Thursday, April 17th in the 5th floor Heritage Room during regular Library hours. For more information, please contact Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies, Michael.Knies@Scranton.edu 570-941-6341.
The International Film Series presents the award-winning drama Shun Li and the Poet tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library. Professor Allison Lai will lead a discussion following the film.
Directed by Andrea Segre, Shun Li and the Poet is in Italian and Mandarin with English subtitles.
“An American in Paris: Straddling Two Educational Cultures”
Dr. Schenck speaks from her 25 years’ experience as an American educator in Paris on the profound differences between the French/European university system and the American one. She will discuss the public/private divide; differences in faculty status and governance; the constraints of labor relations and the different organization of degree programs and student services in the US and abroad. Political and cultural differences between French and American culture will also be discussed.
Noon to 1:30pm, Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 5th floor
Celebrating Our Towns—Lackawanna County Centennial Books and Community Histories is a collection of books honoring Lackawanna county towns, townships, boroughs, cities and areas. These books were published by local authors and centennial groups to celebrate their towns. This wonderful collection was made possible by a grant from the Willary Foundation.
How should we judge Barack Obama’s foreign policy as he approaches the midpoint of his second term? And how does he compare to his predecessors in his approach to the world? In this lecture Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fredrik Logevall places Obama’s foreign policy in historical context, with particular attention to Wilsonianism.
Noon to 1:30pm, Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 5th floor
The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held during the weekend of April 26th. As always, proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Library endowment fund in support of the Weinberg Memorial Library’s collections and services.
