Friends of the Library 20th Anniversary Exhibit

Friends of the Library 20th AnniversaryCongratulations to the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library, who mark their twentieth anniversary in 2014!  For two decades the Friends group has been committed to helping the Library excel in meeting the dynamic scholarly, cultural, and social endeavors of the University and the community at large.

In celebration of the anniversary, a small exhibit is on display in the 5th floor Heritage Room showcasing the years of support from the Friends group, including their various activities, events, and Endowment.  The exhibit will be on display until Thursday, April 17th.

Visit our Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library webpage to learn more about the Friends group and how you can become a member.

For more information about the exhibit, please contact Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies Michael.Knies@Scranton.edu 570-941-6341.

The Lindisfarne Gospels Facsimile

Lindisfarne Gospels Facsimile  The Weinberg Memorial Library Special Collections recently received an extraordinary gift in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Library.  Dr. Midori Yamanouchi, Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Board Member, provided funding for the acquisition of a fine art facsimile of the Lindisfarne Gospels.  The original Lindisfarne Gospels is at the British Library in London, and it is one of the most important and one of the best-preserved early medieval manuscripts.

 

The Lindisfarne Gospels is an Illuminated manuscript gospel book created approximately 715-720 AD in a monastery at Lindisfarne off the coast of England. It is considered one of the best early versions of St. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate.  The Lindisfarne Gospels also includes an interlinear Old English translation of the Gospels.  This word-for-word English gloss was added to the Gospels around 950-970 AD.  It is the oldest known translation of the Gospels into English.

This fine art facsimile of the Lindisfarne Gospels was produced in 2002 by Faksimile Verlag of Luzern Switzerland, a company that specializes in the highest quality reproductions of liturgical medieval manuscripts.  The facsimile was produced in cooperation with the British Library using state of the art digital photographic technology.

The facsimile is currently on display in the Library’s 4th floor Special Collections Reading Room.

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Library Requests Book Donations and Volunteers

The University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library is requesting book and tag sale donations for its annual spring book sale, as well as volunteers to help with preparation and staffing for the event, which will take place during the last weekend of April. All proceeds from the book sale benefit the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment, which supports library collections and services.

The library will accept all titles of used hardcover and paperback books, including children’s books, cookbooks, fiction and non-fiction. In addition, the library is collecting videos, compact discs, audio-cassettes, records and tag sale items.

This year’s book sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Sunday, April 27, from noon until 4 p.m., in the fifth floor Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library.

Donations may be placed in the boxes on the Monroe Avenue side of the library, and will be accepted until Wednesday, April 23.

This year’s book sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Sunday, April 27, from noon until 4 p.m., in the fifth floor Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library. The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library, the library staff and volunteers will conduct the event. Book prices begin at $1.00 in addition to specialty priced items.

A special preview sale will be held on Friday, April 25, for Friends’ members and Schemel Forum members.

For additional information or to volunteer, please contact Barbara Evans, circulation/access service clerk for the library, at 570-941-4078.

Friends of the Library Holiday Tag Sale

Still looking for a gift for that special someone? Come browse the Library’s Holiday Tag Sale on the first floor by the Circulation Desk. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books, holiday decorations, home decor, and more, all at great prices!

The tag sale is open through December 18th during normal library hours and benefits the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment.

For more information, please contact Barb Evans (570)941-4078, barbara.evans@scranton.edu

     

The Evolution of the University of Scranton from 1888 to the Present

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An illustrated history talk and exhibit reception will be held in the Weinberg Memorial Library on October 2nd at 6 p.m. in celebration  of the 125th Anniversary of the University.

The presentation, titled From the 300 Block of Wyoming Avenue to the Hill Section: The Evolution of the University of Scranton  from 1888 to the Present, will be presented by Dr. Frank X.J. Homer, Professor of History Emeritus.  The talk will be held in Library Room 305.

A reception will follow in the Library’s 5th Floor Heritage Room for the exhibit, Pride, Passion, Promise: Celebrating the 125th Anniversary.

The event is sponsored by Friends of the Weinberg Library.

For more information please contact Michael Knies, Special Collections Faculty Librarian, (570) 941-6341 or michael.knies@scranton.edu

Environmental Art Show Submission Deadline Extended

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The deadline to submit works of art for the Environmental Art Show has been extended to Wednesday April 17.

We are looking for all types of art, including photography, paintings, 3D Objects, repurposed/recycled items, and so on.

Please bring your works of art to the Library’s Reference Desk on the 2nd floor.

The 3rd Annual Environmental Art Show will run from Thursday, April 18 to Thursday, April 25. There will be a reception to meet the artists on Earth Day, Monday, April 22 from 5-7 PM in the Heritage Room of the library.

If you have any questions, contact george.aulisio@scranton.edu

Opportunity for Arts and Crafts Vendors at Annual Book Sale

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Call for Student and University Community Arts and Crafts Vendors

 2013 Weinberg Memorial Library Book Sale

Sponsored by the Friends of the Weinberg Library & the Library Staff

Friday- Sunday, April 26th – 28th, 2013

 Important Dates

  • Vendor applications are due by Friday, April 12th.
  • Vendors will be notified of acceptance on or before Friday, April 18th.
  • The table fee is due via cash before table set-up each day.
  • The Book Sale will take place:
    • Friday, April 26th (preview sale, members and student night) ~ 4pm-9pm
    • Saturday, April 27th ~ 9am-9pm
    • Sunday, April 28th ~ noon-4pm

Information for Vendors:

  • The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held in the Library’s Fifth Floor Heritage Room.
  • The table space fee is $5.00 per day, $15.00 for all 3 days.
  • Approval of applications is space permitting, and the Library reserves the right to reject any applicants.
  • The Library is not responsible for the loss or damage to art/craft work.  Vendors are required to properly staff their tables and are responsible for the sale and safety of all merchandise.

The Library is excited to showcase University student, faculty and staff artists and crafters at its Annual Book Sale. For more information or to fill out an application please visit the Library’s Circulation Desk or contact Barb Evans:

Barb Evans, Access Services     570-941-4078     Barbara.Evans@scranton.edu

Volunteers and Donations for the Library’s Annual Book Sale

LIBRARY BOOK SALE 2013 Call for VolunteersThe Library will host its Annual Book Sale the weekend of April 27th.  As always, proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Library endowment fund in support of WML’s collections and services.  If you are a student and would like to earn service hours, please consider volunteering.  We will need help pricing, organizing, and selling the books.  For more information or to sign up, please contact Ellen Judge at Ellen.Judge@scranton.edu or stop by the Center for Service & Social Justice, DeNaples 205B.

The Library is also seeking donations of tag sale items and current hardcover and paperback books in good condition.  No encyclopedias or old textbooks please.  You may drop off your contributions in the donation boxes at our Monroe Ave entrance.

American Hands Exhibit and Schemel Forum Event

American Hands ExhibitThe Library’s Heritage Room is currently hosting American Hands: A Visual Celebration of Traditional Tradespeople, a traveling exhibit of work by photographer Sally Wiener Grotta.

American Hands is Sally Wiener Grotta’s ongoing narrative visual celebration of those individuals who are keeping alive the traditional trades that built our country’s diverse culture. She has documented the work of artisans including a spinner, weaver, blacksmith, bookbinder and others. She has returned to their workshops over the course of months and years to document the different stages of their creations.  She documents the craft processes as well as the personalities of the individual tradespeople.

Sally began the exhibit as Pennsylvania Hands.  The constantly changing exhibit has been seen around the state and has now become a national project and renamed American Hands.

Sally is widely considered to be a pioneer of digital photography and computer graphics.  She has served as chapter president for the American Society of Media Photographers and has traveled on assignment to every continent including Antarctica.  Sally co-authored (with Daniel Grotta) the groundbreaking work, Digital Imaging for Visual Artists which is considered one of the first important works on the subject. The PC Magazine Guide to Digital Photography and The PC Magazine Digital SLR Photography Solutions are among their other books. Her photographs and articles have appeared in a wide variety of magazines and books.

There will be a reception featuring a talk by the artist on Wednesday, February 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room.  The reception is free and open to the public.  The exhibit, lecture, and reception are cosponsored by the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library and the Schemel Forum.  You can register for the event here.

The exhibit will be on display through the end of February.

The Proud Art of Beautiful Writing: Limited Edition Moleskine® Notebooks

This holiday season, the Weinberg Memorial Library is selling a new line of limited edition Moleskine® notebooks, inspired by the calligraphic and ornamental masterworks preserved in the Library’s Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection.

Featured on each notebook is “The Proud Art Shall Conquer,” a peacock flourish by master penman Fielding Schofield (1845-1924). Schofield’s work references the motto of 19th century professional penmanship journal The Teacher of Penmanship:

“The Proud Art of Beautiful Writing Shall Conquer the Hearts of All Men.” 

On campus, the notebooks are available for purchase at the Weinberg Memorial Library‘s 1st floor Circulation desk for the price of $20.00 per set (cash or check). Off campus, the notebooks are available for order at $20.00 per set plus shipping and handling. You can either fill out and send in one of our order forms (to pay by check) or contact our Special Collections library at 570-941-7002 to put in a credit card order.

All proceeds benefit the care, preservation, and digitization of the Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection.

These Moleskine® Large Cahier notebooks are 5″ x 8.25″ with 80 acid-free pages and are packaged in sets of two — one in black with ruled paper, and one in craft with blank paper.  Graphic artist April Francia, a University of Scranton sophomore double majoring in Political Science and Philosophy, created the notebook covers and decorative paper bands (as well as the Zaner-Bloser Collection logo) by manipulating digitized images of ornamental penmanship in Adobe Illustrator.

(Updated November 15, 2012 with off-campus ordering information)