Category: Events
Friday, 5/09 – Mayor of Palermo to Speak at Schemel Forum
Join us on Friday 5/9 for a
Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon
with LEOLUCA ORLANDO
Mayor of Palermo, Italy
“Identity & the Struggle between the Culture of Human Rights and the Mafia”
As Mayor of Palermo from 1985 to 1990 and 1993 to 2000 and returning to the position in 2012, Leoluca Orlando has dedicated his career to the rebirth of his beloved city after decades of Mafia rule. His brilliant civic strategy ignited a virtual Renaissance in Palermo, demonstrating the power of civil society to change the city’s trajectory from one of crime and corruption to one of justice, democracy and civil and human rights. Palermo’s story exemplifies Orlando’s leadership and the courage of its citizens to restore social and political values despite a looming threat of retaliation and fear.
Noon to 1:30pm, Brennan Hall, Rose Room, 5th floor
RSVP Here or email emily.brees@scranton.edu
WML+10: Open Forum on the Future of the Library
One of our ongoing projects at the Weinberg Memorial Library is thinking about and planning for the future. Our WML+10 project is an attempt to envision what the Library’s building, collections, staff, and services will look like in 10 years. Working with representatives from the Library Advisory Committee, we’ve drafted a report summarizing our discussions so far, and we’re now looking for broader feedback from the University community.
If you’re interested in the future of the Library, please take some time to review our progress report and share your thoughts with us. We’re holding an Open Forum on Friday, May 9th from 12pm-1pm in the Heritage Room (please RSVP to kym.fetsko@scranton.edu) to begin the discussion, but if you can’t make it, please send questions, comments, suggestions, and concerns to us via email at digitalcollections@scranton.edu. We look forward to incorporating your input into our vision!
LHVA Trail Cleanup Saturday Morning
Members of the Library Green Team will be participating in an LHVA Heritage Trail Cleanup on Saturday, May 3rd at 10am at the Elm St. Trailhead in South Side. If you’re interested in attending, we’ll be meeting on the Linden St. circle at 9:50am or you can meet us at the trailhead. We hope many of you are able to join us!
The International Film Series Presents: Waiting for Happiness
Please join us on Friday May 2, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library for a free presentation of the Mauritanian/French drama Waiting for Happiness. Dr. Annie Hounsokou will lead an engaging discussion following the film.
New Yorker Films describes Waiting for Happiness as the story of the diverse people of the small transit city of Nouadhibou in Mauritania which serves as a resting stop for people from all over the world. The lives of its inhabitants are pared down to two basic choices: adaptation or exile. In the latter category is Abdallah, a citified college student who temporarily returns home and, unable to speak or dress like a native, becomes painfully, comically alienated. Opposed to him is Khatra, an alert, curious boy apprenticed to the wizardly local electrician, who demonstrates how apparent oppositions (such as magic and technology, tradition and modernity) might be reconciled through improvisation and patience. Waiting for Happiness spins its overlapping stories and intersecting characters into a prismatic cascade of enigmas, epiphanies, deadpan gags, and haunting images: a light bulb glowing in the middle of the desert, a low window disclosing passersby from the knees down, huge ships bobbing in the offshore haze with the tantalizing promise of distant happiness.
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako Waiting for Happiness is in French and Hassanya with English subtitles.
This event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. Please email sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu for reservations.
Environmental Art Show Reception Tonight!
Please join us in the Heritage Room tonight from 5-7PM to admire this year’s Environmental Art Show submissions. Light refreshments will be served.
Join Us for a Roundtable Discussion
Join us Monday, April 28th for a
A Roundtable Discussion
“We Are All Others: The American Story”
Co-Moderated by Sondra Myers, Director of the Schemel Forum
and Julie Schumacher Cohen, University of Scranton Director of Community and Government Relations
Monday, April 28, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
This roundtable discussion will explore how all of us are “others” to someone. Our nation has welcomed people from all corners of the globe, as has Northeastern Pennsylvania. Can we celebrate our diversity by becoming more inclusive? How do we welcome newcomers today? What does the American melting pot experience say about an increasingly globalized world?
Event is Free & Open to the Public. Spaces are limited.
RSVP Here or email emily.brees@scranton.edu
Environmental Art Show Now Open!
The Environmental Art Show is now open to the public and will be available for viewing during the library’s regular hours. There will be a Reception on Wednesday, April 23rd from 5-7PM. Please join us for light refreshments and the opportunity to meet with the artists and other environmental art enthusiasts. The show will come down on Thursday April 24 by Noon.
Student Volunteers Requested for the 2014 Book Sale
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.
