Prof. Sheli McHugh is featured in the Scranton Journal for her volunteer work with Scranton Reads, the city’s community reading initiative. Prof. McHugh has been a member of the Scranton Reads committee since 2006. Scranton Reads is jointly sponsored by the City of Scranton and the Albright Memorial Library.
On Earth Day, Monday, April 22 from 5-7PM the 3rd Annual Environmental Art Show will host a reception open to the public.
The Environmental Art Show boasts a new Instagram Exhibit featuring dozens of photographs from student, staff, and faculty photographers, an exhibit documenting a U of S Travel Course that went to the Philippines , as well as numerous, diverse, and excellent artworks from sixteen different campus artists.
Please join us at the Reception Monday night to interact with the artists and appreciate their art. There will be light refreshments served.
The Art Show is open for viewing any time the library Heritage Room is open and will run until Noon on Thursday, April 25.
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
The library will be hosting the 3rd Annual Environmental Art Show during the University’s Earth Week Celebration (April 18-25). The purpose of the Art Show is to showcase the artistic talents of our students, staff, and faculty while promoting sustainability and the environment.
As always the Art Show is comprised solely of University of Scranton student, staff, and faculty submissions, so the success of the show relies on the number of submissions we receive. All types of artwork are accepted for display in the Art Show, but they must be your own creation, and they must be environmentally themed. Our definition of “environmentally themed” is understood very liberally and includes: nature scenes, animals, environmental degradation, sustainability messages, recycled goods, and so on.
Please consider submitting to the show before April 12 and attending the Art Show’s Reception on Monday April 22 from 5-7 pm. All submissions will be returned to the artists before the end of the Spring semester.
Attention students and faculty home for Intersession:
The library will be hosting the 3rd annual Environmental Art Show in April. The purpose of the Environmental Art Show is to promote the natural beauty of our environment and the ideals of sustainability through art.
The art show is comprised entirely of student, staff, and faculty submissions, so please consider contributing artwork that fits into the following loosely defined criteria.
Almost any type of environmentally themed art is accepted, this includes Paintings, Photographs, Digital Media, Mixed Media, Fashion, 3D Objects, etc. Examples of environmentally themed art include images depicting human effects on the environment, nature scenes, animals, environmental messages, recycled or re-purposed goods, and so on.
The deadline for submissions is set for Friday, April 12, 2013. There will be an opening night reception scheduled open to the public and your family. All works of art are returned after the exhibit comes down at the end of April.
For photos from the past Environmental Art Shows see the following links:
You might know him as our evening Public Services Librarian, but George Aulisio is also a philosopher. On top of his master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Drexel University, he holds a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Philosophy and Metaphysics from the University of Pennsylvania.
On July 12, he’ll share some of his research on technological determinism, or how technology affects and drives society in different directions, at the Pages & Places Café in the Radisson Hotel’s Platform Lounge.
The Café program begins at 7pm, but you can also come early for a 6pm happy hour. Admission is free. We’ll see you there!
What’s the best way to beat the post-holiday blues? How about thinking Spring by thinking Schemel?
Our Schemel Forum Spring 2012 schedule is out, and it’s packed with captivating speakers and sessions to steal your attention away from the winter gloom:
If you still need convincing, take a few minutes to listen to Schemel Forum director Sondra Myers talking over this season’s Schemel Forum events with WVIA’s Erika Funke.
As always, registration is required, so please contact program coordinator Kym Fetsko at fetskok2@scranton.edu to make your reservation or to find out more about our programs.
The Library will be hosting a Game Night November 7, 2011 8PM-11PM. There will be plenty of fun games to play including Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, Rockband, Wii Fit and more! Refreshments and snacks will be served. There will also be a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card! So come take a break from studying and join the fun!
Scranton’s annual Pages and Places Book Festival is coming up next Saturday, October 1st. It’s a wonderful day of interesting events, held all over downtown Scranton.
To encourage our students to attend the festival, this year the Weinberg Memorial Library is giving away 60 free all-access passes (which ordinarily cost $75!). If you’re a University of Scranton student, just ask for a ticket at our 1st floor circulation desk. You can also pick up a second ticket for a student friend. The passes will be given out first come, first served, so make sure you stop by the Library soon to get yours!
Many thanks to the University’s Office of Community Relations for sponsoring the tickets and for helping our students explore their adopted city.
