Events: April 18

Spring 2016

April 18-29: Libraries Training Assessment Survey via Qualtrics.

Wednesday, April 20, noon: Indigenous, Natural, Esoteric: The Presence of Indigenous Knowledge in Urban Colombia, presented by Richard Stoller, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

Wednesday, April 20, 2:00 p.m.: Dean’s Forum: #blacklivesmatter and #weneeddiversebooks: Libraries at the Center of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion,”presented by Courtney Young, head librarian and professor of women’s studies, J. Clarence Kelly Library, Penn State Greater Allegheny; Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.

Wednesday, April 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: MoneyCounts: What is Financial Literacy? seminar, Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library.

Thursday, April 21, 7:30-8:30 p.m.: 2016 Public Poetry Contest winners public reading,Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

Friday, April 22: Earth Day, University Libraries Green Committee handing out marigolds potted in folded newspaper flower pots, University Park.

Monday, April 25, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Penn State Shenango Undergraduate Research Fair, Lartz Memorial Library.

Monday, April 25, 3:00-4:00 p.m.: Tips for Providing Great Customer Service, with Carmen Gass, User Services Training Coordinator, Mann Assembly Room.

Thursday, April 28,10:00-11:00 a.m.: Tips for Providing Great Customer Service, with Carmen Gass, User Services Training Coordinator, Mann Assembly Room and Adobe Connect (details coming).

UPDATE: Canceled as of April 19: Thursday, April 28, 3:30-5:00 p.m.: “Maestra” Cuba film showing film screening and public talk, post-screening Q&A and reception with Director Catherine Murphy and Dr. Luisa Campos, visiting Cuban scholar, educator, and director of Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign Museum; co-sponsors include the University Libraries and the Penn State Adult Education Program, College of Education; Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

Friday, April 29: last day of spring classes.      

Sunday-Tuesday, May 1-3: Destress Fest, open house, Mann Assembly Room, Pattee/Paterno lobby areas, 4 branch libraries, University Park.

Monday-Thursday, May 2-5: Penn State Shenango De-stress Fest, open house, Lartz Memorial Library.

Friday-Sunday, May 6-8: Spring commencement weekend, most campuses. University Park commencement schedule is online.

Maymester / Summer 2016

Monday, May 9: first day of Maymester classes, University Park. Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.

Monday, May 16: first day of classes, first six weeks summer session, University Park.

Monday, May 23, 2:00–3:30 p.m.; Libraries’ annual Diversity Research and Programming Colloquium, Foster Auditorium and MediaSite Live.

Wednesday, May 25, 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Coffee with Carmen, the Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, will present results from theLibraries Training Assessment Survey, Mann Assembly Room.

Monday, May 30: Memorial Day, no classes.

Thursday, June 2: Discovery Day, University Park library locations.

Wednesday, June 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: MoneyCounts: Debt Management program, Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library.

Wednesday, June 29: first day, second six weeks summer session, University Park.

Monday, July 4: Independence Day, no classes.

Wednesday-Sunday, July 13-17, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts 50th anniversary, Children’s Day July 13, BookFest July 16, State College and University Park campus.

Thursday, July 21, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: PA Forward Information Literacy Summit, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

Wednesday, August 10: last day of summer classes, University Park.

Saturday, August 13: Summer commencement, University Park.

Please submit event information to Public Relations and Marketing via email.