Summer 2016
Wednesday, August 3–Friday, December 16: “Expanding Horizons: Penn Staters in the Olympics” exhibit, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library
Monday, August 8: Discovery Day Webinar Series: Silents are Golden, presented by Jenny Litz and Bob Livsey, 2-3 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library and MediaSite Live.
Tuesday, August 9: Libraries Clean Up Day, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., University Park.
Wednesday, August 10: last day of summer classes, University Park.
Wednesday, August 10: Selector’s Forum, by Collections Development, 11 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.
Thursday, August 11: Making $ense: What Every New Investor Should Know, campus staff training by Lori Lysiak and Lauren Reiter, noon-1 p.m., 202 Eiche Library, Altoona.
Friday, August 12: finals day, second six weeks summer session, University Park.
Saturday, August 13: Summer commencement, University Park.
Tuesday, August 16: University Libraries Annual picnic, 5-7 p.m., Sunset Park. All University Libraries current and retired employees and their families invited. RSVP required by Tuesday, August 9.
Wednesday, August 17: Dean’s Forum, 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Wednesday, August 17: Library presentation for adult learner students, 10:25-10:55 a.m., presented by Mary Lou Patrick, Hawthorne Building, Penn State Altoona campus.
Wednesday, August 17: Library tour and presentation for international students, 11:15 a.m.-noon, presented by Mary Lou Patrick, 202 Altoona Eiche Library.
Wednesday, August 17: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, August 17: Money Counts: Credit Cards, financial literacy workshop by Daad Rizk, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library.
Fall 2016
Friday, August 19: 2016 Travel Grant Winner Brown Bag Presentation, Ryan Charlton, University of Mississippi, winner of a Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Travel Award, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library.
Friday-Sunday, August 19-21: Arrival days.
Monday, August 22: First day of classes.
Tuesday, August 23: Welcome and coffee for new diversity residency librarians Alia Gant and Jose Guerrero, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 510A Paterno Library.
Tuesday, August 30: Coffee with Carmen, the Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room.
Monday, September 5: Labor Day, no classes.
Wednesday, September 7: Hazleton Library Open House, noon-4 p.m., Hazleton Library.
Wednesday-Thursday, September 7-8: Open House, 10 a.m-5 p.m., University Park library locations.
Thursday, September 8: Abington Library Open House, 11 a.m-2 p.m., Abington Library.
Tuesday, September 20: Coffee with Carmen and pastry decorating, presented by Ann Thompson and Linda Struble, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library.
Tuesday, September 20: Margarita Engle accepts the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children’s Poetry, 4-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.
Wednesday, September 21: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, September 27: Discovery Day Webinar Series: Office Yoga, 10-11 a.m., presented by Rebecca Peterson, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and MediaSite Live.
Friday, September 30: University Libraries Donor Reception and Celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Paterno Family Reading Room, 201 Pattee Library, University Park.
Tuesday, October 4: Disability Awareness Month Event: Working with patrons with disabilities, Carmen Gass, Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and MediaSite Live.
Thursday, October 6: Nick Sousanis will accept the Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel, 4-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.
Thursday, October 13: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.
Tuesday, October 18: Discovery Day Webinar Series: What the Library Can Do for You, presented by Liz Long and Megan Gilpin, 1-2 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and MediaSite Live.
Sunday, October 16: Penn State Parents Weekend events, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pattee and Paterno Libraries Open House featuring a gallery talk, book discussion and tours.
Wednesday, October 19: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, October 26: Penn State Beaver Library Open House, noon-1:30 p.m., Beaver campus library.
Friday, October 28: Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Morrison Gallery, Penn State Harrisburg Library.
Wednesday, November 2: Archaeological Institute of America Public Lecture, 5:30-7 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, November 16: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, December 14: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, 1-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.
Wednesday, December 21: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.
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