Fall 2016
Through Wednesday, Nov. 30: “Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 100 Years: 1916-2016” exhibit,
8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, Friedman Gallery, Academic Commons, Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman.
Through Friday, Dec. 16: “Expanding Horizons: Penn Staters in the Olympics” exhibit, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, University Park.
Through Friday, Dec. 16: “Japanimation: Exploring Anime” exhibit, Sidewater Commons and central entrance, Pattee Library, University Park.
Through Friday, Dec. 16: “From Gay-Related Immune Deficiency to AIDS: The Emergence of HIV in the 1980s” exhibit, second floor Pattee Library near entrance of Arts and Humanities Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Oct. 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.
Tuesday, Oct. 18: Team Library, 2-3:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Oct. 18: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, 3-4 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Tuesday, Oct. 18: David DeNotaris speaks about employment opportunities for people with disabilities, 6:30-8 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Wednesday, Oct. 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, Oct. 19: Libraries United Way Team Cookie Contest, 2:30-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Promotion and tenure recognition event, 4-6:30 p.m., Paterno Reading Room, University Park.
Thursday, Oct. 20: Pumpkin carving 101, by Terry Watson, noon-1 p.m., W23 Pattee Library, University Park.
Monday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Dec. 3: “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” exhibit, Penn State Hazleton Library, Hazleton.
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Patron privacy training, presented by Ann Snowman, 3-4 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and Mediasite Live.
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Dean’s Forum, 10-11 a.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Penn State Beaver Library Open House, noon-1:30 p.m., Beaver campus library.
Wednesday, Oct. 26: “Why I used to dislike customer service: tips and tricks for working at a public service desk, User Services Training by Aaron Procious, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Thursday, Oct. 27: “Understanding of What Life Is,” noon-1 p.m., lecture by Carl Frankel, inconjunction with the “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” exhibit, Hazleton campus library, Hazleton.
Thursday, Oct. 27: Penn State Hazleton Library Game Night, 7-10 p.m., Hazleton campus library.
Friday, Oct. 28: Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Morrison Gallery, Penn State Harrisburg Library, Harrisburg.
Tuesday, Nov. 1: “Orphaned and Homeless: UNESCO and the fate of Jewish books,” 4:30-5:30 p.m., with speaker Miriam Intrator, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Nov. 1: Penn State Wilkes-Barre Centennial anniversary gala, 6-9 p.m., by invitation only, for more information, contact Rachel Olszewski-Rybicki at 100YearCelebration@psu.edu, Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Supervisor: Helping New Librarians Find Success and Satisfaction in the Academic Library, 2 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Website building 101 (for the non-coder), User Training Services event presented by Hailley Foster, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: “Apocalypse Then: The Collapse of the Bronze Age World,” Archaeological Institute of America Public Lecture, presented by Dimitri Nakassis, 6 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Thursday, Nov. 3: Librarians: Helping New Librarians Find Success and Satisfaction in the Academic Library, 2 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: New employee orientation, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: Library Learning Services: Exhibition information literacy class, 10 a.m., 140 Pattee Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: Meditation techniques lecture, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Hazleton Library, L-12, Hazleton.
Tuesday, Nov. 8: “Poetry without Borders,” poetry reading and reception, 6-7 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library; 7-8 p.m. reception in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, Nov. 9: Behrend Common Read Book Club, with author Will Allen, noon-1 p.m., Smith Chapel, Penn State Behrend, Erie.
Thursday, Nov. 10: Beating Burnout, 10 a.m.,Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and MediaSite Live.
Thursday, Nov. 10: “Climate and Conflict,” biology seminar about El Niño, presented by Illiana Baums, Penn State associate professor of biology, 4-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Friday, Nov. 11: Coffee with Carmen, with special guests Dean Barbara Dewey and Associate Dean Anne Langley, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, University Park.
Friday, Nov. 11: Geography coffee hour, with speaker Chris Oxendine, 3:30 p.m. refreshments; 4 p.m. program, 112 Walker Building, University Park.
Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15: GIS Day events, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, University Park.
Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15: GIS Day poster display, Pattee Library, Franklin Auditorium, University Park.
Monday, Nov. 14: GIS Day career panel, 3:15-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and on Mediasite Live.
Monday, Nov. 14: GIS Day information fair, 1-3 p.m., Leisure Reading Room, University Park.
Monday, Nov. 14: GIS Day networking reception, 5 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Nov. 15: GIS Day lightning talks and keynote address, 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m., keynote address, “Protecting the world’s forests with GFW fires,” by speakers Stephen Ansari and Christopher Grabris of Blue Raster; 10:30-11 a.m., GeoHive, DigitalGlobe’s crowdsourcing platform presented by James Wilson; 11 a.m.-noon, GIS Day lightning talks, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Nov. 15: GIS Day lightning talks, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and Mediasite Live.
Tuesday, Nov. 16: “Why Didn’t I Learn about Native American History in School?,” International Education Week presentation, featuring speakers Sarah Shear and Madison Miller, 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, Nov. 16: “Educating for Social Justice and Preservation of Mayan Culture, Language and Historical Memory,” International Education Week presentation, featuring Juana Perez, 5-6 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, Nov. 16: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.
Thursday, Nov. 17: Team Library, 2-3:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Friday, Nov. 18: International Education Week presentation, featuring speakers Victoria Sanchez and Rasa Drane, 11 a.m.-noon., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Sunday-Saturday, Nov. 20-26: Thanksgiving holiday, no classes.
Saturday, Nov. 26: Huddle with the faculty, “Thou Didst Mold Us: Penn State Accomplishments Through the Decades: 1855-2016, presented by Jackie Esposito, 8:30-10 a.m., Nittany Lion Inn, University Park.
Wednesday, Nov. 30: “Letters from Sana’a–How to Preserve Archives, Monuments and Museums in Yemen,” Archaeological Institute of America Public Lecture, presented by Alexander Nagel of the Smithsonian Institute, 6 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Wednesday, Dec. 7: Meditation techniques lecture, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Hazleton Library, L-12, Hazleton.
Friday, Dec. 9: Last day of fall classes.
Sunday-Tuesday, Dec. 11-13: DeStress Fest, 3-8 p.m., University Park library locations.
Monday-Friday, Dec. 12-16: Final exams.
Wednesday, Dec. 14: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.
Thursday, Dec. 15: Coffee with Carmen, with special guest Steven Herb speaking about storytelling, 1-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.
Saturday, Dec. 17: Fall Commencement, University Park and several Commonwealth Campus locations.
Wednesday, Dec. 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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