Fall 2016
Through Friday, Dec. 2: “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” exhibit, Penn State Hazleton Library, Hazleton.
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.
Monday, Oct. 31: “Wood Hicks and Bark Peelers,” 1 p.m., presentation and book signing by authors Ronald E. Ostman and Harry Littell, Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg.
Monday, Oct. 31: Libraries’ Halloween Party, noon-3:30 p.m., sponsored by the United Way Committee, Safety Committee and University Park Libraries Employee Association, Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno, University Park.
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: University Libraries’ Used Book Sale, noon-5 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 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 “Remote Sensing and Geography: International Examples,” with speaker Barry Haack, 3:30 p.m. refreshments, 319 Walker Building; 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, W101 Pattee Library, 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, 10-10:30 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.
Wednesday, Nov. 16: “Why Didn’t I Learn about Native American History in School?” International Education Week presentation sponsored by ICIK, 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 co-sponsored by ICIK, 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.
Tuesday, Nov. 17: GIS Day prize mapping scavenger hunt with ESRI, 11 a.m., presented by Charles Krugger, ESRI campus ambassador, introduction to event at the Donald W. Hamer Maps Library, W13 Pattee Library, University Park, with outside GPS activity to follow.
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 University Archivist 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.
Thursday, Dec. 1: University Libraries’ United Way Arts and Crafts Sale, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 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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