Events & Exhibits

Letters to Sala Exhibit (Fall 2008)

"Letters to Sala: A Young Woman's Life in Nazi Labor Camps" is a striking exhibition reproducing the letters, postcards, photographs, and personal documents that Sala Garncarz managed to save during five brutal years in Nazi work camps during World War II. > Full story

Abraham Lincoln Exhibit (Fall 2008)

Abraham Lincoln will be the focus of a second traveling exhibit and a conference during the bicentennial anniversary of his birth. "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation," an American Library Association exhibit, will visit the Heritage Room from February 8 through March 20, 2009. > Full story

Leaves of Class Winners (Fall 2008)

2008 Distinguished Author Award (Fall 2008)

Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library 2008 Book and Plant Sale (Fall 2008)

Mary Gordon to Receive Distinguished Author Award (Spring 2008)

Mary Gordon, author of novels, short stories and non-fiction will be honored on May 3, 2008, with the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award at 5:00 p.m. in the Ballroom of the DeNaples Campus Center. She is the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College. > Full story

The University of Scranton Celebrates Excellence:
The Frank O'Hara and Rose Kelly Awards (Spring 2008)

On December 6, 2007, The University of Scranton celebrated excellence during an award dinner sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. This celebration showcased the achievements of individuals who were receiving this year's Frank O'Hara and Rose Kelly Awards.
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Library Celebrates Scholarship Month (Spring 2008)

Leaves of Class Winners (Spring 2008)

Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library 2007 Book and Plant Sale (Fall 2007)

Leaves of Class Winners (Fall 2007)

Frank O'Hara and Rose Kelly Awards for 2006-07 Presented (Spring 2007)

On December 6, 2006 The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence hosted an awards dinner for the Frank O'Hara and Rose Kelly Awards. > Full story

J. J. Quinn Lecture Held (Spring 2007)

Exhibit Examines Literary Hoaxes (Spring 2007)

The Weinberg Library is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibit Harmless to Homicidal: A Collection of Hoaxes and Literary Forgeries from the Library of Stephen R. Pastore. > Full story

New Rare Book Acquisitions

The Hill-Davis Jesuit Rare Book Collection has grown recently with the acquisition of Martin du Cygen, S.J., Fons eloquentiae studiosae juventuti patens: sive Explanatio rhetoricae, which is a study of Cicero's Rhetoric and Oratory. > Full story

Leaves of Class VIII Winners (Spring 2007)

Best Selling Author Phillip M. Margolin To Receive Distinguished Author Award (Fall 2006)

J. J. Quinn, S.J. Lecture and Dedication Held (Fall 2006)

The second annual lecture honoring the Catholic Intellectual tradition and the late Rev. J.J. Quinn, S.J., faculty member in the English Department at the University, was held on April 27 in the Heritage Room of the Weinberg Library. > Full story

Annual Spring Library Workshop Held at U of S (Fall 2006)

Special Collections News (Fall 2006)

Upcoming Exhibits (Spring 2006)

The Frank O'Hara Award and the Rose Kelly Award (Spring 2006)

On December 12, 2005 fourteen outstanding students were awarded the Frank O'Hara Award and four outstanding students and their teachers received the Rose Kelly Awards > Full story

Library Celebrates Scholarship Month (Spring 2006)

2005 Distinguished Author Award Presented (Spring 2006)

The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library presented best-selling legal thriller author James Grippando with the 2005 Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award on Sept. 17. > Full story

James Grippando to Receive Distinguished Author Award (Fall 2005)

Reserve September 17, 2005, for the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award Ceremony. This year's recipient, James Grippando, best selling author of nine novels, provided us with additional information to supplement the flavor of his writing and personality readers can obtain from his website http://www.jamesgrippando.com/. > Full story

Information Literacy Grants Awarded (Fall 2005)

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence 2005-2006 Opportunities for Faculty and Students (Fall 2005)

Special Collections Events (Fall 2005)

Weinberg Library recently expanded its Jesuit Rare Book Collection with an attractive 18th-century Italian book, Excursus Litterii Per Italiam Ab Anno MDCCXLII. > Full story

Royden D. Davis, S.J. Distinguished Author (Spring 2005)

The Royden D. Davis, S.J. Distinguished Author Award for 2005 will be presented to best-selling author James Grippando on September 17, 2005. > Full story

Flannery O'Connor Exhibit (Spring 2005)

Mulberry Poets Launch Anthology (Spring 2005)

Members of the Mulberry Poets & Writers Association gathered in the Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library on Thursday, December 9, 2004, to launch the publication of an anthology of their poetry, Palpable Clock: 25 Years of Mulberry > Full story

Upcoming Exhibits at the Library (Spring 2005)

Leaves of Class VI Winners (Spring 2005)

Upcoming Exhibits at the Library (Spring 2005)

Muscular Dystrophy Association Art Exhibit (Fall 2004)

A special exhibit of artworks created by individuals suffering from muscular dystrophy is scheduled for September 24 through October 4, in the Heritage Room. > Full story

Horror Fiction Exhibit (Fall 2004)

Weinberg Library is honored to host an exhibit of Arkham House books from the Edward Leahy collection. > Full story

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (Fall 2004)

The Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE) will be hosting several events for faculty during the fall 2005 semester. > Full story

Current and Upcoming Special Collections Exhibits (Spring 2004)

The exhibit "The University of Scranton: A Century of Impressions" will continue in the Heritage Room through April 18. The exhibit, which has been featured on Television Channel WYOU and in a Scranton Record article, looks at what a Catholic University does and provides images and documents to show how Scranton has fulfilled those functions. > Full story

Librarians Receive Awards (Spring 2004)

Lecture to Look at History of Jazz (Spring 2004)

Library to Celebrate Scholarship Month (Spring 2004)

Once again, the Weinberg Memorial Library will celebrate Scholarship Month at The University of Scranton during May 2004 with an exhibition of faculty publications in the Scranton Heritage Room. The Library is seeking scholarly works produced since 1 June 2003 and prior works not already donated to the Faculty Publications Collections. > Full story

Leaves of Class IV Winners (Spring 2004)

Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network Fall Workshop (Spring 2004)

2003 Royden B. Davis, S.J. Distinguished Author Award (Spring 2004)

Elements of Design (Spring 2004)

Author Linda Fairstein to Receive Distinguished Author Award (Fall 2003)

Best-selling crime novelist Linda Fairstein has been named as the recipient of the 2003 Royden B. Davis, S.J. Distinguished Author Award. > Full story

Upcoming Friends Lectures (Fall 2003)

Gadgets and Gizmos (Spring 2003)

Braving the aftermath of one snowstorm and the threat of another, close to 40 people attended a conference at the University of Scranton on "technogadgets" and their impact on libraries, held Friday, December 13, in Brennan Hall. > Full story

Library Celebrates Scholarship Month (Spring 2003)

Library Exhibits This Spring (Spring 2003)

Leaves of Class IV Winners (Spring 2003)

Shakespeare's Women Presented (Spring 2003)

On 16 October, 2002, Dr. Joyce E. Henry, Emerita Professor of Theater, Ursinus College, presented a Pennsylvania Humanities Council program titled "Shakespeare's Women: At Every Stage." > Full story

Digital Record of Scranton's History Receives Local Media Attention (Fall 2002)

The Scranton Digital Postcard Collection, mounted on the Special Collections Web site, has received a fair amount of publicity thanks to the efforts of Stan Zygmunt, Manager of Media Relations at The University of Scranton. > Full story

Library Display Commemorates Centennial of 1902 Anthracite Miners' Strike (Fall 2002)

Commonwealth Speaker Joyce Henry will present "Shakespeare's Women: At Every Stage (Fall 2002)

Commonwealth Speaker Dr. Joyce E. Henry, Emerita Professor of Theater, Ursinus College, will present a Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) program titled "Shakespeare's Women: At Every Stage." > Full story

Book Lovers Road Show A Success (Fall 2002)

Leaves of Class IV Winners (Fall 2002)

Book & Plant Sale a Rousing Success (Fall 2002)

Book Reading and Luncheon with Novelist Tim Junkins (Fall 2002)

Book Lovers Roadshow (Spring 2002)

Check through the attic and through that box of old books and bring your treasures to be appraised by Jack Walsdorf, author, book collector, lecturer, and appraiser from Portland, Oregon, who will be here at the University of Scranton on April 14 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Brennan Hall, Room 516, to his famed "Book Lovers Road Show."  > Full story

Library to Celebrate Scholarship Month (Spring 2002)

The Weinberg Memorial Library will celebrate Scholarship Month at The University of Scranton during May 2002 with an exhibition of faculty publications in the Scranton Heritage Room. > Full story

Latest Leaves of Class Winners (Spring 2002)

Recent Events at the Library (Spring 2002)

The University of Scranton to Honor Best-Selling Author (Fall 2001)

Best-selling author Lisa Scottoline will receive the 2001 Distinguished Author Award from the Friends of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library at The University of Scranton on Saturday, September 15. > Full story

Library Book Sale a Success (Fall 2001)

Proceeds from the "Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Book, Plant and Tag Sale" broke the previous high of $5000 by an additional $2000. The most sought after books included hundreds of complete works in theology, philosophy and religion. > Full story

Special Collections News (Fall 2001)

Leaves of Class Winners (Fall 2001)

Upcoming Exhibits (Spring 2001)

Library to Celebrate Scholarship Month (Spring 2001)

The Weinberg Memorial Library will celebrate Scholarship Month at The University of Scranton during May 2001 with an exhibition of faculty publications in the Scranton Heritage Room. > Full story

Latest Leaves of Class Winners (Spring 2001)

Library and Gallery to Present Second Part of Leahy Rare Book Exhibit
(Fall 2000)

Weinberg Memorial Library and the University Art Gallery are pleased to announce a joint exhibit of rare books from the Edward R. Leahy collection.  The exhibit will run from 4 November 2000 until 2 February 2001. > Full story

Friends Booksale a Great Success (Fall 2000)

Leahy Rare Book Exhibit (Spring 2000)

The Weinberg Memorial Library is extremely pleased to be the host of two rare book exhibits drawn from the collection of Edward R. Leahy, chairman of the University Board of Trustees. > Full story

The University of Scranton To Honor Mary Higgings Clark &
Carol Higgins Clark (Spring 2000)

Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark, authors of many best-selling hooks, will receive the Distinguished Author Award from The University of Scranton's Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library on Saturday, 23 September on the University campus. > Full story

Announcing The Second Annual Leaves of Class Drawing (Spring 2000)

Library to Celebrate Scholarship Month (Spring 2000)

Latest Leaves of Class Winners (Spring 2000)

2000 Book & Plant Sale (Spring 2000)

Football on the Web (Spring 2000)

Football at the Library (Fall 1999)

Workshop Conducted for NRCI Staff (Fall 1999)

Board of Trustees Chair to Exhibit Rare Book Collection (Fall 1999)

Pennsylvania's Underground Railroad (Fall 1999)

2000 Book & Plant Sale (Fall 1999)

Latest Leaves of Class Winners (Fall 1999)

The University of Scranton Honors Malachy McCourt (Spring 1999)

Malachy McCourt, author of the best-selling memoir A Monk Swimming, received the Distinguished Author Award from The University of Scranton's Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library on Wednesday April 7, on the University's campus.> Full story

Lewis and Clark Exhibit Open (Spring 1999)

The Lewis and Clark Memorabilia and Photography Exhibitions are now open to the public. > Full story

Cirque Fantastique Delights the Senses (Spring 1999)

The air was filled with excitement. The senses were treated to a feast of color and liveliness as guests shared pleasantries amid kaleidoscope decor. With the circus-like atmosphere, you'd never know you were on the top floor of the Weinberg Memorial Library. > Full story

Lewis and Clark Exhibit at Library (Fall 1998)

Library Collection Development seeks to provide users with the materials they need to support the curriculum at the University of Scranton. > Full story

Leaves of Class Drawing (Fall 1998)

Friends Booksale a Great Success (Fall 1998)

Library Host Watercolor Exhibit (Spring 1998)

Women Come to the Front Exhibit Opens (Spring 1998)

The Weinberg Memorial Library has recently become a subscriber to Project Muse, a full-text, full-image database of over 40 journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press. > Full story

Library to Celebrate Scholarship Month (Spring 1998)

The Weinberg Memorial Library will celebrate Scholarship Month at the University of Scranton during May 1998 with an exhibition of faculty publication in the Scranton Heritage Room. > Full story

Story Magic at Library (Spring 1998)

On December 14, that ill-tempered Grinch who stole Christmas, the magical train that whisks children off to the North Pole, and of course the sacred dramas of Chanukah and of Christ's birth in Bethlehem came to life once more for some forty children in the Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library. > Full story

Heritage Room Exhibit Calendar (Fall 1997)

Women Come to the Front (Fall 1997)

Weinberg Memorial Library and the University Art Gallery are co-sponsoring a Library of Congress traveling exhibit titled Women Come to the Front during spring semester. > Full story

Lecture and Event Recpetion Mark Donation of Book of Kells (Spring 1997)

Melissa Conway, Ph.D., will present a lecture/slide presentation on the Book of Kegs (circa 800 AD), one of the world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, on Sunday, March 9, 2-3 p.m., in the Trophy Room of the Gunster Student Center. University President Rev. J. A. Panuska S.J., will also present a 'Reflection on Charles J. Buckley." > Full story

Library to Celebrate Scholarship Month (Spring 1997)

Textile Exhibit At Library (Winter 1996)

Through March 22, the Weinberg Memorial Library is hosting an exhibition of Guatemalan textiles from the collection of Linda Ledford-Miller, Ph.D., of the University's Foreign Languages Department.   > Full story

Ergonomics Workshop Held (Winter 1996)

Ergonomics is the science that explores the optImum relationship between people, their tasks and their environment. On Dec. 13^th the library support staff invited library faculty and staff to attend a workshop on "Office Ergonomics" sponsored by the Procurement Department and presented by CBI & Steelcase. > Full story

Calling All Alumni Authors (Fall 1995)

Booksale A Success (Fall 1995)

William Morris And The Kelmscott Press Exhibition (Fall 1994)

The Friends of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library, the Department of Art and Music, and the University Art Gallery will host an exhibition on William Morris and the Kelmscott Press from Oct. 23 to Dec. 9. 1991.  > Full story

Staff Events (Fall 1994)

The Northeast Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association and the Northeast Pennsylvania Bibliographic Center jointly sponsored a one-day workshop on May 18 at King's College. > Full story

Our Thanks To Faculty Authors (Winter 1992-93)

Our thanks goes out to over 40 University of Scranton faculty and staff members who participated in the Dedication Program of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library by serving as part of the Honor Guard of University Authors and donating copies of their publications to the Library's Special Collections housed in the University Archives. > Full story