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Today is a discussion in partnership w/the Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest of Villanova University, Documenting the Pandemic with Erica Hayes and Beaudry Allen Beaudry Rae Allen is the Digital and Preservation Archivist at Villanova University. Allen holds a Masters in Archives and Records Management from San Jose State University and a Masters in European History from Villanova University. In addition, she is deeply involved with the local Philadelphia archives community by serving on the organizing committee of A4BLiP (Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia) and DEI committee for PACSCL (Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries). Erica Y. Hayes is a Digital Scholarship Librarian at Villanova University, where she coordinates Falvey Memorial Library’s digital scholarship program and collaborates with faculty and students on digital research projects. Prior to joining Villanova University, she was a North Carolina State University Libraries Fellow and the project manager on the Immersive Scholar Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant. She holds a Master of Information Science and a Master of Library Science dual degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, with a specialization in digital libraries. 

Please join us on Wednesday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. in Falvey Memorial Library’s Speakers’ Corner for our Diversity and Inclusion Resource Guide Launch and Reception.

The Department of English and Falvey Memorial Library’s annual Open Mic event will take place on Tuesday, April 17, at 12:00 p.m. in the library’s Speakers’ Corner.

The Department of English and Falvey Memorial Library’s annual Open Mic event will take place on Tuesday, April 17, at 12:00 p.m. in the library’s Speakers’ Corner.

Please join us on Friday, February 3 at 2:30pm in Room 204 of Falvey Memorial Library for the launch of "Music in Twentieth Century American History," our latest Digital Scholarship project. During the Fall 2016 semester, history majors enrolled in Dr. Paul Rosier's Junior Research Seminar at Villanova University embarked on a multi-media and interdisciplinary examination of the cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions of music in American history from the end of the Civil War to the early 2000s. Focusing on the ways in which music reflected and shaped developments in American society -- in particular at the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality -- students analyzed a variety of musical topics from the origins of jazz to the emergence of the Hip-Hop Nation and Rap. This event will provide an overview of the class and a walk-through of the site.

Please join us on Friday, February 3 at 2:30pm in Room 204 of Falvey Memorial Library for the launch of "Music in Twentieth Century American History," our latest Digital Scholarship project. During the Fall 2016 semester, history majors enrolled in Dr. Paul Rosier's Junior Research Seminar at Villanova University embarked on a multi-media and interdisciplinary examination of the cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions of music in American history from the end of the Civil War to the early 2000s. Focusing on the ways in which music reflected and shaped developments in American society -- in particular at the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality -- students analyzed a variety of musical topics from the origins of jazz to the emergence of the Hip-Hop Nation and Rap. This event will provide an overview of the class and a walk-through of the site.

Please join us on Friday, February 3 at 2:30pm in Room 204 of Falvey Memorial Library for the launch of "Music in Twentieth Century American History," our latest Digital Scholarship project. During the Fall 2016 semester, history majors enrolled in Dr. Paul Rosier's Junior Research Seminar at Villanova University embarked on a multi-media and interdisciplinary examination of the cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions of music in American history from the end of the Civil War to the early 2000s. Focusing on the ways in which music reflected and shaped developments in American society -- in particular at the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality -- students analyzed a variety of musical topics from the origins of jazz to the emergence of the Hip-Hop Nation and Rap. This event will provide an overview of the class and a walk-through of the site.

Dr. Robert Curry, Liesel Schwarz, and Sr. Mary Elizabeth Clark make up the panel discussing sustainability and environment in Speaker's Corner at the Falvey Memorial Library.

Dr. Robert Curry, Liesel Schwarz, and Sr. Mary Elizabeth Clark make up the panel discussing sustainability and environment in Speaker's Corner at the Falvey Memorial Library.

In celebration of Hispanic Cultural Heritage Month, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures will present a talk by Ana Flores, Executive Director of the Mexican Cultural Center in Falvey Memorial Library’s room 205. Ana will discuss Mexico and the Mexican community in the Greater Philadelphia area. Mexican appetizers will be provided! This is a presentation you won’t want to miss! This event, co-sponsored by Falvey Memorial Library, is free and open to the public

In celebration of Hispanic Cultural Heritage Month, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures will present a talk by Ana Flores, Executive Director of the Mexican Cultural Center in Falvey Memorial Library’s room 205. Ana will discuss Mexico and the Mexican community in the Greater Philadelphia area. Mexican appetizers will be provided! This is a presentation you won’t want to miss! This event, co-sponsored by Falvey Memorial Library, is free and open to the public.

Daniel Torday is the author of the novel The Last Flight of Poxl West, a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice, and an Amazon.com Best Debuts of 2015. His novella, The Sensualist, won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction. Torday’s stories and essays have appeared in Esquire Magazine, n+1, The New York Times, The Paris Review Daily and Tin House. A former editor at Esquire, Torday serves as an editor at The Kenyon Review. He is Director of Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College. At the event, Torday will read from his most recent novel The Last Flight of Poxl West. The event, co-sponsored by Falvey Memorial Library and the Department of English, was free and open to the public.

Daniel Torday is the author of the novel The Last Flight of Poxl West, a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice, and an Amazon.com Best Debuts of 2015. His novella, The Sensualist, won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction. Torday’s stories and essays have appeared in Esquire Magazine, n+1, The New York Times, The Paris Review Daily and Tin House. A former editor at Esquire, Torday serves as an editor at The Kenyon Review. He is Director of Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College. At the event, Torday will read from his most recent novel The Last Flight of Poxl West. The event, co-sponsored by Falvey Memorial Library and the Department of English, was free and open to the public.

The Villanova Community celebrated James and Kathryn Murphy’s planned donation of 300 signed, first-edition Irish poetry books to Falvey Memorial Library. The event marks the unique contributions the Murphys have made to Irish Studies and Villanova’s long standing connection with leading Irish writers such as Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Paul Muldoon and Ciaran Carson. Readings by award-winning poet and former Heimbold Chair, Moya Cannon.

Please join us on Thursday, October 1 at 4:30 p.m. in Speakers’ Corner of Falvey Memorial Library as several prominent Villanova scholars present: “The Global and the Interdisciplinary ‘Education and Privilege’” as part of the Reading Villanova series.

Please join us on Thursday, October 1 at 4:30 p.m. in Speakers’ Corner of Falvey Memorial Library as several prominent Villanova scholars present: “The Global and the Interdisciplinary ‘Education and Privilege’” as part of the Reading Villanova series. Jerusha Conner, PhD, Department of Education and Counseling; Carol Anthony, MA, Center for Peace and Justice Education; Jill McCorkle, PhD, Department of Sociology and Criminology; and Bryan Crable, PhD, Department of Communication will share their thoughts with us at this series kick-off event. This event, co-sponsored by the Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies and Falvey Memorial Library, is free and open to the public.

The Department of English and Falvey Memorial Library present the annual Open Mic Poetry Reading. Class of 2015 Creative Writing Contestants, other students and members of the University community share original work and favorite poems.

The Falvey Scholars Award is an annual program established by Falvey Memorial Library to recognize outstanding undergraduate research.

The Falvey Scholars Award is an annual program established by Falvey Memorial Library to recognize outstanding undergraduate research.