Friends of the SMU Libraries Annual Holiday Luncheon
Tuesday, Dec. 8
11:30 am
Royal Oaks Country Club

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by calling 214.768.3225 or email cruppi@smu.edu

This news item will expire on (12/2/09)

A copy of the first paper to receive the Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award has been placed in the DeGolyer Special Collections Library.

The award was presented to Ashley Bruckbauer at the annual Honors Day Convocation on April 20th 2009 by Dean Gillian McCombs. Her paper, Flânerie and the Lesbian Gaze: Female Spectatorship in the Work of Toulouse-Lautrec, can now be searched in the catalog and is available in the DeGolyer. An electronic copy will be added to the library's digital collections.

SMU Press, DeGolyer Library, and Friends of the SMU Libraries

invite you to a lecture by

Warren Corbett on his new biography of a Texas baseball genius

The Wizard of Waxahachie: Paul Richards and the End of Baseball as We Knew It
Foreword by Brooks Robinson Introduction by Tony La Russa

Published by SMU Press

October 29, 2009
6:00 pm, reception, Texana Room
6:30 pm, lecture and book signing
Stanley Marcus Reading Room
DeGolyer Library, 6404 Hilltop Lane at SMU

RSVP Cindy Ruppi, 214-768-2401.

www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/events.htm

This news item will expire on (12/2/09)

Beginning immediately:

Due to overwhelming student support, the lock down of the upper floors of Fondren Library to the reduced 24/7 footprint will revert to 2:00am instead of 2 hours earlier at midnight. This change back reflects a larger number of students studying in the building than we anticipated, and will hopefully lessen disturbing the late-night study of many students.

This news item will expire on (10/9/09)

Friends of the SMU Libraries/Colophon & the Hamon Arts Library present
The Blood of Jesus
Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Reception- 6:30pm Screening- 7:00pm Discussion- 8:00pm
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Rick Worland, SMU Professor of Cinema-TV

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Hughes-Trigg Theater
Southern Methodist University

This is a free screening. Please be sure to arrive early. Seating is first-come, first-serve and not guaranteed.

For more information, please call 214.768.3225 or visit www.smu.edu/friends.

Written and directed by pioneering independent filmmaker Spencer Williams,
The Blood of Jesus (1941) was made specifically for African-American audiences in
segregated movie theaters. The film features Williams and a cast of amateurs in the
moving and entertaining story of one couple's struggle with virtue and sin. The Blood
of Jesus remains one of the most highly regarded films of Williams' career, and it was
placed in the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1991. The print shown at
this screening was preserved through a grant from the National Film Preservation
Foundation.

This news item will expire on (10/2/09)

The Friends of the SMU Libraries/Colophon
and the DeGolyer Library
Invite you to a lecture and book signing by
Wilborn Hampton

Horton Foote: America's Storyteller
No playwright in the history of the American theater has captured the soul of the nation more incisively than Horton Foote. In the first comprehensive biography of this remarkable writer, Wilborn Hampton introduces Foote to countless Americans who have admired his work. Hampton, a theater critic for The New York Times, offers a colorful, compulsively readable account of a life and career that spanned seven decades.

DeGolyer Library
6404 Hilltop Avenue, SMU

Thursday, October 1
Reception 6:00 pm
Lecture at 6:30 pm, followed by book signing

For more information, please call 214.768.3225 or visit www.smu.edu/friends.

This news item will expire on (10/13/09)

Fondren Library Center presents the first "Political Science Student Spotlight" Exhibit, showcasing the achievements and talents of five outstanding senior Political Science majors.

Students featured are Joe Carreon, Rob Hayden, Charanya Krishnaswami, Greg Mandel and Warren Seay, all senior Political Science majors at Dedman College. Each was nominated by their professors for various achievements inside and out of the classroom. The exhibit showcases personal photos and statements, written by and selected for inclusion by the students themselves.

"The Political Science Department is fortunate to have such a talented group of dedicated students. I am proud of their achievements and am glad they have been showcased in this exhibit," said Harold Stanley, Professor, Political Science, and Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy.

The Political Science Student Spotlight Exhibit will be up in the Government Information Resources Area on the First Floor of Fondren Library West throughout the Fall semester.

This news item will expire on (12/31/09)

Students Spoke and We Listened

We have now added 5 group study spaces adjacent to the Government Information Resources reading room.


Seating Now Available during 24/7

These group study spaces are available without advanced booking, and are the first new group study spaces to be added to the 24/7 study hall footprint in the library. These spaces have new tables, new chairs, and office landscaping to divide the spaces. We have also added new study tables and chairs to the 2nd floor of Fondren Library East.

This news item will expire on (9/25/09)

The Friends of the SMU Libraries/Colophon and
The Friends of KERA
Invite you to join us for a special event in celebration of
the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species and
the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin

Guest Speakers
Paula Apsell, Senior Executive Producer of NOVA
Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer of NOVA

DeGolyer Library
6404 Hilltop Avenue, SMU

Thursday, September 24
Reception 10:00 am
Lecture at 10:30 am

Please RSVP to 214.768.3225 or cruppi@smu.edu.

Complimentary Valet Parking

This news item will expire on (12/31/09)

Students Spoke and We Listened

Members of the CUL Student Advisory Council and many others have been requesting for some time that we provide additional seating in our 24/7 study hall areas, and to increase 24/7 by adding the 2^nd floor atrium space (the floor above the lobby), which includes individual seating and group study rooms.


Seating Now Available during 24/7

Beginning with Fall semester 2009, the atrium will be open during 24/7, and we have added additional seating in the Information Commons and in the Government Information Reading Room. You will find comfy chairs and couches throughout the Information Commons and comfortable seating in the Government Information Reading Room, as well as additional study tables in back.


New furniture and carpet in the Information Commons

Look for additional news about furniture and study rooms in the near future.