Need a boost while studying for finals?Come grab a free cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate at the Fondren Library Center. Food will also be available.
Where: Fondren Library Center Lobby
When: Wednesday December 11 through Friday December 13
Time: 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Food and beverages available while supplies last. See you there!
The exhibition commemorates the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 and features items from the Cabell, Belo, Marcus and personal collections including: correspondence sent to the Mayor of Dallas in the wake of the assassination; the speech President Kennedy was to give at the Trade Mart; newspapers, magazines, and books about the assassination; rare photographs; artifacts including a Bell & Howell movie camera similar to the one that filmed the assassination, and much more.
On display from November 11, 2013 – January 13, 2014
Fondren Library Center Lobby during open hours
Related:
Travels in the Interior of North America … Karl Bodmer, artist
The exhibition features rare treasures from DeGolyer Library’s major collecting areas of Western Americana, exploration and discovery, history of science, history of business, photography, transportation, and literary works. Highlights include the 1493 “Columbus Letter;” Martin Waldseemüller’s 1513 map entitled Tabula Terre Nova, one of the earliest maps to depict the New World; a first edition of Francis Bacon’s first published philosophical work from 1605; the first authentic history of the Lewis and Clark expedition published in 1814; photographs by Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner; and much more.
Location: DeGolyer Library
Exhibit dates:
October 24, 2013 through February 28, 2014
Exhibit hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Listen to a brief introduction: mp3 file
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad: The Old Reliable Route to the West via Quincy …
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., [1880]
Railroad timetables are always informative and sometimes, as in this example, they are colorful and attractive works of art as well.
Davy Crockett’s Almanack of Wild Sports of the West and Life in the Backwoods: Calculated for All States in the Union
Nashville: Snag & Sawyer, [1834]
“Snag & Sawyer,” as the name suggests, was a fictional publisher. Crockett almanacs became widely popular annuals, and they continued for decades after Davy’s death, contributing to his mythical status in American literature and folklore.
Alexander Gardner (1821-1882)
Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad (Route of the 35th Parallel)
Washington [D.C.]: Alex. Gardner, Photographer, [ca. 1868]
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Vues des Cordillères, et Monumens des Peuples Indigènes de lA̓mérique
Paris: F. Schoell, 1810.
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
London: G. & J. Innys, 1726
Join us for a free movie screening and panel discussion of Swingman, an award-winning film.
About the film: Captain Marshall Allen was a fireman’s fireman. An accident put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He’s still a fireman and says he’s happier now than he’s ever been.
Date: November 1, 2013
Location: 306 Dallas Hall, McCord Auditorium
Screening Schedule:
Introductions at 7:00pm
Film screened at 7:20pm
Panel discussion at 8:30pm
Panel discussion:
Mark Birnbaum – Director
Alex Allred – Author of the book
Marshall Allen – Subject of the film
Screening offered by the Fondren Library Media Collection.
More about the Fondren Library Media Collection: The Fondren Library at Southern Methodist University has an extensive media collection that supports the course curriculum as well as offers support materials for general interests.
Our media collection contains over 10,000 feature films, documentaries, audiobooks, language learning media and much more. Our streaming media subscriptions offer thousands of additional titles you will find extremely useful for coursework and personal enlightenment.
Super tornadoes suck sharks up from the ocean, hurling them at LA. We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto!
Date: Halloween (Thursday, October 31st)
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: The Laura Bush Promenade – on the east side of Fondren Library Center
Screening offered by the Fondren Library Media Collection.
More about the Fondren Library Media Collection: The Fondren Library at Southern Methodist University has an extensive media collection that supports the course curriculum as well as offers support materials for general interests.
Our media collection contains over 10,000 feature films, documentaries, audiobooks, language learning media and much more. Our streaming media subscriptions offer thousands of additional titles you will find extremely useful for coursework and personal enlightenment.
Please join us for a lecture and book signing with author Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love. Gilbert will present her new book, The Signature of All Things.
Date: November 4, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall
This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase. An author’s reception will be held at 6:00 pm. ($30, RSVP required; signed book included)
About the book: Gilbert’s sweeping saga of Henry Whittaker and his daughter, Alma, offers an allegory for the great, rampant heart of the 19th century. Multiple narrative threads weave seamlessly into a saga with long-remembered characters equal to any in American literature. This is a brilliant exercise of intellect and imagination.
Brought to you by the Friends of the Highland Park Library, Friends of the SMU Libraries, and Highland Park United Methodist Church.
Friends of the SMU Libraries President Samuel H. Childers, Jr. ’97 and Centennial Special Events Chair Linda Pitts Custard ’60, ’99 invite you to a Year of the Library special event: Animated Fun with William Joyce
There will be a discussion of Joyce’s works led by Film Professor Sean Griffin and a screening of the short film “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” followed by a milk-and-cookies reception, book signing and children’s activities.
Time: Friday, October 25, 2013
Date: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Centennial Hall, Hughes-Trigg Student Center
As part of The Second Century Celebration, SMU is commemorating the Year of the Library, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University’s first library in 1913. Join William Joyce ’81, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author and grand marshal of our Homecoming Parade, for a discussion of his works and a special screening of his Oscar-winning short film, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.”
Books by William Joyce including his newest book,
The Mischievians, will be available for purchase.
SMU is commemorating the Year of the Library, the 100th anniversary of the 1913 creation of University’s first library, the hiring of the first librarian and the acquisition of its first book.
The library now subscribes to BrowZine, a new tablet application that allows you to browse, read and monitor many of the library’s scholarly journals on your iPad or Android tablet. Items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Dropbox, and several other services to help you keep all of your information together in one place. Please contact your liaison librarian with your feedback about BrowZine.
To learn more, please take a look at this short two minute video: http://thirdiron.com/browzine-ipad-app/video/
To access BrowZine for the first time, please do the following:
On Friday, October 4 from 2:00-4:00 pm SMU’s libraries will be open to all Family Weekend visitors in celebration of The Year of the Library. One hundred years after the hiring of the first librarian in 1913, this year marks a milestone for SMU that has ushered in a time for reflection, repositioning, and renovation. The new technologies and the shift to active learning methods have given rise to the libraries taking center stage within higher education. The libraries will put their services and collections on display.
At 2pm in Fondren Library Center, Dean McCombs will be discussing the 21st century library, the possibilities it holds, and what to expect as SMU looks ahead to the next century of campus libraries.
SMU is commemorating the Year of the Library, the 100th anniversary of the 1913 creation of University’s first library, the hiring of the first librarian and the acquisition of its first book.
We are excited to announce the upcoming fall meetings of the Central University Libraries Student Advisory Council (CULSAC).
As a member of CULSAC, you will learn about the fascinating things taking place in the Libraries while participating in conversations that will help shape the future of your library. This will be a fun opportunity to get involved while making connections and networking with your fellow students from different majors.
Meetings take place once a month on the dates below in the Fondren Library Center Auditorium and light refreshments will be provided. The big topic of our first meeting will be the Fondren Library Center renovation plans. We encourage you to fill out the interest form, but you are more than welcome to just drop in. We look forward to seeing you there! Bring your ideas and bring a friend!
See past topics and conversations here.
Dates
September 30, 2013
October 28, 2013 (Instagram scavenger hunt)
November 18, 2013
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Fondren Library Center Auditorium, SIC 364
Questions? Contact Hollie at hgardner@smu.edu
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