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Twilight Zone MarathonJanuary 23, 2025, 11 AM – 11 PM, J Wayne Reitz Union Atrium In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rod Serling (1924–1975), a key figure of The Golden Age of Television and the creator of The Twilight Zone (1959–1964), The George A. Smathers…
LibraryPress@UF is excited to announce the release of the third book in Emilio Cueto’s Inspired by Cuba! series. Titled Cuba on the Labels: A Selection of Cuba-Themed Cigar Labels Printed Outside of Cuba, this book delves into how Cuba and one of its top exports, the Cuban cigar, are captured…
Gore Vidal’s “An Evening with Richard Nixon” (LP), 1972 – Steven Abbott Collection of Materials relating to the Gore Vidal Bibliography (MSS 0544) The following collections in the Special and Area Studies Department have been recently processed, expanded or revised at the University of Florida. Miguel Ángel Quevedo Papers…
In the age of social media, undergraduate students at colleges around the world are constantly inundated with information they may take as gospel. How can students learn to determine which sources are credible when they are flooded with false facts online? By becoming experts in the emerging field of information…
Florida! Florida! Florida! Presidential Elections and the Sunshine State was curated by Boyd Murphree (Political Papers Archivist, Smathers Libraries) and designed by Katiana Bagué (Exhibits Associate, Smathers Libraries) and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler (Exhibits Director, Smathers Libraries). The exhibit is on view in the Smathers Library Gallery September 9, 2024 – December…
This annual report features significant milestones, library updates, and exciting collaborations and innovations. You can click through the images below or find the PDF version of the report, here. Image Gallery…
STUDENT OUTREACH FALL FEST 2024 Students pose for a photo at the Fall Fest photo tower.
Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe, known as the “Running Rabbi,” presented two engaging talks on October 16 and 17 in the Smathers Library Judaica Suite and the Health Science Center Library, respectively. His first talk regaled listeners about his visit to the 52 hostages in Iran in 1980. The second talk highlighted…
By Alex Avelino Libraries across the country are facing their own challenges – from grappling with funding shortages to the limiting of on-shelf materials – but in the midst of some setbacks, students at UF are discovering the timeless richness of these on-campus academic resources. Inside the George A.
The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida, in partnership with the Alachua County Library District, and the UF College of the Arts, cordially invite you to the kick-off event for the Big Read, our year-long celebration of Zora Neale Hurston and the novel Their Eyes Were Watching…
