The Libraries’ hosted another successful round of Halloween events with Library West’s Hallowest and Smather’s Magic of the Libraries. 150 students came out to Hallowest and followed along the scavenge hunt that took them through the building. There were five stations set up to show students all of the resources…
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.
Image Gallery Libraries give you superpowers! The George A. Smathers Libraries have continued the tradition of entering a float in the annual UF homecoming parade with this year’s theme, “Libraries…
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…
The University of Florida’s Marston Science Library will be open 24 hours per day Sunday through Thursday starting Monday, Sept. 9 and continuing through the fall and spring semesters until May 2, 2025. The extended hours are made possible through the support of the UF Office of the Provost, reflecting…
