We asked the UF Libraries employees for their summer reading recommendations. Here are 10 to get your summer started! Christy Shorey, Access and Resource Sharing Systems Team Leader Pride and Prejudice in Space I love the juxtaposition of Regency Era manners deeply embedded in a science fiction setting. …
Collaborating with the Alachua County Headquarters Library Makerspace and the Marston Makerspace started with a tour. In 2025, Brittney Merryweather, Makerspace and 3D Manager, met a Makerspace Coordinator,Greta Pallak, at the Headquarters Makerspace where Greta showed off the public library’s offerings, including a fun felt activity…
New Exhibition Shares The New Exhibition Shares The Incredible Holocaust Survival Incredible Holocaust Survival Story Of Izaak And Bertie Cohen Story Of Izaak And Bertie Cohen In 1942, when the Nazis began deporting Dutch Jewish citizens to concentration camps, Izaak (“Ike”) and Bertha (“Bertie”) Cohen searched desperately for a place…
By Aimee Sullivan, Communications Intern Interim Dean of University Libraries, Pat Reakes, poses with CJ Ellward at the 2025 Libraries Convocation. Martson Science Library is the busiest of the six libraries across the University of Florida’s campus. With more than a million visitors yearly and some of the latest hours…
The following collections in the Special and Area Studies Department have been recently processed, expanded or revised at the University of Florida. Commemorative – Capsule with signatures of launch crew for Gemini Team, 1960s (H. H. Luetjen Papers, MSS 0687) Cordel Literature Collection, 1930-2018 A collection of “cordel…
By Jessica Garcete, Communications Intern The University of Florida Libraries’ Information Literacy Scholars Program started small. It was meant to be a simple way to give Innovation Academy students something to do during the fall semester. But the need behind it was bigger than a simple tour. Innovation Academy…
The Humans of the Libraries photo story celebrates the student employee class of 2026. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the energy they have brought to our branches. Jess Garcete, Communications intern, graduates with a bachelor’s in Journalism. This summer she will be in Indiana for a ten-week…
For Jennie Balchunas, dental hygiene and library sciences are like a toothbrush and toothpaste: a perfect match. A self-proclaimed zebra in a horse pen, Balchunas is a trained dental hygienist and librarian! “It really helps me to build rapport, understand the terminology and know what information my clinicians need…
By Alex Avelino, Director of Marketing and Communications At the UF Libraries, any library employee can propose a topic for an exhibit. Even if it has nothing to do with their job. Nothing but a personal passion or pursuit. For me, it was Stephen King. Before this exhibit, I…
Rachael Elrod, Ed.D., Associate Chair of the Departmental Libraries & Director of the Education Library received the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries. This award honors an academic librarian who has made an outstanding contribution as…
