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…
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…
