Fall Fest The annual Libraries student outreach event took place on Wednesday, October 22 at the Reitz Union. 513 participants visited tables featuring information on borrowing, spaces and tools and tech. This year’s theme was Centennial, and the limited edition t-shirts featuring the Smathers window went fast! Image Gallery Crepuscular…
On Thursday, August 21, the Libraries invited the University of Florida Gainesville campus to the official unveiling of “Focused Attention,” the nine-foot bronze alligator sculpture created by artist, David Price. More than one hundred students, faculty and staff trekked to the Plaza of the Americas to give the gator a…
Dustin Durden, Senior Application Developer for the Digital Libraries, won a Division 3 Superior Accomplishment Award this spring. Durden leads the team supporting UF-hosted digital libraries (e.g., the UF Digital Collections, Digital Library of the Caribbean, and the Florida Digital Newspapers Library), leads activities related to…
This past week we had another successful Fall Fest! We want to thank all the students and staff who came out to celebrate with us. We also want to thank the volunteers who are the backbone of the fest and make it a great event. The theme this year was "Libraries give you Superpowers!" With over 650 people participating in the event this year, we hope to bring even more out next year.
On Homecoming Friday, Dean of University Libraries, Judy Russell, rode the one-mile route down 13th Street to University Avenue on a float covered with gators dressed up from different decades. This year’s Homecoming theme, 100 Years of Traditions, was near-perfect timing for the Smathers Libraries, whose first branch was established…
