Special Collections Showcase: The History of Literary Publishing
April 1, 4:00 p.m., Paley Library, Special Collections Reading Room

Come peek inside literary publishing of the 19th and 20th centuries. Explore curious publication techniques, such as books in parts and multi-decker prints. Learn about the mysteries of forged and counterfeited publications. See original correspondence and manuscripts from literary greats of the last two centuries, all culled from Temple University Libraries’ Special Collections Department.

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Understanding and Engaging Millennial Generation Students: A Focus Group
April 2, 2:00 p.m., Kiva Auditorium
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

In this program Richard T. Sweeney, University Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ, provides information on how the Millennial generation thinks and learns. He will discuss why it is crucial for faculty and instructors to understand the radically different characteristics of the next generation of students and leaders. His presentation is followed by a live focus group of Temple students. Sweeney’s current research explores the impact of Millennials upon libraries, academic institutions, companies and the workplace. He has conducted over sixty panels in over twenty-five states, Canada, Egypt and Guatemala.

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Secret Cinema
Films from the Urban Archives: Secrets from Philadelphia’s Past
April 16,Paley Library, Lecture Hall
Two original 90-minutes programs starting at 4:00 and 6:00 pm

We’ve unearthed great tidbits of Philadelphia history from the Urban Archives’ film collections to be shown on screen and to the public for one day only by the Secret Cinema. This program is presented by film curator and collector Jay Schwartz, who has been providing audiences across Philadelphia with glimpses of rare treasures on 16mm film for over 15 years. He has curated programs for Eastern State Penitentiary, the American Philosophical Society, the Franklin Institute and Moore College of Art. Please join us for a special presentation at Temple University Libraries.

Highlights include:

SSIGNMENT: 1747 RANDOLPH STREET (1966) - A hard-hitting documentary from an ongoing series produced by WFIL-TV, this episode focuses on North Philadelphia's Ludlow neighborhood -- then awash with gangs, graffiti, abandoned homes, and violent crime. While many of these problems may now seem eternal, this close-up view of urban decay not yet taken for granted remains powerful and shocking.

THE ELECTRIC FACTORY, NEWS FOOTAGE (1968?) - This reel of silent, outtake footage from a news report provides an invaluable look inside Philadelphia's legendary psychedelic rock ballroom, then located in a former tire warehouse at 22nd & Arch Streets. On display are lightshows, see-saws and sliding boards, clothing and face paint vendors, and coffin-like "body racks" for patrons in need of relaxation -- the one detail of the old club that was faithfully recreated in the much larger concert venue of the same name that opened in the 1990s. The original Electric Factory, which hosted concerts by Jimi Hendrix, The Mothers of Invention, The Who, and many other legends, closed forever in 1970.

CONNIE MACK STADIUM CLOSING, NEWS FOOTAGE (1970) - Another reel of outtake footage, showing the final game, fans removing seats, the man who stole home plate, and the final fan-made wreckage of the once proud baseball stadium in the calm of the following day.

THE SPIRIT OF PHILADELPHIA: THE UNENDING RENAISSANCE (1966) - "By the end of the second World War, Philadelphia was a sick city." This documentary takes a hopeful look towards a better future, with looks at the redevelopment of Society Hill, Market East and Penn's Landing, archival scenes of the building of the Ben Franklin Parkway, and interviews with visionary city planner Ed Bacon.

BROAD STREET STATION CLOSING NEWS FOOTAGE (1952) - A nostalgic and sad view of the last train to leave Frank Furness' grand railroad station, with music played on board by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Plus much. much more.

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Public History and the Infinite Archive
April 22, 3:30 p.m., Paley Library, Lecture Hall

Please join us in welcoming renowned public historian William Turkel. Dr. Turkel, who received his PhD at MIT and teaches at the University of Western Ontario, examines how the web has changed public history. It has the potential to become an infinite archive, the largest and most radically unfamiliar archive ever created. Turkel asks: how can historians and other humanists adopt new methodologies to make the best use of it for research, teaching and public dialogue? Join us to discuss this question facing today’s scholars. This event has been co-sponsored by the American Studies and History Departments, the Center for the Humanities at Temple and the American Philosophical Society.

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NOTE: The location of this event has been changed to Room 137 on the Mezzanine Level of Paley Library
AND Time has been changed to 12:30
Temple Book Club Discussion of The Reluctant Fundamentalist
April 23, 12:30 p.m., Paley Library, Room 137

The Reluctant Fundamentalist explores the personal and the political through the character of Changez, a young Pakistani. It is told in a single monologue of Mohsin Hamid’s richly woven text. Hamid made the Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist, the UK's annual celebration of the finest in fiction. The book was also named one of 2007’s best by Amazon.com. Come discuss this moving novel with the book club.

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Check back soon to find what will be going on at the Libraries over the break.

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5th Annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research Awards Ceremony
April 30, 4:00 p.m., Paley Library Lecture Hall

Join us in honoring the winners of the 5th annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research. This annual competition honors Temple students who demonstrate originality, depth, breadth and sophistication in the use of library collections while conducting research. Please join us to toast the winners.

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