Falvey Library

Stop by Falvey Library to celebrate Villanova University’s Inclusion Week. On Thursday, Sept. 26, from 1-3 p.m. we will have all the supplies you'll need to make your own bracelet to reflect your pronouns. Hope to see you there! This event, sponsored by Falvey Library and the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is free and open to the Villanova community.

Sara Nović's book, True Biz, will be the hot topic during a panel discussion on September 24th at the Speakers' Corner in Falvey!

To learn more about Nović herself, visit the Falvey Library Blog!

Please join us on Monday, Sept. 30, from 4:30-6 p.m. in Falvey Library’s Speakers’ Corner for the Interfaith Human Library.

In this library you can check out human "books”—faculty/staff/community members of diverse backgrounds (Baha’i, Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Quaker, Sikh, and more) to learn more about how they practice their faith/worldview identity. Small groups of students will meet with a different speaker for three 20-minute sessions. Curiosity is the only pre-requisite for this unique conversation opportunity! REGISTER HERE.

This ACS-approved event is co-sponsored by Campus Ministry, the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, and Falvey Library. It is open to Villanova faculty, staff, and students (both undergraduate and graduate). Light refreshments will be served.

📷️: Mr. Jaskirat Singh (Sikh) answering questions from Villanova students.

Sean Dinan, LSW, Substance Use Counselor in the Patricia B. & Gary M. Holloway University Counseling Center, has worked with departments across campus to promote health and recovery to the Villanova community. Falvey Library worked with partners to host important training sessions with the nonprofit Savage Sisters that can help save lives, including overdose reversal training, teaching attendess how to identify signs of a drug overdose and administer Narcan, a lifesaving drug. We talked with Sean about the value of this partnership and its impact in the community.

Q: Last spring, the University Counseling Center partnered with Falvey Library for overdose reversal training. Why is this training valuable to the Villanova community?

A. The overdose epidemic impacts people from all walks of life--whether firsthand or through family, friends and loved ones. College campuses are not immune; learning to recognize signs of an overdose and administering Narcan can help save lives and give people a chance at recovery.

Q: How did working with the Library impact this event and its awareness for students, staff, and faculty?

A: Collaborating with the library was a wonderful experience. They were incredibly easy to coordinate with, and I think that partnering with other groups outside of the counseling center helps emphasize how important the training is. I believe that hosting the event in Falvey was impactful, because it’s an accessible area of campus that sees a lot of traffic. By having the event at Speakers' Corner, we were able to attract individuals who perhaps didn’t even know that the event was being held.

Q: There is a second training being offered Oct. 4 12-1:30 p.m. in the Library. What should attendees who are unfamiliar with overdose reversal training expect if they attend?

A: Attendees of the training should expect to learn about tenets of harm reduction, updated drug trends in the Philadelphia area, learning to recognize signs of an overdose, and how to administer Narcan. Pizza will also be available for those in attendance!

Happy Monday, Wildcats! Check out the blog's latest Peek at the Week for details on this week's upcoming events and some fun holidays you could be celebrating:

https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/09/16/peek-at-the-week-september-16/

Join us Thursday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in Speakers' Corner for a talk by Glenn Bracey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Criminology at Villanova University. Dr. Bracey will discuss his co-authored book, The Religion of Whiteness: How Racism Distorts Christian Faith. The Religion of Whiteness offers a new perspective that racial inequality is perpetuated because it is a necessary feature of a religion, a religion practiced and held dearly by millions of people. That religion, which we label the Religion of Whiteness, raises racial interests to the level of spiritual commitment, rivaling followers' commitment to Christianity itself.

Attention Villanova faculty, students, and graduate students! You are cordially invited to join us to learn about resource sharing and course reserves at our information session on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 2-3 p.m. in Falvey Library’s Room 205. At the event, Emma Poley, Access and Collections Coordinator, and Migena Rrapushaj, Access and Collections Coordinator, will share some helpful tips on requesting library materials and placing items on course reserve and can answer any questions you may have.

Falvey Library and Villanova Law Library in Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law joined more than 5,ooo students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends to volunteer a day of service in the greater Philadelphia area July 7.

The day, part of the St. Thomas of Villanova Celebration, has been a signature event created by the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, in 2006. Originally conceived as a one-time effort, the Day of Service has continued for 18 years and grown to include 15 alumni chapters who volunteered in their own areas of the country.

Amy A. Emerson, Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services & Professor of Law, in the Widger School of Law, joined Shawn Proctor and an orientation group of first-year students along with their orientation leader, at the Joy of Sox (TJOS), a nonprofit in Phoenixville, Pa. The sixteen volunteers organized and cleaned spaces and built shelving to help the TJOS prepare for new donations of socks that will be handed out to women, men, and children experiencing homelessness.

During last year's Day of Service, TJOS reached the one million pair of socks donated! Here's to the many Villanovans who helped make an impact this Day of Service!

Local non-profit group Savage Sisters will provide training on how to identify signs of overdose, how to administer Narcan, updated drug trends and principles of harm reduction. Join us on Friday, Oct. 4 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Falvey Library’s Speakers' Corner. Sponsored by the Health and Well-Being Committee, Sustainability Leadership Council and Falvey Library. Two free doses of Narcan will be provided to those in attendance. Registration is not required. Questions? Contact Sean Dinan in the University Counseling Center.

Happy Thursday, Wildcats! This week, the Curious Cat team wanted to know what students were excited for this semester. We asked students, "What are you looking forward to most this semester?" (Link in Bio)

Thank you to Madison Day '25 CLAS, Erica Nicocelli '25 CLAS, Ella Fanese '25 CLAS, & Isabel Cevauos '25 CLAS, Christopher Kim '25 CLAS, and Megan Doyle '25 COE for participating!

Flashback to November 1998, when alternative rock was mainstream. Here, courtesy of Villanova's yearbook collection, is harmonica master John Popper leading Blues Traveler on a night of grooving music at Villanova, including the hits "Hook" and "Run-Around."

The band also welcomed on stage Bruce Willis, known for his roles in Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, and Sixth Sense, but also a strong "harp" player in his own right.

On September 11, Falvey Library honors the lives of the nearly 3,000 people lost, including fifteen Villanovans, when terrorists hijacked American airplanes.

On the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, we remember those who died and the heroic first responders through a memorial display in the first floor lobby. It contains red and white flowers, arranged by Graduate Assistant Ethan Connors and Student Worker Abby Stinson, patriotic bunting, American flags, and listings of the alumni killed, including;

David Bauer (’78 VSB)

James P. Berger (’78 VSB)

Dennis Michael Cook (’90 CLAS)

Jeannine Damiani-Jones (’94 VSB)

Christopher M. Dincuff (’92 VSB)

Jeffrey Mark Di**le (’90 VSB)

Christopher M. Duffy (’00 VSB)

William F. Fallon (’70 CLAS)

Peter Gelinas (’90 VSB)

Michael Gould (’94 VSB)

Amy Jarret (’94 VSB)

Jennifer Lynn Kane (’97 VSB)

Danielle Kousoulis (’93 VSB)

Kaaria Mbaya (’86 CLAS)

Matthew Vianna (’00)

Graduate Assistant Ethan Connors shares some effective study tactics in our latest Cat in the Stax!

Visit the Falvey Library Blog to read up on these techniques.

Let’s Vote Nova!

Whether you are a first-year trying to navigate your first semester of college or a returning senior you may be wondering how to get registered to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Good news! We’re here to help. First and foremost check out the resources provided by ’s Vote Nova site on the Student Life webpage. 🔗 in bio!

Stephen Green, Assistant Director of Villanova's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE), sat down with me to talk about the impact of the partnerships between Falvey Library and IIE's Idea Lab, located on the ground floor of the Library.

How have you worked with the Library, as a building partner and department within Falvey?

Our location on the ground floor of the Library has made partnering with Falvey staff part of IIE's strategy on campus. We have co-sponsored events with Library staff, hosted Library events in the Idea Lab, and continue to explore new opportunities all of the time. In fact, we just toured the Digital Scholarship Lab and were very impressed with the equipment and expertise offered there.

How has work with Falvey both supported IIE's mission and the students you serve?

We work with students who have an almost infinite number of goals, reaching in different directions. Some want to start a business. Others want to start a podcast. Some just want to learn a new skill like laser cutting, 3D printing, or another craft. There are many times we can help students realize those goals within the Idea Lab, but the Library has staff and resources that supplement ours and help students in so many other ways.

Why would you recommend departments across campus reach out to partner with the Library?

Falvey staff are energetic and welcoming. They're guides for students, but they are also experts in creating new partnerships, even ones that have not yet been conceptualized. If you have a vision but not the staff and resources to bring it to life, reach out to them: Falvey can and will make it happen.

Happy Monday, Wildcats! Check out the blog's latest Peek at the Week for details on this week's upcoming events and some fun holidays you could be celebrating:
https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/09/09/peek-at-the-week-september-9/

Yesterday was National Pet Memorial Day. Falvey Library will have a memorial board located on the first floor throughout the week. Feel free to pin up your beloved pet who is no longer with us. If you are unable to come to the library, private message us a photo of your pet and we can post it up for you.

Visit the Falvey Library Blog for more information.

Join us at Falvey Library this September for Deaf Awareness Month. We will be hosting True Biz: A Panel Discussion on a Deaf Culture Novel.

In this book discussion, panelists from Villanova, the Pennsylvania State Association of the Deaf, and the Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre will share their lived experiences in the Deaf community as well as their thoughts on the bestselling novel True Biz by Sara Nović. Join us for an enlightening discussion, where you will have the opportunity to learn about the Deaf community through the lens of our panelists’ experiences. This ACS-approved event is sponsored by Falvey Library and the Deaf and Disability Studies Program.

Read the book before the panel! The Villanova community has access to a free digital copy of True Biz in Falvey Library’s collection. Practice your American Sign Language on Mango Languages. Villanova students, faculty, staff, and alumni have free access! 🔗 in bio.

Fall 2024 Falvey Forum Series: “Native American Studies: A Glimpse at the Falvey Collections” on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 12-1 p.m.

Join Jutta Seibert, Global Interdisciplinary Studies Librarian, and Laurie Ortiz Rivera, History, Art History, and Education & Counseling Librarian for a virtual workshop. This presentation introduces Falvey Library's new Native American Studies research guide and provides guidance on best practices to locate Native American voices and perspectives in the Library's collections and elsewhere. The presentation covers a wide range of locally available resources. The presenters will share the results of a recent diversity audit of the Library's collection, discuss the politics of naming in the context of the ongoing efforts by the Library of Congress to update its Native American and Indigenous subject headings, and touch on indigenous research protocols.

This event, sponsored by Falvey Library, is ACS-approved.
Registration 🔗 in bio.

This Sunday, take the time to honor your grandparents in recognition of National Grandparents' Day! In this article, we explore the origins of this meaningful occasion and highlight the significance of maintaining strong ties across generations within families. Don’t forget to call your Grand-Wildcats. 💙

American Sign Language (ASL) is now available on Mango Languages!

Mango Languages partnered with ASL Inside to offer practical lessons in ASL. Mango Languages covers 70 world languages and dialects, including English as a second language, through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Villanova students, faculty, staff, and alumni have free access to Mango Languages.

Learn more via the 🔗 in the bio. Photo courtesy of Mango Languages.

Brian McCabe, Director, Spirituality and Outreach, sat down with me to talk about Mindfulness Mondays. He explained how partnerships between Villanova's Mission and Ministry and Falvey Library helps the office increase its reach on campus.

Falvey has partnered with Mission and Ministry for Mindfulness Mondays event since 2022. Why did this partnership make sense for this particular event series?

Falvey is one of the best partners on campus. To Mindfulness Mondays, (the staff) brought creative thinking and skills along with their reputation for engaging and holistic programming that engages our community in mind, body, and spirit. In concrete and intangible ways, the Library has a way of elevating the quality of all of the programs with which they engage.

How has Falvey helped made Mindfulness Mondays successful for the campus community?

Falvey has dedicated organizational and creative skill to elevating the visibility and accessibility of Mindfulness Mondays to help reach a broader audience. This support, along with the active participation of many of its staff, has expanded the number of people who attend Mindfulness sessions. Regina Duffy, Kallie Stahl, and their colleagues have been incredible partners.

Why is this a worthwhile event for people who have not yet attended?

Mindfulness Mondays provides participants to engage in a range of practices of attention and awareness in the present moment. These practices often focus on the breath or the body in ways that allow us to notice what is happening within and around us.

In world, where activity, information, and commitment pull our attention in different directions at all times, Mindfulness practices invite us to more fully notice what is happening including our own judgments of ourselves. Each session is intended to welcome people who have never encountered Mindfulness before as well as long-time practitioners.

Happy Monday, Wildcats! I hope you all had a good first week of classes last week.

Check out the blog's latest Peek at the Week for details on this week's upcoming events and some fun holidays you could be celebrating:
https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/09/02/peek-at-the-week-september-2/

Looking to pop some tags, but not leave campus? Stop by the new "Free Store," which has all of the fun of going thrift shopping and none of the cost! This new store is located on the ground floor in Falvey Library and will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also, the store manager agrees that "Free Store" lacks Villanova flair, so submit your name ideas below! It just might become part of the campus legacy!

(Will D. Cat drawing created by Jasmine Garnett, Graduate Ambassador, Center for Graduate Research and Education)

There's so much the Library at Villanova can do for you, but all of the services and resources can be a little overwhelming at first. Get the hang of whatever your "How do I...?" with this handy guide, complete with QR code!

https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/08/29/102395/

Sara Marx, MLIS, MAT, joined Research Services & Scholarly Engagement (RSSE) as the Social Sciences Librarian. Prior to joining Falvey Library, Marx was an Instruction Librarian at Boston College. She has also previously worked as a Political Science and International Relations liaison at Tufts University. She feels her new role incorporates her background in political science and education.

"I particularly love helping early undergraduate students develop their research skills, and I find it a privilege to have a job where I can support young people academically and personally."

Click the link in the bio to learn more.

Falvey Library: very demure, very cute, very mindful.

Get to know all the amazing ways the Library can help you succeed this semester with the handy Library Essentials Guide!

https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/08/28/library-101-library-essentials/

Welcome back, ‘Cats! Do you have questions about Falvey Library? Stop by our welcome table for all the essentials! 😸✌🏻📚

We're kicking off the first week of classes with a refresher on all things Falvey so you're ready to conquer this semester!

Today, we welcome you to find us on all of our social channels (hint: this is one of them) and see the rotation of news stories that we regularly feature on our website.

https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/08/28/library-101-visit-the-library-website-and-social-channels-for-news-and-updates/

Whether you're an incoming student just learning the ropes or senior who has mastered campus culture, we're kicking off the first week of classes with a refresher on what the Library can do for you.

Today, we welcome you to get to know your subject librarian, who will be your guide throughout your college years. Stop by the website or click below to find your subject librarian and how to reach them!

https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2024/08/26/library-101-meet-your-subject-librarian-3/