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This week has been packed, and not just because of Halloween (though Halloween definitely played a part)! Early in the week, FSU's Italian and German program hosted two festive events: a marathon reading of Dante's Inferno and Gruselween, a German spooky story read-a-thon. On Wednesday, the Food for Thought Pantry officially opened a new donation box in Dirac Library and announced the start of their food drive competition against UF. Special Collections and Archives hosted a spooky open house, complete with chilling artifacts and tarot readings. To cap things off, the Marching Chiefs' Section X performed a spooky set of Halloween favorites at Strozier Library. With October 31st officially upon us, FSU Libraries would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween!

Take a look at our lineup...if you dare!👻 This week, keep the Halloween vibes going with these spooky events. Or, do some good and check out the new food donation bin at Dirac. There's something for everyone!

This Halloween, the real trick is learning a new language! Join us on Landis on Monday for a Reading of Dante's Inferno and Tuesday for German Halloween stories (in English!) at the Starbucks café!

Tap into your inner artist! Stop by Strozier Library's pop lit section from 1:30-3:30 on October 23rd for pumpkin painting!🎃🎨

This is not a drill! Starting now, you can use your FSU ID to access content from The New York Times. Say goodbye to those pesky paywalls — you now have free access to all NYT articles, games, recipes, and so much more!

Join the Women in Computer Science organization on October 25th for a Git/GitHub workshop in the Dirac Instruction Room!💻

Join FSU Libraries and the Open Scholars Project on October 18th in welcoming Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC, to speak at FSU on public access for research. This event will be held in the Bradley Reading Room at Strozier Library.

Open Access Week is a global event focusing on open access and other similar topics. This year's theme, "Community over Commercialization," highlights the importance of open scholarship that serves the public and community.

Join us on October 16th for our 4th annual Dirac-ula fest! This is no trick — we'll have plenty of treats including free food, pumpkin painting, resources, and swag. 🍬 🎃

FSU will close on Wednesday, September 25 – Sunday, September 29, 2024, due to Tropical Storm Helene, which is projected to be upgraded to hurricane by tomorrow.

Strozier will be open on Wednesday until 5pm, closed Thursday, open Friday & Saturday from 12pm-5pm, normal hours Sunday. Open hours will only have limited staff and services.

These dates/times are subject to change as the storm progresses. Updates will be made here and on our social media channels as we get them. Additional details on student services and programming will be shared on alerts.fsu.edu as they are available.

Stop by Strozier on September 25th to register to vote if you haven't already. The deadline to register for the 2024 Election is October 7th, don't wait until it's too late!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with these book recs from FSU Libraries🌺📖 Search online at lib.fsu.edu & request books for easy pickup!

GEOSET Studio is celebrating its 10th year anniversary on September 16th. Join us at Dirac to get a studio tour and learn about our media creation spaces! In the meantime, swipe to read about the creation of the Studio, Sir Harry Kroto's legacy at FSU, and check out the bonus pic of some british guys you may know ⚛️ 🔬

There's a new Art Exhibition on the third floor of Strozier, and you can be a part of it! Join us on September 20th to learn more about 200 Years of Tallahassee and submit your own photos and work to our online exhibition!
Refreshments will be provided.

Do you need help managing and polishing your citations? Our Librarians are here to help! Stop by the Williams building next week to meet with a Librarian, no appointment necessary! All majors are welcome📚

Starting today, until November 14, join us for a Graduate Skills Workshop. Learn R, citation management, python, and more! In-person and remote options available😌

Data @ Your Desk is back! Join us for any (or all) of our workshops this semester to learn all things data! For more info, visit: bit.ly/DataFall24

Every year, before the beginning of the Fall semester, we take a day to recognize the hard work of our amazing staff and faculty. This year, our Employee Recognition Event acknowledged and celebrated the accomplishments of multiple divisions and the significant career milestones of our staff and faculty.

The event also serves as the Zimmerman and Fred L. Standley awards ceremony.

The Zimmerman award, a gift provided by our beloved retired dean, Julia Zimmerman, embodies the values Dean Zimmerman championed during her tenure, including collegiality, trust, recognition, diversity, inclusion, empowerment, service, innovation, and risk-taking.
The award was presented to Chelsea Mobley, Accounting Representative within the Admin division who has gone above and beyond to coordinate travel, procurement, and financial services for our staff and faculty; and Crystal Mathews, our Engagement Librarian, whose brilliant and dynamic campus partnerships have turned our library spaces into engaging centers for our community.

The Fred L. Standley Award, which recognizes a librarian who has demonstrated exceptional service and accomplishments, was awarded to Bryan Brown. The committee recognized Bryan's excellence in librarianship and innovative contributions to the digital infrastructure of FSU Libraries, his work transitioning our digital repository to a new, open-source platform, his outstanding mentorship, and his understanding of users' needs.

We're so grateful for all our staff and faculty and the fantastic work they do to serve our campus community.

We had a lot of fun making buttons yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came out to join us❣️ and keep an eye out for more events coming your way soon 👀