I found Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather’s American Journey by Katie Yamasaki on the New Books shelf at UF’s @UFAFALibrary. The cover caught my eye, mostly because of the smiling grandfatherly face in the center.
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Join us in celebrating Native authors with a free public viewing of Words from a Bear, exploring the life and inspiration of N. Scott Momaday, on November 17th from 5:00-7:30 PM in Library East’s Room 100!
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Cara Romero’s “First American Girls” series is a powerful collection of photographs that emphasizes the strength, beauty, diversity, & individuality of Native women. The woman in this photo is Amber Morningstar Byars.
[Amber Morningstar. Ayer oversize TR681.I58 R66 2021 no. 3]
This sculpture was likely made as part of a Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, a Mexican holiday during which the living welcome and pay respect to the dead. This year’s holiday kicks off today, with skeletons serving among the most prevalent symbols of celebration.
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, join us in recognizing the cultures and contributions of Indigenous Peoples. Here are some @UF resources, events, and stories focused on Native American Heritage: https://t.co/inpff5VU4N
Fall Fest is tomorrow (10/18) from 10am-1pm at the Reitz Union North Lawn! Come by to learn about our libraries, grab a free t-shirt, and snag some candy!!
Today serves as an opportunity to reflect on and learn more about the history of Indigenous Peoples. @uflib has a great guide with resources available to the general UF community. https://t.co/SJ73KjA2xN #IndigenousPeoplesDay
It begins today! This #BannedBooksWeek celebrate the ways that books unite us and make sure people know about the ways censorship divides us! https://t.co/s4OtULTKUr
Hop in the time machine!
We’re going Back to the 80s on Sept. 28th from 10am-1pm for our Fall Fest! Come learn about all the resources our libraries have to offer (and snag a free t-shirt, too!)
Ooh, come do my job for the Fall! I'm going to be filling in at another branch, and we need someone to Be The Adult In The Room in the evenings/weekends at @UFAFALibrary! It's a great library to work at, and I've loved it here! https://t.co/ovrNVrjUNG
Happy Star Wars Day! Have you ever thought of playing the music from Star Wars? We have several arrangements in our collection, including this John Williams Songbook with many piano parts of the various themes! Check it out! #MayTheFourthBeWithYou!
Hey Gators! Just a reminder that we’ll be closing tomorrow at 3pm and remain closed over the weekend for Graduation. Next week our hours are 8am-5pm, M-F and then we start summer hours which are 8am-6pm M-F. For more hours check out https://t.co/cy5lLyWPxv
We are deeply saddened by the passing of an iconic UF professor, Jerry Uelsmann. He will be greatly missed in the College of the arts. https://t.co/AseCNfcHza
The 24th Annual Afro Roots Fest at the School of Music here @UF started today and goes all weekend. Still plenty of events to check out! See the event lineup below. 👇
Happy #TransDayOfVisibility! Today we will highlight one of the trans artists in our collection, Zanele Muholi, a South African non-binary photographer. Their book "Faces and Phases: 2006-2014" is available for check out. https://t.co/0NJqAztQIe
Today is #InternationalTransgenderDayOfVisibility!🏳️⚧️ It's a day to celebrate transgender and gender-nonconforming people in our community, and recognize the courage it takes to live openly and authentically.
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