FDU Library News

Coming This Fall

Library Recital Program in the

Giovatto Library Auditorium and Theatre

A piano is now available for recital programs in the Giovatto Library Auditorium and Theatre.

If you play the piano and would like to schedule a recital for yourself as a soloist, or with a small group ensemble, please contact Paul Dunphy (pdunphy@fdu.edu) @ Giovatto Library for more information.

Read what you like and share your reading experiences with a group of like-minded individuals

If you cannot come to the meetings, or are not on campus for the summer, please send us your comments to the Library Facebook Page @ https://www.facebook.com/Giovattolibrary

The second Monday of the month @ 1:00 PM

 June 10^th

July 8^th

August 12^th

FDU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Friends of the Library welcome

Ruth Schwartz Reading Room, Giovatto Library

Light refreshments

The following programs are part of FDU’s new continuing education lecture series: “Behind the Headlines.”

The College at Florham Library is pleased to share this programming information with the FDU community.

The speakers in this series are policy experts, scholars, and vital voices in today’s debates about current events.

All events are held in Dreyfuss Theater on the College at Florham campus, from 10am – 11:30pm.

• Monday, June 3: U.S. Political Trust
  • Speaker: Marc Hetherington, Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
• Monday, June 10: Citizens United and Money in Politics
  • Speaker: Adam Skaggs, Senior Counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice Democracy Program
• Monday, June 17: How to Fix Congress
  • Speaker: Gail Johnson, author of Two Years to Democracy Plan
• Monday, June 24: Drone Warfare
  • Speaker: Stephen Miles, Coalition Coordinator for Win Without War, Center for International Policy

Additional details.

The cost for each lecture is $10.

Library News

• Commencement @ the Library – if you plan to be on campus on Commencement Day and would like to watch the FDU Commencement webcast on a large screen with friends, please join us @ the Library.  The flat-screens in the Circulation/Reference area and in the Ruth Schwartz Reading Room will be showing Commencement!
• FDU Authors @ the Library – Dr. Kathleen Stein-Smith, Associate University Librarian and Director of Public Services, Giovatto Library, will discuss her recently-published book, The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit and Our Economic and National Security: A Bibliographic Essay on the U.S. Language Paradox, Thursday, May 23^rd, @ 1:00 PM, Ruth Schwartz Reading Room. Light refreshments will be provided.
• Library Staff Development Day – Metropolitan Club, June 3^rd, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM.  Special Guest Speakers Craig Mourton, De-Escalating Non-Productive Behaviors: Tips and Techniques; Dr. Judith Kaufman, Understanding Today’s Students:  Enhancing Our Effectiveness; and Dr. Kirsten Tripodi, Effective Customer Service.  Metropolitan Campus Faculty and Staff Invited.  RSVP ribustel@fdu.edu for breakfast and/or lunch.
• The Great Courses @ Giovatto Library – The summer is a wonderful time to enjoy a “Great Course.”  A complete list of the Great Courses @ Giovatto Library is available @ http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=10005

Coffee, cold drinks, hot and cold snacks, and cash!

ATM Machine Now Available

Enjoy the cool breezes and the river view @ the Library

Table near the Copies Plus Entrance; Tables and Benches behind the Library

and on the South Side of the Library facing Becton Hall

Giovatto Library Summer Hours 2013

Summer Hours May 18^th – August 23^rd

Monday – Thursday – 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Friday – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sat. – 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Sunday – 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Closed May 27^th in observance of Memorial Day

Closed Fridays – June 14^th, 21^st, 28^th; July 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, and 26^th; August 2^nd

Closed July 4^th in observance of Independence Day

Regular Fall Semester Hours begin Sat. , August 24^th

Closed September 2^nd in observance of Labor Day

Commencement @ the Library

If you will be on campus on Commencement Day and would like to enjoy all or part of the Commencement webcast on a large screen with friends, please join us at the Library.

Flat-screens in the Circulation/Reference area and in the Ruth Schwartz Reading Room will be showing Commencement.