Falvey Memorial Library :: The collection of blogs published by Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University Skip Navigation Falvey Memorial Library VISIT / APPLY / GIVE My Library Account Collections Research Services Using the Library About Falvey Memorial Library Search Everything Books & Media Title Journal Title Author Subject Call Number ISBN/ISSN Tag Articles & more Article Title Article Author Other Libraries (ILL) ILL Title ILL Author ILL Subject ILL Call Number ILL ISBN/ISSN Library Website Guides Digital Library Search for books, articles, library site, almost anything Advanced You are exploring: Home > Blogs Falvey Memorial Library Blog Falvey Library Blogs Falvey Memorial Library Hours: December 2020–January 2021 December 3, 2020Library NewsContactless pickup, covid-19, Fall 2020, Holiday Closure, Holiday Hours, ILLiad, Interlibrary Loan, Library Access, service hours, Service Updates Electronic collections (articles, e-books, and more!) are accessible through our website 24/7. Please visit the Fall Semester FAQ Page for more details. Click here for printable calendar. Dec. 1–6 (Fall Semester Hours) Service Hours: 9 a.m.– 5. ... Read More Caturday: Peace on Earth December 12, 2020Library News'Caturday, library, peace on earth, villanova “I pray my wish will come true For my child and your child too He’ll see the day of glory See the day when men of good will Live in peace, live in peace again” —”Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” by David Bowie and ... Read More Foto Friday: Presidential Papers December 11, 2020Library Newsfoto friday, Library Resources, Memoir, President Barack Obama, Presidential Memoirs, Presidential Papers   Former President Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” is the latest presidential memoir to be released. The first of two volumes, the book “encompasses parts of his early political life and his presidential ... Read More #TBT: Christmas Through the Years Part 1 December 10, 2020Library NewsBelle Aire, Christmas, Holidays, jenna newman, TBT, Throwback, throwback Thursday, yearbook In honor of the Christmas countdown being in full swing, for the next three weeks our throwback Thursdays are going to focus on past Christmases at Villanova. For our first Christmas throwback, we’re taking it back a decade to the 2010-2011 Belle ... Read More Cat in the Stax: Book Gift Guide December 9, 2020Library News'Cat in the Stacks, Book Recs, Books, cat in the stack, cat in the stax, Christmas, gift guide, jenna newman I always love getting presents for all the important people in my life, but sometimes it can be hard to figure out exactly what to get for each person. You want the gift to be meaningful, but also easy to get and not something that’s going to ... Read More From the Archives: Fall Zine December 8, 2020Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and Paper, Library NewsDistinctive Collections, University Archives, Zine Well another crazy semester for the record books! COVID-19 has upended so much of our lives, yet here you are continuing to going to school and trying to stay connected with friends and family. To decompress from the whirlwind of finals and enjoy a ... Read More From the Archives: Digitized Primary Sources on the 1918 Flu Pandemic December 7, 2020Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and Papercovid-19, digital library, Distinctive Collections, New digitization, University Archives By Rebecca Oviedo Preserved in Villanova University Archives and now available in the Digital Library are dozens of first-hand accounts and records from women religious of Philadelphia who volunteered to nurse the sick during the 1918-1919 � ... Read More Available for proofreading: Boy Scouts at Sea December 6, 2020Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and PaperProject Gutenberg The scouting movement was very popular in the early twentieth century, so it is not too surprising that a lot of juvenile novels were released featuring Boy Scouts and members of similar groups. Our latest Distributed Proofreaders project comes ... Read More Foto Friday: Villanova University Literary Festival Speaker Featured in 2020 National Book Awards December 4, 2020Library News2020 National Book Awards, Brit Bennett, Literary Festival, The Mothers, The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, a 2017 Villanova University Literary Festival speaker, was featured in the 2020 National Book Awards. Her novel, The Vanishing Half was included in the Longlist for Fiction. The novel tells the story of two sisters: “The Vignes ... Read More Search Falvey Library Blogs Categories Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and Paper Library News Resources Technology Developments Feeds Content Comments Meta Log in   Last Modified: December 22, 2015 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085 610.519.4500 Contact Directions Privacy & Security Diversity Higher Education Act MY NOVA Villanova A-Z Directory Work at Villanova Accessibility Ask Us: Live Chat