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 Dig Deeper: Award-Winning Children’s Author Beverly Cleary April 27, 2021Library NewsBeverly Cleary, Dig Deeper, Library Resources Disappointed with the children’s books she read growing up, Beverly Cleary was determined to tell stories kids could relate to. ”I wanted to read funny stories about the sort of children I knew,” she wrote, ”and I decided ... Read More In Praise of Scrapple April 27, 2021Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and Paperdigital library, Distinctive Collections, national poetry month, poems In honor of National Poetry Month, I thought I would share this poem by Philadelphia poet and Villanova alumnus Thomas Augustine Daly (1871-1948). The poem appears in McAroni Ballads and Other Verses (1919), newly digitized in our Digital Library ... Read More From The Archives: Owl Hop April 26, 2021Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and PaperDistinctive Collections, University Archives When you step onto campus, you’ll discover Villanova’s many unique traditions. Some you may find are as old as the University itself and others are much more recent—but they all play an important role in the life of Villanova students. ... Read More New Resource: Eighteenth Century Collections Online April 26, 2021Library NewsEighteenth Century Collections Online, Gale Primary Sources, Library Resources Eighteenth Century Collections Online is broken into two parts and offers full text access to nearly every English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, alongside thousands of works published in the Americas, between ... Read More An Evening with Sr. Thea Bowman (1937-1990): Songs, Service, Struggle on April 27 April 26, 2021Library NewsAfrican American Spirituality, African American Studies, Biblical interpretation, black history, Campus Ministry, Sr. Thea Bowman The Villanova campus community is invited to join Campus Ministry for an evening of prayer and reflection, April 27, 7-8:15 p.m., with the song and spirit of Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA. Presenters Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart and Michelle Sherman ... Read More Happy World Book Day and Shakespeare Day April 23, 2021Library News"William Shakespeare", book, falvey memorial library, Photo Friday, World Book Day Happy World Book Day and Shakespeare Day! To celebrate the Bard’s many contributions to culture and language, we wanted to share this striking edition that is contained in our physical collection. While the collection indeed contains several ... Read More Content Roundup – Third Week – 2021 April 23, 2021Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and PaperContent Roundup This week sees the addition of materials digitized recently, including more Dime Novels and Story Papers and newly acquired letters written from William T. Sherman to Mrs. Mary C. Audenried, widow of Sherman’s longtime aide-de-camp. Dime Novel ... Read More Villanova Open Educational Resource (OER) Adoption Grant April 22, 2021Library News The Affordable Materials Project (AMP)  is offering 5 grants in the amount of $500 to tenure track or continuing faculty to encourage the adoption of an open educational resource (OER) as the primary course material for a class offered in the 2021 ... Read More TBT: 2019 Climate Strikes April 22, 2021Library Newsclimate change, Earth Day, Earth Week, Earth Week 2021, TBT, Throwback, throwback Thursday Here comes a BONUS TBT in honor of Earth Day! The photos featured here come from the March 15, 2019 Climate Strike at Villanova. This was just one of many climate strikes taking place on college campuses across the country. These strikes were ... Read More Search Falvey Library Blogs Categories Blue Electrode: Sparking between Silicon and Paper Library News Resources Technology Developments Feeds Content Comments Archives Compass (2005 - 2008) 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