Library Events and Outreach
Falvey Memorial Library in conjunction with other University groups works to provide programming and other initiatives in support of the Villanova University mission. The Library's events and outreach team is instrumental in several major areas.
Academic Integrity Gateway
A Web Site for students created by the Library with the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs that provides a virtual resource center to heighten awareness about issues of documenting sources and University expectations for honesty.
Building Relationships
Contributing to a variety of programs and projects the Library seeks to increase its involvement and support of campus life, this includes, but is not limited to; One Book Villanova, World Religions Day, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Health Promotion, the Villanova Literary Festival, Villanova Works, and Falvey Scholars.
Community Bibliography
A multi-year project unveiled March 1, 2008, it is database on the World Wide Web that documents and records any residual artifact published by any member of the Villanova University community since its inception in 1842. The Library encourages alumni and staff as well as students and faculty to have their published intellectual work represented in a truly comprehensive institutional bibliography.
Displays
Window display space and occasionally other areas of the Library's first floor are used for educational and cultural displays.
Events
In addition to hosting a variety of University events, the Library co-sponsors several special programs during the school year that often coincide with campus, national and international cultural celebrations and occasions. Both academic and social event programming is also promoted by the library sponsoring a variety of lecture series and annual events, which include, but are not limited to; the Scholarship@Villanova series, the Conscience of the Holocaust lecture, the Pope John Paul II Legacy lecture, the Community Author series, and Gaming nights.
FAQ
The Library as a venue for your event? Please apply using the online form to request the Library host your event. For assistance with scheduling events please contact, Gina McFadden, Ext. 9-3848.
Upcoming events? All events in the Library are listed on the University calendar of events. Library sponsored events are on the Library events page. If you have a question about a library event e-mail us at libraryevents@villanova.edu.
Having a display in the library? Please apply using the online form to request the Library host your display. For assistance with scheduling a display please contact, Teri Ann Pirone, Ext. 9-6390.
Current library displays? With questions and comments please contact, Joanne Quinn, Ext. 9-4274.
Villanova University's Community Bibliography? To make a submission. Email your questions and comments to us at communitybibliography@villanova.edu.
Other inquiries? Please contact the Events and Outreach Team leader, Outreach Librarian Darren G. Poley, Tel. 610-772-3718.
Team Mission
Falvey Memorial Library's events and outreach team is to build relationships and provide leadership in support of a diverse array of intellectually stimulating environments in the Library for Villanova University and the broader community. The events and outreach team does this by making contact, fostering collaboration, and increasing awareness of the Library's service mission as it relates to the academic mission of the Villanova University community.
Team Goals
- Continue to host events and sponsor programs in the Library in support of Villanova University’s academic mission that engage an audience from a wide-spectrum of the community.
- Create public displays in the library that are timely, informative and visually attractive.
- Build a substantial institutional bibliography that incorporates the documentation of the intellectual contributions of the entire Villanova University community.
