Falvey Library Blogs
Falvey Memorial Library Hours: December 2020–January 2021
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. ...
Caturday: Peace on Earth
“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 ...
Foto Friday: 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 ...
#TBT: Christmas Through the Years Part 1
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 ...
Cat in the Stax: Book Gift Guide
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 ...
From the Archives: Fall 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 ...
From the Archives: Digitized Primary Sources on the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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 †...
Available for proofreading: Boy Scouts at Sea
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 ...
Foto Friday: Villanova University Literary Festival Speaker Featured in 2020 National Book Awards
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 ...