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We think Summer, from the USFSP Library Student Technology Center, makes a pretty creepy Hannibal Lecter.

Check out Episode 1 of the Faculty On Tap podcast with Dr. Thomas Hallock, Professor of English, Literature & Cultural discussing research, teaching, and his new book, A Road Course in Early American Literature: Travel and Teaching from Atzlán to Amherst. Tune in here or the podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Pocket Cast. https://digital.stpetersburg.usf.edu/faculty_on_tap/2/ Photo Credit: Ben Schlesinger, USF St. Petersburg campus English major

Check out some of the cool work Special Collections librarians David Shedden and Andy Huse have been part of!

Cookie Monster is our 1st Halloween Costume Contest entry. Let's see your costumes! Submissions date extended! Submit by October 29th. Voting will take place between October 30th and the 31st by 12pm and winners will be announced October 31st. https://tinyurl.com/NPMLCostumeContes

Do you have a Halloween Costume you want to show off this year? Enter the NPML Halloween Costume Contest! https://tinyurl.com/NPMLCostumeContest

"Openness can be a powerful tool for building more equitable systems of sharing knowledge. Rebuilding research and scholarship to be open by default presents a unique opportunity to construct a foundation that is fundamentally more equitable." http://www.openaccessweek.org//2020-theme-announcement-eng

Archives are not all stuffy! We have a few fun ways for you to interact with part of the Nelson Poynter Library Special Collections through fun activities such as jigsaw puzzles and coloring pages. The images all come from reproductions of rare 16th - 19th century illustrations from the library's John C. Briggs Collection of Ichthyology and Natural History. https://lib.stpetersburg.usf.edu/c.php?g=1034083&p=7496016

Check out this new podcast: Faculty on Tap where USF faculty members are interviewed about their teaching and scholarship while enjoying a beer from a local brewery. In this first episode Tim, Ricky, and Allison, the hosts, introduce themselves and the podcast. https://digital.stpetersburg.usf.edu/faculty_on_tap/1

Today is Indigenous People's Day. Celebrate through reading and learning their stories.

Animation artist K-J Mathieson, describes in her own words, the process of creating the animated short Corky in both an Online Exhibit and in person at the USF St. Petersburg Library Gallery. K-J Mathieson is an Associate Professor in the USF College of Art and Art History specializing in computer animation.https://lib.stpetersburg.usf.edu/LibraryGallery

Do you have Federal Work Study and are still looking for an on campus job? Apply to work at the Library!

We will be celebrating Halloween a little differently this year since we cannot have our Halloween Costume Contest in person. But we will be doing a virtual Halloween Costume Contest. The categories will be: Scariest, Funniest, TV/Movie Character, Book/Comic Character Submissions will be due by October 23rd. https://tinyurl.com/NPMLCostumeContest... Voting will take place between October 26-28 and winners will be announced October 29th.