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Gandy Bridge turns 100, how аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢is preserving its history
When built 100 years ago, the Gandy Bridge helped create the Tampa Bay area that consists of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. That story is told through the archives stored in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Special Collections.
November 25, 2024Community Partnerships
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Libraries' Tampa Through Time Portal is an interactive resource that merges archives, digital tools and mapping to allow users to immerse themselves in the city's rich history.
September 19, 2024Community Partnerships
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Libraries preserves local African American history
A bountiful repository of local African American artifacts spanning more than 150 years provides a glimpse into the community’s lives, struggles and achievements in Tampa Bay. Rare books, personal papers, photographs and even property records are available in the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Tampa campus library, the Nelson Poynter Library at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg and online.
February 6, 2024Campus Life, Community Partnerships, University News
Kristina Keogh has been named the new dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢St. Petersburg campus. Keogh comes to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢after being the director of library services for the past six years at the Alfred R. Goldstein Library at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL.
July 26, 2022University News
Pride Month celebrates USF’s LGBTQ+ community
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ is proud to support its LBGTQ+ community during Pride Month and throughout the year with an active network of organizations that host events, provide resources and work to serve and support these communities.
June 1, 2022Campus Life, Community Partnerships, Student Success
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Libraries are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Florida Ornithological Society (FOS). Considering the Libraries’ many previous successes with environmental scholars and the Audubon Society of Florida, the FOS seemed like a natural fit to join the Florida Environment and Natural History nest.
April 19, 2022University News
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Libraries create history, not just preserve it
From solving century-old mysteries to changing what we know about Florida’s iconic bird, several resources at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Libraries have helped create actionable outcomes.
February 8, 2022University News
For the first time, dozens of ancient objects from the Farid Karam, M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection will be available to the general public.
December 1, 2021University News
Hispanic heritage is an integral part of Florida history. Within Tampa, Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Colombian, Spanish, and Puerto Rican cultures and influences have shaped the city. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to recognize some of the icons that have contributed to shaping our city through business, government, education, and sports.
September 20, 2021University News
Fifty years: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Libraries employee to retire as the university’s longest-serving non-faculty staff member
As a child, Florence Jandreau remembers peeking through the woods and trees to see the new university in town. At the time, she could have never imagined the impact аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢would have on her life or that she would one day retire as the university’s longest-serving non-faculty staff member.
July 19, 2021University News
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢librarians are working with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢researchers and the Tampa Bay community to identify living next-of-kin for those forgotten while bringing historical injustices to light.
June 11, 2021Research and Innovation
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Tampa Library acquired a particularly special collection: The Tampa Chapter of The Links, Incorporated archives, one of the oldest and largest volunteer organizations in the country. The organization has a membership of more than 16,000 women of color committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic endurance of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.
May 3, 2021University News