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Beyond the Page: Exploring the Cultural, Historical and Scholarly Record at Temple University Libraries

Did you know that Paley Library on Temple's Main Campus is home to more than 3.2 million volumes, unique archives and a full season of cultural programs? Our Beyond the Page series is free and open to the public, and hosts internationally renowned artists, writers and cultural commentators. Temple University Libraries open the door to a world of knowledge, inquiry and exploration, so join us today!


Michael Mann
Climatologist Michael Mann on the Science and Politics of Climate Change
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 4:00 PM
Main Campus, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, ground floor, lecture hall
Leading climatologist and global-warming expert Michael Mann explains the facts behind environmental change and explores the politicization of science. Mann should know: He has been at the center of a maelstrom around this hotly contested and highly politicized topic. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Temple.


Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta, Epsilon Delta Chapter/Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection Open House
Friday, Oct. 15, 2:00 PM
Sullivan Hall, 1330 Polett Walk, Blockson Collection
Explore history in the Blockson Collection this October with members of the Delta Sigma Theta, Epsilon Delta Chapter, which got its start at Temple 50 years ago this fall. Explore the exhibition on the Deltas, and discuss it with collection curator Dr. Diane D. Turner.


Emily Gould
Emily Gould on Journalism, Feminism, Webism and YouTubing
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 5:30 PM
Main Campus, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, ground floor, lecture hall
Hosted by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Essayist, memoirist and blogger extraordinaire Emily Gould and scholar/poet Rachel Blau DuPlessis ponder online journalism, feminism, the media, publishing, food, cats and dogs. Gould also reads from her new book And the Heart Says Whatever (Free Press 2010).


n+1 Periodicals
n+1 Periodicals and Publishing Today
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 3:30 PM
Main Campus, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, ground floor, lecture hall
n+1 editors Marco Roth and Keith Gessen discuss what it takes to start a print literary journal, survive the battle of ideas with other magazines (and the internet), and even get some writing done on the side.


Additional upcoming public programs:

Special Collections Showcase: Main Point Music, Middle Earth Books
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 4:00 PM
Main Campus, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, mezzanine, Special Collections Reading Room

National GIS Day
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 3:00 PM
Main Campus, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, ground floor, lecture hall

Record, Preserve, Document, Shape: A Conversation with Curator and Scholar Steven Lubar of Brown University
Thursday, Nov. 18, 4:00 PM
Main Campus, Paley Library, 1210 Polett Walk, ground floor, lecture hall
Hosted by Seth Bruggeman of the Center for Public History at Temple.


Temple University Libraries also hosts a number of ongoing programs including "Chat in the Stacks" and the Temple Library Book Club. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit http://blog.library.temple.edu/events.

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