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Gleeson Library | Geschke Center serves the students, staff and faculty of the University of San Francisco as well as the broader Bay Area community.
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What is the Donohue Rare Book Room's oldest printed item in the collection? A leaf from the Gutenberg Bible is our oldest example of printing from moveable type, the innovation that transformed the production and circulation of books in the West.

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Our Noble Fragment: Gleeson Library’s Gutenberg Bible Leaf Goes Digital
Check out Gleeson Library’s oldest example of printing from moveable type: a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, now in digital collections.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Congrats to Anijah McLaurin, Gleeson Library Outreach Student Assistant who won the poster competition at the 2025 USFCA Innovation Summit!

The poster focused on the advancement of AI and technology and how it impacts humans' ability to think critically.
#GleesonLibrary #InnovationSummit #usfca
April 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Happy Day of the Dons!⁠ There is no better time to support your favorite library!
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Funds raised support our ability to bring you the programs, resources and services our community depends upon.⁠
⁠ www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

#dayofthedons #usfca #growwithusf #gleesonlibrary
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Gleeson is the heart of campus, staffed with dedicated folks who work hard to serve our beloved community.⁠
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Funds raised support the programs, resources and services our community depends upon.⁠
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www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
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#dayofthedons #usfca #growwithusf #gleesonlibrary
logo for fundraising on Day of the Dons for the University of San Francisco
March 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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The Internet Archive hosts the Ideas Worth Saving Evening Extravaganza! 🎬 #StarWars & #Tolkien panels & film clips. Come in costume & win a prize!
📅 Jan 31–Feb 1, 6 pm–9 pm
📍 300 Funston Ave., SF
🎟️ $20 at the door

Details ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/event/ideas-worth-saving-evening-extravaganza/
Graphic of a film projector and images related to the text, which reads: Ideas worth saving. Evening extravaganzas: movie clips, costumes, & conversation! Friday: the true origins of Star Wars.Saturday: the Tolkien you never knew. Costume contest. Panel of experts. Analysis of movie scenes. 31 January & 1 February 2025, at 7pm, the Internet Archive. 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA. Ticket: www.ideasworthsaving.org
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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📢👇 from @mpesce.arvr.social.ap.brid.gy
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Memories fade. Archives burn. All signal becomes noise
But where are the comprehensive archives to protect digital works, or allow us to memorialize friends?
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January 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Our annual #BlackHistoryMonth display is going up at Gleeson! This year we will feature literature, innovation and invention as well as a selection of "Black Stories in Space."

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Black History Month
Highlighting the literature and invention of Black Americans.
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January 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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The Donohue Rare Book Room presents the recent acquisition, The Radical Imagination: A Retrospective Portfolio by the artist, Favianna Rodriguez.
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For more information visit libcal.usfca.edu/event/135094...
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#GleesonLibrary #DonohueRareBookRoom #usfca
I picture of the artist, Favianna Rodriguez, in her studio, surrounded by her artwork.
November 15, 2024 at 8:35 PM