Quote of the Week:

“It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I. There is scarcely a famous master in music whose works I have not frequently and diligently studied.” -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(I keep this in mind as I write and rewrite and research and reread my literature reviews, essays and discussion posts. Some things, well, they just take diligent study of how others made it work before you can make it work.)

Mozart and I would have similar rooms, I’d imagine (Photo from Pixabay.com)

This week at the library:
Monday, October 24^th:
-Harry Potter Halloween Week, Day One, Speaker’s Corner, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 25^th:
-Theology & Religious Studies: Faith & Culture Lecture Series (#2), Room 204, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
-English Department: Poetry Reading, Room 205, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 26^th:
-Food For Thought Discussion-VITAL, Room 206, 11:30-12:45 p.m.
-2016 US Presidential Election Series Lecture: Dr. John R. Johannes on “What Might this Election Mean? —Thoughts about Consequences.”, Speaker’s Corner, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
-RASCON Meet and Greet, Room 205, 4:00-6:00
-Latin American Studies Program Event, Room 204, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 27^th:
-Food For Thought Discussion-VITAL, Room 206, 11:30-12:45 p.m.
-OUS: Pre-Law Advising Workshop, Room 204, 11:05-12:15 p.m.
-Talk & Book Signing with Author Dr. Crystal J. Lucky: “Rev. Charlotte Riley and the Image of Black Women’s Piety”, Speaker’s Corner, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28^th:
-Villanova Electronic Enthusiasts Club: Regular Group Meeting, First Floor Lounge, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

#MindfulnessMonday

This week I rejected any course work which was not the (absolute) bare minimum, choosing instead to extend my own Fall Break.  For the record: I would not recommend this strategy to others.
So, if you’re like me and looking for a way to enter back into the world of academia (which remains both terrifying and compelling), go for a walk. It’s (finally) Fall and everything is turning yellow and red and that brown color of deer. Organize your thoughts while in motion to once again enter the world as a student who does their homework regularly (which is a state of being I would recommend).

See? This color. It’s a very particular brown. (Photo from Pixabay.com)

Save the Date:
Friday, October 28^th

-CAT Films: Scare-a-thon

To the wizarding world of Villanova:
Tonight in the library, from 4:00-6:00 p.m., there will be a dramatic reading of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which will serve to kickoff the WEEK LONG HARRY POTTER SCAVENGER HUNT. After assembling a #squad, you and your fellow seekers will collect points to be counted the following Monday, October, 31st (Halloween!), at YET ANOTHER HARRY POTTER EVENT IN THE LIBRARY.
As for tonight (one step at a time, folks), there will be pizza and butterbeer and trivia and at least one ravenclaw in attendance (hint: it’s me). Follow NovaSeekers on instagram to keep up to date and also for cute pictures of owls. Happy hunting!

How could you say no to such a thing? (Photo from Pixabay.com)

#FalveyPeek at the Week provided by Hunter Vay Houtzer, a graduate assistant on the Communications and Marketing Team at the Falvey Memorial Library. She is working toward an MA in Communication at Villanova University, and also on watching every episode of The Office. Send your thoughts/suggestions to Hunter at #falveypeek. See you next Monday for more!