Finals are stressful for students, which is why Falvey Library gives students a little boost before taking on those big tests and papers. While you’re getting all the details on this year’s event on May 3, check out this tasty scene from 2019’s event: a dessert bar! Because everyone feels a bit better after a cupcake or brownie (or both!)
Shawn Proctor, MFA, is Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Library.
Happy Earth Week!
We flashback to 2021, when the sustainability fair returned to campus, offering a variety of fun and functional wares. This year’s Earth Week is under way, so make sure to check out all of the great events!
Shawn Proctor, MFA, is Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Library.
We’re celebrating libraries this week!
National Library Week, April 7-13, 2024, celebrates “the contributions of libraries and librarians,” while promoting “library use and support.” The week-long celebration was first sponsored in 1958 by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries (school, public, academic, and special) across the country.
While we love all libraries, we’re especially excited to celebrate Falvey Hall. Monday, April 22, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of Falvey Hall as the home of Villanova University’s Library! The Villanova Community is cordially invited to join us on April 22 from 1-3 p.m. on the Falvey Hall Patio to celebrate the major milestone. We’ll offer a variety of delicious treats including cake, cookies, and candy for attendees to savor during this sweet moment (or until supplies last!) In honor of the Library’s namesake, we’ll also be raffling off a limited amount of custom Father Falvey socks.
You can help us commemorate this momentous occasion! Make sure to stop by to sign our big anniversary card and take a trip down memory lane by sharing your favorite Falvey memories! We want to know what part Falvey has played during your journey at Villanova. We hope to see you there. Cheers to 75 memorable years!
Take a peek at some throwback photos of Falvey Hall below. All images are courtesy of the Villanova Digital Library. More throwback memories of Falvey Hall will be featured on April 22.
Students in Falvey Memorial Library, 1979.
Dedication Of Villanova College Library, 1949.
Commencement, 1950.
Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library.
Upcoming deadline alert, faculty and students!
Each academic year, the Library welcomes nominations from faculty across campus in order to highlight the undergraduate research at Villanova. Here are the 2019 winners, known as Falvey Scholars, who presented their work at a celebration event and were featured in the Library’s publication Mosaic.
Nominations for the 2024 Falvey Scholars Awards deadline Sunday, March 24.
Photo courtesy of the Villanova Digital Library.
Coffee is a staple on Villanova’s campus, especially in the Connelly Center! Throwing it back to the 1992-1993 academic year, campus coffee shops were a great place to find confections and cappuccinos!
What’s your go-to Holy Grounds order?
Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library. Her go-to Holy Grounds order: a shot of espresso.
Happy (almost) Spring Break, Wildcats! Whether you’re headed home to see the folks, traveling with friends, or relaxing on campus, Falvey Library wishes you a safe and restful week!
Photo courtesy of the Villanova Digital Library (Belle Air, 1969). #TBT
Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library.
Image courtesy of the Villanova Digital Library (Bell Air 1964, p. 166)
Villanova’s 2024 Winter Gala has concluded, and students will now wait another year to dress up and take some pictures in Driscoll all while freezing in their suits, dresses, and heels in the chilly Pennsylvania weather.
Today’s TBT features a Junior Week formal from 1964. Would you wear any of these styles? Don’t forget, vintage styles are making a comeback! Maybe keep some inspiration in your back pocket for next year’s Gala.
Now that this Winter Gala is over, students are forced to face a long two weeks before they can bask in the relief of spring break, which is coming up after classes end on March 1. We hope that for those who attended the Winter Gala this past weekend, you enjoyed every minute with your friends dancing on the floor and saw “twinkles in their eyes and glows on their faces,” and that those memories will hold you over these next two weeks (and until the Winter Gala next year!)
Happy Thursday!
AJ Balinski ‘26 CLAS is a Communication major from Gibraltar, Mich. She works as a Communication & Marketing Student Assistant at Falvey Library.
Beaudry Rae Allen presents at Freedom School in 2020.
Today marks the 16th annual Freedom School at Villanova, celebrating the vision and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by presenting on topics relevant to Dr. King’s social justice work.
Above, Beaudry Rae Allen, Digital and Preservation Archivist at Falvey Library, presented “Out of the Archives” at the 2020 Freedom School. She returns to Freedom School to present “Collection Development Centered on Civil Rights” at 2:30 p.m. in the St. David’s Room, Connelly Center.
Shawn Proctor, MFA, is Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Library.
Photo courtesy of the Villanova University Digital Library.
The holiday season is in full swing! This week we’re throwing it back to Dec. 12, 1951. The program, advertising a holiday concert for the Rosemont College Glee Club, featured traditional carols and a special Christmas message. Happy holidays, Villanova!
Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library.
Photo courtesy of the Villanova University Digital Library.
Look out the window… The snow outside marks that finals week is here, and we are so proud of you for getting through fall semester!
Today’s TBT is from Volume 7 of Villanova’s The Spire, and is a reminder for you to take care of yourself this week. We know that studying for exams are tough and essays are long and tedious but don’t forget to eat and sleep well (things your mother would tell you) and mitigate your stress levels.
Luckily, Falvey Library can help you out with that. Falvey’s Stress Busting Open House is today, Thursday, Dec. 7, 1-3 p.m., on the Library’s first floor. You can come pick up a couple sweet treats, color, or play Mario-themed video games. Please join us today.
Hang in there, you’re in the final stretch now!
Isabel Choi ’26, Communication & Marketing Student Assistant at Falvey Library.