Falvey Library service hours for the spring 2024 semester are listed below:

• Sunday: 12 p.m.–12 a.m. (book stacks close at 11:30 p.m.)
• Monday—Thursday: 8 a.m.–12 a.m. (book stacks close at 11:30 p.m.)
• Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (book stacks close at 4:30 p.m.)
• Saturday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (book stacks close at 4:30 p.m.)

Villanova University students, faculty, and staff with a valid Wildcard have 24/7 card access to the first, second, and ground floors of the Main Library, and all three floors of Falvey Hall. Electronic collections (articles, e-books and more!) are accessible through the Library’s website 24/7. Research librarians are available Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., or by appointment. View the full list of service hours here.

Are you interested in submitting to Falvey’s Data Visualization Competition but feeling unsure about your data visualization skills? Do you have a draft that’s almost ready to go, but need some help with the final touches? Come to our working session and receive one on one guidance to improve your visualization and chances of winning! Michael Posner, Professor of Statistics and Data Science and Director of the Center for Statistics and Data Science Education, will be there to offer advice and give coding support for those using R.

Feel free to bring your laptop or use one of the DSL’s workstations! Please register in advance by using this QR code and feel free to drop in any time during the 3-hour working session! Register here or with the QR above!

Have you felt overwhelmed by the cost of course materials and options for getting the books you need? You’re not alone. Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 5-6 p.m. in Falvey’s Speakers’ Corner, located on the first floor, to share tips with your peers and to learn how Falvey Library can help. Nicole Daly, Social Sciences librarian, and Linda Hauck, Business Librarian, are hosting “Textbooks and Tacos” to explore different ways to save money on class materials. Bring your laptop and an appetite so you can use your newfound knowledge to check out options for sourcing your course materials with a librarian’s assistance. 
 
This event, sponsored by Falvey Library is free and open to the Villanova Community!

Interested in leading a research project and collaborating with a faculty member this summer? CRF encourages all first-years, sophomores, and juniors to apply for a VURF! Grantees work 35 hours a week, are paid a $3500 stipend, and receive up to $500 for supplies. On campus room and board may also be provided! The VURF application deadline is March 1, at 11:59 p.m.

Additional details can be found HERE.

You can connect with a CRF team member to chat more about the VURF HERE.

Finals are in full swing, so here’s a cute puppy in an elf hat.

Good luck, Nova Nation. You got this!

Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist 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.

PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz.

Color Culture 

The 2024 Pantone Color of the Year is Peach Fuzz (PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz to be exact!) The Pantone Color System provides a “universal language of color” to help individuals “define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization – across various materials and finishes for graphics, fashion and product design.” Since 1999, Pantone selects a color to feature each year in the hopes of showcasing “the fundamental role color plays in our shared human experience.” Team members of the Pantone Color Institute choose the winning color after a year-long selection process. Check out this interview with Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute, for more information on the Pantone Color of the Year selection process.

PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz

Kindness and comfort are two prominently featured words associated with the 2024 Pantone Color of the Year. Peace is another word that embodies the winning color selection. “PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is a velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches heart, mind, and body… At a time of turmoil in many aspects of our lives, our need for nurturing, empathy and compassion grows ever stronger as does our imaginings of a more peaceful future.” Check out all the ways you can use the color of the year on Pantone’s website.

Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches People

Peach is Falvey’s unofficial color of the year as the library hosted many stress-busting events that featured numerous characters from Nintendo’s Mario franchise including Princess Peach. Giving a subtle shoutout to the pink-loving ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, we had to gave away candy peach rings. To continue the celebration of all things peach, stop by the library’s first floor to grab a free package of peach rings.

Still feeling peachy keen? Dig deeper and explore the resources below:

• Peach: Botany, Production and Uses (Bassi & Layne, 2008)
• Peach Culture (Fulton, 1870)
• Peaches and Nectarines (2010)
• Apricots and Peaches: Nutritional Properties, Post-harvest Management and Potential Health Benefits (Hansen, 2016)
• Peaches: A Celebration of America’s Sweetest Season (DeMers, 2012)

The actual fruit may not be the main subject of these resources but they’re a peach!

• The Peach Seed (Yazzie, 2008)
• Peach State (Su, 2021)
• The Peach’s Son (Nolan, 2016)
• Peach blossom spring: Gardens and flowers in Chinese paintings (Barnhart, 1983)
• Graveyard Peaches: A California Memoir (De Blasis, 1991)

Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library.

Photo courtesy of Shawn Proctor, Communication & Marketing Program Manager.

Hey, Wildcats! Thanks for stopping by our Mario-themed stress busting open house. We’re glad you were able to take a break (even if just for a few minutes) with some pizza, candy, and video games.

Best of luck on finals, Nova Nation. You got this!

Image courtesy of the Villanova University Digital Library.

To celebrate Villanova Football’s 2023 CAA Conference championship, we’re throwing it back to 1968 for this week’s TBT. The Villanovan featured a multi-page spread on the Wildcats upcoming season on Sept. 13, 1968. The article included scouting reports on all the Wildcats’ future opponents. Read the full rundown in the Villanova University Digital Library.

Come cheer on your #8 Wildcats in the second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs this Saturday, Dec. 2, at noon. They will take on Youngstown St. in Villanova Stadium. Tickets for the game can be purchased here!

Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library.