The New Synagogue in Częstochowa was destroyed by Nazis in 1929.

The Jews of Częstochowa
Coexistence · Holocaust · Memory

December 3, 2006 - January 29, 2007
Library Gallery, 2nd floor

Częstochowa, the most sacred Roman Catholic city in Poland and home of the Black Madonna, has for centuries been a pilgrimage site for millions of Catholics. Before World War II about a third of the population of the city were Jewish (almost 40,000). After the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939, they confined the Jews to a ghetto and later deported them to the concentration camp in Treblinka. Some 6,000 survived in HASAG, a forced labor camp on the outskirts of the Częstochowa. Today, there are fewer than 100 Jews in the city.

“The Jews of Częstochowa” traces the history and growth of the local Jewish community and recounts the vitality and contributions of this once-vibrant population that was virtually obliterated. The exhibit displays original photographs, documents, books and other remembrances of pre-war life, the large scale tragedy of the ghetto and HASAG, and finally the postwar denouement. More about the exhibit.

Visitors are welcome to visit the Library Gallery on their own during regular Gallery hours. Groups may also request a docent-led tour of the exhibit. Schools and other organizations interested in requesting a tour should complete the online tour request form.

Related Links:
Jews of Częstochowa Exhibition Brochure (pdf)
The World Society of Częstochowa Jews and their Descendants

The Ann Storck Center Presents:
Arts in Motion

December 4, 2006- January 9, 2007
Library Atrium, First Floor

This is the 4th collaboration between the Ann Storck Center and Nova Southeastern University's Alvin Sherman Library. Featuring artwork created by the participants of the Ann Storck Center Fine Art Program, the exhibit is free and open to the public.

This year's artwork was inspired by different styles of music ranging from classical to pop to salsa.

Don't miss it!

Related Links:
Ann Storck Center, Inc.
Ann Storck Center Fine Art Program

2,000 Generations: A Genographic Reunion

This photographic exhibit by Barry W. Barker, Ed.D., captures the geography and genetics of Spencer Wells and the National Geographic Society’s Genographic Project and complements the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Speakers Series presentation by Wells. Barker, associate professor for the Math, Science, and Technology division, presents 50 portraits from populations around the world that coordinate with maps tracing Wells’ theory of the journey of human identity and genetic dispersion. In addition to the photographs, the exhibit also displays tribal and ethnic masks from the personal collections of Professor Barry Barker, Johanna Tunon, and local collector Donna Horkey.

Spencer Wells, Ph.D., a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, is director of the Genographic Project, which tracks genetic markers in members of modern populations, and has traced human genes back to a small population in Africa that bears the DNA source code for all other groups. He will discuss this landmark study in a public lecture at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26, in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center.

This program is sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences as part of their year long theme of Identity. For further information, call (954) 262-8236.

Passport to Information

Join us for this special one-day event and learn all about some of the library's most popular online databases. Members of the NSU and local community are invited to come learn how to use databases to access online reference resources, journal indexes, full-text articles, investor information, FCAT and other standardized practice tests, and thousands of other online documents and resources.

Demonstrations on how to utilize the millions of reliable sources and documents provided by the library will be presented by various database vendors including, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Greenwood Publishers, HW Wilson, Proquest, RR Bowker, Thomson Gale, Westlaw–LivEdgar, Wiley InterScience, and World Book Encyclopedia.

There will also be opportunities to win FREE prizes including iPods, MP3 players, books and other merchandise. Don't miss this fun and informative event! It's free and open to the NSU community and the general public. See Directions and Parking.

Questions? Please contact Elena Soltau at 954-262-4542 or email soltau@nsu.nova.edu.

Fourth Annual Faculty Reception

The librarians, staff members, and administration of the Nova Southeastern University libraries will honor NSU's faculty at a private reception on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 4:30 p.m.

Remarks will be made by Ray Ferrero, Jr., NSU president; and Frank DePiano, vice president for academic affairs. The Guest Speaker will be Edye E. Groseclose, professor of biochemistry, Health Professions Division. Donald E. Riggs, vice president for information services and university librarian, will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and drawings will be held for door prizes.

Please RSVP by September 27, 2006 at (954) 262-4545 or hjaime@nsu.nova.edu.

Spanish Pathways

September 15 - October 15, 2006
Library Gallery, Second floor

The Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center presents Spanish Pathways, an exhibit on loan from the Museum of Florida History that examines the numerous effects of Spanish culture on Florida from 1492 through 1992.

Viewers will trace the influence of the Spanish in Florida beginning with their early exploration of the peninsula in the fifteenth century. Other images will investigate the earliest cattle industry, the Navez expedition, De Sotos epic march, Catholic mission sites, St. Augustine, Ft. Mose, Count Galvez and the American Revolution, the Second Spanish Era, Paulina Pedrosa and Las Patriotas, the cigar industry, and the dramatic impact of the 1959 Cuban Revolution on south Florida. Learn more...

As part of the activities surrounding this exhibit, the Sherman Library will sponsor a film showing. See Schedule of Events.

For more information, contact Nora Quinlan, 954-262-4637 or email: nora@nova.edu

Book Launch
Edwin Black's Internal Combustion

Tuesday, September 12 at 7 p.m. you are invited to attend the global launch of Internal Combustion: How Corporations and Governments Addicted the World to Oil and Derailed the Alternatives, a new book by New York Times best-selling author Edwin Black. The event will be held in the Atrium of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. This venue is especially fitting for the unveiling of the book, as Black made extensive use of NSU's library resources in his research.

Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, this explosive book dares to ask - and answer - the pivotal questions of our times: Did we ever need to be dependant on oil? Was it really inevitable that our cars, trucks, and buses be powered by oil-burning internal combustion engines, rather than cleaner electric motors? How did we really become addicted to oil? Can we break the addiction? How fast?

As Internal Combustion forcefully details, battery-powered electric automobiles were abundant a century ago, and Thomas Edison and Henry Ford had planned to make them universal, replacing noisy, soot-belching, polluting gas powered vehicles. Unfortunately, that now-forgotten effort was undermined in favor of the internal combustion engine and the oil cartel.

NSU President Ray Ferrero, Jr. and Edwin Black will speak at the event. Books will be available for purchase and will be signed by the author. Refreshments will be served, and admission to the event is free.

One-Day Used Book Sale

Pick up some summer reading at the library's one-day used book sale. The library will be selling used hard cover books, paperbacks, children's books and audio books. Cash or checks ONLY! (ATM located on the 1st floor).

For questions please call the Collection Development Department at (954) 262-4542.

Book Feast • Festín de Libros
Florida Library Youth Program for Summer 2006

Join us for two months of summer fun and reading during June and July. Programs and events for all ages.

Kick-Off Event for the entire family Sunday, June 4.
Register to win prizes for reading!

More info...

Endangered! The Galapagos Islands, Madagascar, The Amazon, Borneo, and China

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presents “ENDANGERED!: The Galapagos Islands, Madagascar, The Amazon, Borneo, and China,” an exhibit of more than 120 photographs focusing on tropical ecosystems and endangered species. The exhibit will run from April 20–August 20 in the Alvin Sherman Library Second Floor Gallery.

“ENDANGERED!” is a collection of scientific photographic data compiled through trips during the summer of 2005 to five unique areas of the world organized by Barry Barker, Ed.D., professor of environmental science/studies in the Division of Math, Science, and Technology. The collection’s perspective on endangered species represents the work of students and faculty who use the photographic expeditions to learn about and document fragile ecosystems.

For more information contact Barry Barker, Ed.D., (954) 262-8303 or barkerb@nsu.nova.edu.

An Artistic Discovery: 25th Annual Congressional High School Art Competition

The 25th Annual Congressional High School Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, provides members of Congress with the unique opportunity to showcase the talents of their creative, dynamic high school constituents. Since the competition's inception in 1982, countless numbers of students have been able to participate at the local level.

From May 23 to June 9 the work of local students will be on display in the Alvin Sherman Library, and all of the paintings will be entered into the 25th Annual Congressional High School Art Competition. Fischler School Provost and University Dean H. Wells Singleton, Ph.D., will welcome Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to NSU’s main campus on Tuesday, May 30 to recognize the local students’ achievements. The event is sponsored by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services and the Alvin Sherman Library.

The winning piece from Wasserman Schultz's District (FL-20) will be showcased at the Capitol in Washington, DC, along with the winning pieces from Congressional Districts all over the country. The winner will also be presented with two complimentary round-trip tickets to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Capitol in honor of the exhibit on Tuesday, June 28.

National Library Week

Staff Art Show

Third Annual African Presence Art Exhibition

Rock My Soul: The Black Legacy of Rock and Roll

February 10 - March 31, 2006, Library Exhibit Gallery, Second floor
Exhibit Gallery, Second floor

Nova Southeastern University will host the Third Annual African Presence Art Exhibition, Rock My Soul: The Black Legacy of Rock and Roll, a traveling exhibit from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum that celebrates the origins of rock and roll. The exhibit will be held in the second floor Exhibit Gallery and will be open to the public 8 am to 9 pm, Monday through Friday; 9 am to 8 pm on Saturday; and 11 am to 9 pm on Sunday. An opening night reception will be held on Thursday, February 9, at 6:30 pm.

The exhibit includes works of art created by 10 African-American artists, each inspired by and representing African and African-American music. Nine music genres are represented by works of art that convey the essence of the music and the spirit of the people who created it. A background soundtrack adds an essential music component to the exhibition. More about the exhibit

African Presence 2006 is sponsored by the NSU Office of University Relations and the Fischler School of Education and Human Services as part of Black History Month. For additional related events, see Celebrating Black History.

The Rock my Soul touring exhibition is the result of collaboration between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and The Arts League of Michigan. The exhibition was made possible with a grant from the Ford Motor Company.

Literary Feast: Day of Literary Lectures

• Novel Day for Students, Friday, February 24
• Night of Literary Feasts, Friday, February 24
• Day of Literary Lectures, Saturday, February 25

The Alvin Sherman library will be hosting the Day of Literary Lectures when nationally acclaimed authors will be participating in talks and panel discussions. In addition, there will be book selling and book signings by the authors. The Day of Literary Lectures is open to the public, and there is no admission charge. See the complete schedule of events (pdf).

Seating: Open seating; no tickets are required. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority seating for Broward Public Library Foundation members will be available until 10 minutes before start time.

Parking: Parking is available in the garage adjacent to the library for $1.00 per hour.

Shuttle: A free shuttle will provide transportation from the Broward County Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale to the Alvin Sherman Library at NSU. The shuttle will depart the Main Library at 9:14 am and 10:45 am, and depart the Alvin Sherman Library at 12:45 pm and 3:00 pm. Please RSVP to the Literary Feast Hotline at 954-357-5954.

For more information, please call the Literary Feast 2006 Hotline at (954) 357-5954 or visit their website.

Literary Feast is coordinated by Byblos, the special events committee of the Broward Public Library Foundation, and all proceeds benefit the Broward Public Library Foundation in its efforts to provide books and services not otherwise available to the Broward County Library system, and the Sun-Sentinel/WB39 Children's Fund's programs for low-income children and families with special needs.

Related Links:
Schedule for Day of Literary Lectures
Literary Feast 2006
Byblos

The Clothesline Project

The Ann Storck Center Presents:
Express Yourself

November 29, 2005- January 9, 2006
Library Atrium, First Floor

Artists from the Ann Storck Center's Expressive Arts program are back by popular demand for the Third Annual Ann Storck Center Expressive Art Exhibit at NSU. Original artwork by participants of the award-winning Ann Storck Center Expressive Arts Program will be on display from November 29, 2005 through January 9, 2006. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Although severe physical and mental challenges require that these individuals receive assistance with everyday tasks, they've become accomplished artists. About 30 different works of art will be on display at the library event. Each artist has a special story and a unique ability to create beauty on canvas. The Ann Storck Center, a nonprofit organization known for its ability to discover unique abilities in severe mentally and physically disabled individuals, hopes to increase the awareness of its work and the talents of its Fine Art program participants through this exhibit. For more information on how to purchase prints of the exhibit pieces call 954-584-8000 or visit the Ann Storck Center website below..

Related Links:
Ann Storck Center, Inc.
Ann Storck Center Fine Art Program

Power of Documentation: Children's Learning Revealed

Look closely: children are discovering the world around them. Documentation reveals the learning that comes from young children’s active, engaged work and play. Come visit this exhibit to see how teachers have collected, analyzed, and interpreted evidence of children’s learning. Explore how revealing this learning through documentation helps teachers, informs parents and demonstrates accountability throughout the community. Early childhood educators will find the exhibit especially revealing and relevant.

The Power of Documentation is sponsored in Ft. Lauderdale by the Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Family Central, Inc., and the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies at NSU.

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Buddhist Prayer Wheel

Hand-forged by craftsmen in India, the Buddhist Prayer Wheel on display at the Alvin Sherman Library was blessed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet during his historic visit to Nova Southeastern University on September 18, 2004. Measuring approximately four feet and weighing 600 pounds, the prayer wheel was donated by local philanthropist Albert Miniaci.

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