News and Announcements

Ever wonder how Christmas is celebrated in Israel? Discover through Vistas of Israel recordings how both Chanukah and Christmas are celebrated in Israel in the late 50s and 60s, along with Christmas hymns such as Oh, Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night, Holy Night and silly songs like I want a hippopotamus for Christmas  and All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth.

The FAU Libraries are pleased to announce that we have become a content contributing partner to The Sunshine State Digital Network! Our first digital collection we've shared is the Marvin E. Kemery Digital Collection: Letters Home from a World War 1 Soldier. 

While some horror films feature blood-curdling scores (Jaws, Halloween, The Exorcist), there are certain songs that will forever be associated with the movies they helped make all the more terrifying. For all our spooky lovers out there, here are six vintage songs made infinitely creepier by horror movies, four of which you can find here at the Recorded Sound Archives.

It’s international Open Access Week, and this year’s theme is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge,” which ponders whether and how sharing knowledge is capturing and prioritizing all voices and particularly those in underrepresented groups. Keep reading to find out how the FAU Libraries actively celebrates equity through our robust and diverse collections, responsive services, and inclusive and equitable programming. 

The Jaffe Center for Book Arts hosted the Barb Schmidt Fellows on Saturday October 14, 2019 for a day of art, learning and fun at the Wimberly Library.

This October three scholars from across the country will visit Florida Atlantic University’s S.E. Wimberly Library to use the Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection to conduct unique research, and present at an annual symposium.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, we wanted to share one of several recordings within our hispanic/latin american collection of recordings. This year we’d like to highlight the voice of Graciela Párraga and composer Vicente Gómez. 

The FAU Libraries invite you to celebrate Banned Books Week with us! Each year we take a moment to highlight different books that have been banned at libraries and schools across the United States reasons such as sexual content, explicit language, religion, etc. 

Welcome back, Owls! Each semester our Instruction and Engagement team carefully selects workshops to lead that will target a wide variety of students and provide them with necessary skills to conquer the academic year. This semester is no different!

In celebration of college football season starting, we wanted to share a recording we have here at the Recorded Sound Archives by Walter Camp known as the Father of American Football.