Falvey Library

Falvey Library at Vic Maggitti Hall will become the new front door to our academic community. It will be a dynamic, donor-powered space where students and faculty come together to exchange ideas and create new knowledge. Learn more: villanova.edu/university/esp…

That point in the semester when group projects, coffee breaks and good company keep things moving.

Welcome back, Villanovans! Campus wasn’t the same without you. Here’s to a refreshed start and everything the rest of the semester has in store.

The Lemole family—led by Gerald M. Lemole, MD, ’58 CLAS, along with his sons, G. Michael Lemole Jr., MD, ’22 EMBA, and Christopher Lemole ’00 CLAS, ’03 JD—has pledged $5 million to support the construction of Vic Maggitti Hall. Read the full story: www1.villanova.edu/university/str…

Happy Monday, Wildcats! Check out this week's Peek at the Week for a list of upcoming Library events, including those that are ACS-approved, as well as holidays you can celebrate! l8r.it/nYNj

In this week's Cat in the Stax post, we explore how dark chocolate might be good for your health! Link in bio! #chocolate #nutrition #novanation

Join us Wed., Feb. 12, from 12-1 p.m. in Falvey's Speakers’ Corner for an event on “What Makes a Green Advertisement Effective? How Source, Message, and Consumer Characteristics Influence Ad Resonance Consumers,” presented by Tyler Milfeld, PhD, Villanova School of Business.

Join us Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. in Speakers' Corner for a talk by Glenn Bracey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Criminology at Villanova. Dr. Bracey will discuss his co-authored book, The Religion of Whiteness: How Racism Distorts Christian Faith.

Dining Hall menus are back online and on the Nova Now app! Thank you for your patience as we worked through some connectivity issues.

Happy Monday, Wildcats! Check out this week's Peek at the Week for a list of upcoming Library events, including ACS-approved ones, as well as holidays you can celebrate! l8r.it/lhQL

Join us Feb. 7 at 2 pm for a virtual talk by Monica Berger, professor & scholarly communications librarian, New York City College of Technology, as she covers the many facets of predatory publishing, including how to avoid predatory & other lower quality journals and conferences.

International Love Data Week at Falvey Library: 2/10-14 Virtual workshops include: Data Visualization in Tableau; Intro to Data Management and DMPTool; Getting Started with R; Intro to Python; Use Your Data to Make Maps; and more. Registration 🔗 in bio!

Drawing on his insights as a correspondent based in Moscow and Berlin—as well as firsthand accounts in his reporting from Ukraine—Lucian Kim will discuss his new book: "Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine" on Wed. Feb. 5, at 4:30 p.m. in Falvey's Speakers’ Corner.

International Love Data Week at Falvey Library: 2/10-2/14 Virtual workshops include Data Visualization in Tableau, Intro to Data Management and DMPTool, Getting Started with R, Intro to Python, Use Your Data to Make Maps & more. 🔗 in bio for additional info and registration.

Happy Thursday, Wildcats! This week, the Curious Cat team asked students, “What is your favorite winter activity?" Thanks to Ella Kole, CLAS '25, Ashley Richards, VSB '27 and Kira Kennedy, CE '27 for participating! #curiouscat #novanation #falveylibrary #winteractivities

As the weather warms up (well, at least in comparison to last week), take a look at today's #TBT from the 1994 Belle Air yearbook. Coming back from winter break that year, students were greeted by 3-4 inches of snow and a week of cancelled classes. (By Jadyn Piotrowski ’26 VSB)

Join us 2/4 (two sessions 12:30-1:30 & 4-5 pm) for a meeting of the Popular Reading Student Selection Committee. We'll chat about involvement in the Popular Reading collection, enjoy Valentine's themed treats & craft Blind Date with a book covers! We'll meet in Falvey Room 205!

Happy Lunar New Year! For this week's Cat in the Stax, we explore some fun facts about snakes! #novanation #falveylibrary #yearofthesnake

Sarah DeRupo, MLIS, joined Distinctive Collections and Digital Engagement (DCDE) as the Distinctive Collections Processing Archivist on Monday, Jan. 6. DeRupo will be working with material from University Archives and Special Collections.

Villanova University welcomes author Rachel Heng for its annual Literary Festival. She will be speaking on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in Falvey's Speakers' Corner. Heng will read from one of her works followed by a Q&A session and a book signing. l8r.it/B2Ka