To celebrate this year’s National GIS Day, held on November 20th, FSU Libraries is hosting three book displays across both Dirac Science Library and Strozier Library. The displays highlight the many faces of maps, mapmaking, cartography, GIS data, and so much more that can be found in our collections, and they will be on view... Continue Reading →
Each year, FSU Libraries observes Banned Books Week: an annual event celebrating intellectual freedom and open access to information. According to the American Library Association (ALA), in 2023, 4,2401 different books were targeted through either a ban2 and/or challenge. Public and school libraries saw a 92% increase from 2022 in censorship attempts. Of all the... Continue Reading →
In fall 2021, FSU Libraries’ Art in the Library program launched its first exhibition on the library’s newly renovated second floor. The works on display highlight two interesting narratives: that of both library history and local art history. Gifted in the name of a former librarian, these four works by a former FSU Art faculty... Continue Reading →
