We're here to help you "pop-in and lock-in" during finals!  We'll have POPCorn, POPTarts, POP Fidgets and LolliPOPs on May 4th in the library atrium from Noon to 2pm. We'll have bubbles to POP and ice POPs along with Cornhole, chalk, and other games outside of the library on May 5th from noon to 2pm.  

Call for Volunteers!  Hello from SJU's Pharmacy History Museum! Next month we are putting up a new exhibition exploring community pharmacy and pharmaceutical manufacturing in Philadelphia over the last two centuries. To bring the exhibition to life, we will be refiguring the museum as a "map" of the city of Philadelphia, painting the Schuylkill River across the west gallery wall and the Delaware River across the east wall. We will be using methylene blue, a dye with a prominent place in pharmaceuticals, as our painting medium.   We are looking for students, faculty, and staff to assist with this painting project between May 7 and 12 on SJU's UCity campus. If you are interested, please complete our volunteer form.   

  Congratulations to Caleb Datto and Kate Malley, recipients of 2026 LIbrary Research awards. First-place winner Caleb Datto received $250, and Kate Malley received $100 and an Honorable Mention. Their names were announced at the April 8th Undergraduate Research Festival.  For a research project in Spanish 467: Language Contact and Politics in the U.S., taught by Dr. Elaine Shenk, Caleb used library resources to access Supreme Court cases, Spanish translations of works originally published in English, Spanish-English dictionaries, and Citation Guides. Caleb wrote about the importance of using primary documents to the success of his project and the superiority of published translations and dictionaries over what can be found online or generated by AI.  For her research paper assigned in HON 361: India Partitions, taught by Dr. Amber Abbas and Dr. Jason Mezey, Kate Malley wrote about her exploratory approach to finding sources and the way her project took shape as she investigated sources she found compelling in databases and in the stacks. Kate also shared how the scholarly atmosphere of the library gave her a feeling of confidence with which to approach her work. Both Caleb and Kate demonstrated intellectual curiosity, strategic exploration, and careful assessment of library and information resources in their academic pursuits. We commend them for their efforts and also applaud all who participated.  The SJU Libraries Undergraduate Research Award recognizes undergraduate students whose work demonstrates thoughtful and effective engagement with library resources, services, and staff and celebrates projects that demonstrate strong information literacy skills, purposeful use of library materials, and meaningful integration of sources into academic work.