Category: Libraries

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month with St. Petersburg College

Join the Tarpon Springs Library in celebrating Hispanic & Latinx month!

The Tarpon Springs Campus Library is celebrating Hispanic Heritage month with a spotlight on notable figures of Hispanic and Latinx heritage, such as Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter whose art explores questions of identity, post-colonialism, gender, class, and race among other topics.  Pope Francis, the 266th Pope and first Jesuit, as well as the first … Continue reading Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month with St. Petersburg College

Join SCORE Pinellas for a series of Free Business Workshops

Free Business Workshops are being held at St. Pete/Gibbs Campus for students and community members. Photo is of a group of students, faculty, and community members gathering for business networking.

Are you a business major? Interested in learning what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Starting a small business? Or maybe you’re looking for some guidance to grow an existing business? Join us for a series of Free Business Workshops presented by SCORE Pinellas at the West Community Library at St. Petersburg College-Gibbs Campus.  The … Continue reading Join SCORE Pinellas for a series of Free Business Workshops

“Tailgating @ the Library” with the St. Pete / Gibbs Campus LRC Team

Experience the St. Pete / Gibbs Campus Library & Learning Resources like you never have before at the upcoming “Tailgating @ the Library” event on Thursday, September 5th, 12pm-2pm. Presented by the St. Pete / Gibbs Campus Library & Learning Resources, this event will highlight the free learning support available to students, including the Writing … Continue reading “Tailgating @ the Library” with the St. Pete / Gibbs Campus LRC Team

‘Wizards Unite’ community walks being held at SPC Clearwater

Wizards Unite walk at SPC Clearwater Campus Flyer, featuring Harry Potter inspired text

Start off the 2019 – 2020 school year on the right foot with Wizards Unite Walks on the Clearwater Campus! Wizards Unite is a popular, free augmented-reality mobile game. Wizards Unite is similar to the globally renown Pokemon Go, where the player takes on the responsibility of a lifetime – in this case, the responsibility … Continue reading ‘Wizards Unite’ community walks being held at SPC Clearwater

SPC Tutor Recycles Discarded Books by Turning Them into Art

Books displayed and created by Lauren, co-founder of Dilly Dally's Custom Book Folding

Lauren Dykes, tutor at SPC’s Downtown Learning Center, has a side talent: book folding! Book folding is a creative process which transforms old books into art through folding and cutting. Lauren is a professional and attributes her discovery of this craft to the LSC where old textbooks, having served their purpose, would be discarded. A … Continue reading SPC Tutor Recycles Discarded Books by Turning Them into Art

The Hate U Give Art Project: Original Art and Poetry by SPC Students and Faculty

Original Art and Poetry Project for The Hate U Gives Banner

The Hate U Give original art project is sponsored by SPC Libraries and the Arts, Humanities, and Design academic community at St. Petersburg College.  The artwork is on display at the Tarpon Springs Campus library (FA Building) (Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 17) and is open to the public. This art collection features SPC … Continue reading The Hate U Give Art Project: Original Art and Poetry by SPC Students and Faculty

Enjoy a Recent Vinyl & Audio Donation to St. Pete/Gibbs Campus

Vinyl Collection can be enjoyed at Retro Joe's, St. Pete/Gibbs, Today

Sooner or later, everything old is new again. The 12th annual Record Store Day U.S. took place this past Saturday, April 13, where independent record stores all over the country celebrated with special release discs, live music, and more.  St. Pete local record store Daddy Kool Records had a line to get inside their building … Continue reading Enjoy a Recent Vinyl & Audio Donation to St. Pete/Gibbs Campus