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  • Winter Break Hours 2019-20

    Winter Break Hours 2019-20

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    The SVA Library will close at 6pm on December 18th, 2019 for Winter Break, and will reopen January 2, 2020. The Main Library will be open from 9am-6pm, and Library West will be open 9am-5pm on weekdays during Intersession. Normal hours at both locations will resume Monday, January 13th. View all of our hours here: https://sva.libcal.com/hours/   ... read more
    • On December 06, 2019
      by Phoebe Stein
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  • Extended Hours & Free Coffee Fall 2019

    Extended Hours & Free Coffee Fall 2019

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    The Main SVA Library will have extended hours during finals from Monday, December 9th through Tuesday, December 17th on the following schedule: Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 11:00pm Friday: 8:30am - 10:00pm Saturday: 12:00 - 8:00pm Sunday: 12:00 - 10:00pm Plus, on select nights, we'll have free coffee and donuts too: December 9th, 11th, 13th, and 16th. Good luck on your final project... ... read more
    • On December 03, 2019
      by Phoebe Stein
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  • Thanksgiving Hours 2019

    Thanksgiving Hours 2019

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    The Main Library and Library West will close at 1pm on Wednesday, November 27th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Both will remain closed through the weekend and reopen with normal hours on Monday, December 2nd.      ... read more
    • On November 19, 2019
      by Phoebe Stein
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  • Radical Empathy RPG: Dead Friend

    Radical Empathy RPG: Dead Friend

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    Radical Empathy RPG is a role-playing game series led by students and centered on playing as a character completely different from yourself. This session we will run Dead Friend - a collaborative storytelling RPG centered on a necromancer and a ghost. Dead Friend is a game designed by Lucian Kahn. Participants each play the role of a friend, one living and one dead. You will ask and answ... ... read more
    • On November 15, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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  • Film Screening: Paris is Burning

    Film Screening: Paris is Burning

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    Join us at SVA Library West for a screening of Paris is Burning. This 1990 documentary was directed by Jennie Livingston and chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it. This film is being screened in conjunction with the ISO gallery's exhibition: Cultural Identity. Snacks will be served! ... read more
    • On November 14, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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  • Game Design Talk: Meet Sharang Biswas

    Game Design Talk: Meet Sharang Biswas

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    Sharang Biswas is game designer, writer, and artist based in New York City. His games include You Will Be Liquid, A Shroud for the Seneschal, and Feast which won an IdieCade award. You can read more about his games on his portfolio site.  Join us on Wednesday, November 6 at Library West to hear about Biswas' design process for creating A Shroud for the Seneschal, a roleplaying game... ... read more
    • On October 31, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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  • Halloween Horror Movie Marathon

    Halloween Horror Movie Marathon

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    Join us at Library West for a Halloween Horror Movie Marathon spanning decades and sub-genres. From gothic horror to horrifically funny, we'll be screening both popular and obscure films in honor of All Hallows. Drop by for thrills, chills, and popcorn. ... read more
    • On October 24, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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  • Radical Empathy RPG: Monster of the Week

    Radical Empathy RPG: Monster of the Week

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    Want to take a trip through the 80s? Want to do it all while killing monsters? Well then come over to SVA Library West and play Monster of the Week with Radical Empathy RPG. Radical Empathy RPG is a role-playing series led by students and centered on playing as a character completely different from yourself. The Monster of the Week system was recently made popular by The Adventure Zone... ... read more
    • On October 24, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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  • Game Design Talk: Meet Lucian Kahn

    Game Design Talk: Meet Lucian Kahn

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    Lucian Kahn is the designer of the ghostly storytelling game Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy and project director of the anthology You & I: Roleplaying Games for Two, both of which were nominated for 2019 Indie Groundbreakers Awards in the category of Most Innovative.  Join us at Library West to hear about Kahn's most recent game, Visigoths vs. Mall Goths, a t... ... read more
    • On October 10, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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  • Beat Saber VR Dance Party

    Beat Saber VR Dance Party

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    BFA Computer Arts & SVA Library are teaming up to host a virtual reality dance party! Join us in playing Beat Saber - a VR rhythm game where you slash beats of music as they fly toward you in a futuristic world. Never played before? No experience necessary!  ... read more
    • On September 26, 2019
      by Shea'la Finch
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