On November 05, 2018
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Pics & Mags Office edited by David Pemberton
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Friday, November 9 , 7PM SVA Library West, 133/141 West 21st Street, lower level Free and Open to the Public SVA Library presents Carrier Pigeon founders Matt Barteluce (MFA 2010 Illustration as Visual Essay) and Russ Spitovsky (MFA 2009 Illustration as Visual Essay; BFA 2003 Illustration), along with other magazine contributors, who will talk ab... ... read more -
The SVA Library will hold its Fall Book Sale from Wednesday, November 14th - Friday, November 16th from 10am-6pm daily. All books will be priced $2 and $5; payment by debit or credit card only. ... read more -
New York Therapy Animals returns to SVA Library on Wednesday, November 14th for Dog Therapy! Pet a pup and de-stress from 3:30-4:30pm. Courtesy of SVA Student Health and Counseling. ... read more -
If you, like me, are a fan of Japanese woodblock prints, you’ll be excited to learn of Ukiyo-e-- a gigantic archive of high quality images of Ukiyo-e prints. These Japanese prints are images that depict stories of urban society and its sensual pleasures but also remind us of the transitory and fleeting nature of this life and our worldly delights. The word ‘Ukiyo-e’ trans... ... read more -
The SVA Library has begun a trial of Drama Online from Bloomsbury. This trial will run until November 17, 2018. It can be accessed from the Library's Databases page. Drama Online contains thousands of playtexts from Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare, and Faber and Faber. The platform also includes 700 images from the Victoria and Albert Museum and American Shakespeare Centre.... ... read more -
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, but will be rescheduled for a future date. In the meantime SVA students, faculty and staff can apply for an NYPL card online, and then pick it up at any NYPL branch library. On Tuesday, November 6th, get an NYPL card at Library West from 11am-2pm! 133 W 21st Street, lower level. Get access to the New York Public Library's collection of o... ... read more -
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The SVA Library hosts Lucian Kahn for a tabletop game design talk and play-test on Mon, 10/29 at 6:30pm at Library West. Talk is open to the SVA community but you must RSVP to play. ... read more -
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Join us at SVA Library West on Thursday, October 11 at 7PM to celebrate national coming out day with four prominent, amazingly talented, queer poets. SARAH SALA'S debut poetry collection, DEVIL'S LAKE, was named a finalist for the 2017 Subito Book Prize, and her poem “Hydrogen” was featured in the “Elements” episode of NPR's hit show Radiolab. S... ... read more -
In celebration of National Hispanic *and Latinx* Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), we wanted to share a few resources in the library highlighting some of the ENDLESS ways in which Latinx and Hispanic cultures, histories and contributions have helped shaped the U.S. and continues to do so. Here's a small selection of titles that we have by and on Latinx and Hispanic artists/authors... ... read more -
If you haven’t heard of Kanopy -- you’re in for a pleasant surprise. It’s Netflix for libraries, but free and a lil more intellectual. It’s a streaming service with heady, artful films you can watch from your laptop, desktop etc.! The database provides access to art, documentary, and many award-winning films including the entire Criterion Collection -- a series of important... ... read more