PIMS Library Opening Hours, 1 May onwards
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As of 1 May, the PIMS Library will be holding summer hours, opening from 10:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
This page is devoted to news about the Institute, its fellows and programs, as well as items of interest to the wider medieval community.
PIMS
As of 1 May, the PIMS Library will be holding summer hours, opening from 10:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
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As of Wednesday, 26 March, the PIMS Library will resume extended hours for the rest of the semester. The Library will be open Mondays and Fridays, 10:00am–5:00pm, and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 10:00am–7:00pm. Summer hours are expected to begin 1 May.
Publications
Dr Talia Zajac, a continuing Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow under the direction of Fr T. Allan Smith, CSB, has just had a book chapter published in the Brill volume Christian Rus in the Making.
Prizes & Awards
The Pontifical Institute’s Associate Fellow Stephen Metzger, along with his co-organizer, Sister Panagia Miola, has recently been honored with the Premio Abelardo Lobato in recognition for their work on an exposition, “Il Libro e lo Spirito.”
Prizes & Awards
Congratulations to John S. Ott and Anna Trumbore Jones, whose book The Medieval Clergy, 800–1250: A Sourcebook, has been selected by the RUSA History Section Historical Materials Committee as one of the Best Historical Materials published in 2024.
PIMS
As of 19 March, the PIMS Library will no longer have extended hours in the evenings. Regular hours will be Monday to Friday, 10:00am–5:00pm.
Prizes & Awards
We are delighted to announce that Henry Constable, The Complete Poems, edited by María Jesús Pérez-Jáuregui, has received a prestigious award.
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In May 2024, the Institute hosted an international conference on the medieval Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides (1138–1204 C.E.) and the Christian thinker St Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225–1274). The focus of the conference was on the areas of theology and philosophy where Aquinas directly and explicitly engaged the ideas of Maimonides. Video recordings of the presentations and roundtable discussions are now available on the conference webpage.
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The PIMS Library will be back to normal operating hours and capacity as of 9 December.
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The PIMS Library has reopened, but will continue to be on reduced hours and capacity from Monday 25 November onwards. An announcement will be made when normal operations are restored.
Courses
Applications are now open for the 2025 Manuscript Studies Programme, which will convene in Rome from 2 June to 4 July 2025.
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As of Monday, 18 November, the PIMS Library will be open but operating with limited capacity and hours, due to the recent burst pipe emergency. Please note that the Library hours for this week will be Monday to Friday, 10:00am–5:00pm.
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A burst pipe has caused some leaking into the PIMS Library. The Library and USMC maintenance staff are currently working on the situation, but unfortunately the Library must close for the rest of the week. It may be able to reopen on Monday 18 November.
PIMS, Publications
Institute fellows, authors, editors, and books feature in more than usual abundance in the latest issue of Speculum.
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The PIMS Library will be holding a book sale on the 4th Floor of the Kelly Library. September 23–24 (10:00–5:00) will be reserved for students, faculty, staff and friends. The sale will continue September 25–27 for the general public.
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Starting today, 3 September, the PIMS Library has returned to regular hours: 10 AM to 5 PM on Monday and Friday, and 10 AM to 7 PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Prizes & Awards
Congratulations to James P. Carley, Fellow of the Pontifical Institute, who has been awarded the degree of Honorary Doctor of Letters from his Alma Mater, the University of Victoria.
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The Institute is looking for a new Institute Secretary / Executive Assistant to the Praeses; please click here to view the job description document. The closing date is 14 June 2024; please send your application to Fr. Augustine Thompson, as directed in the job description document, before that date.
PIMS, Publications
We will be displaying our new medieval publications in person at the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo. If you are attending Congress in person, we hope to see you there!
PIMS, Publications
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