{"id":5168,"date":"2025-11-01T18:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T22:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T22:39:24","slug":"all-saints-all-souls-day-resources-at-the-university-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/2025\/11\/all-saints-all-souls-day-resources-at-the-university-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"All Saints &amp; All Souls Day Resources at the University Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The celebration of individuals both living and deceased is observed through the observance of All Saints Day (November 1st) and All Souls Day (November 2nd) across the world. These dates provide a means of honoring loved ones, friends, and humanity at large, and for some the saints that inspire us from afar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5170 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/prayer-saints.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/prayer-saints.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/prayer-saints-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 85vw, 140px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5202\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/All-Souls-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University Libraries has a number of print and electronic resources that explore both <a href=\"https:\/\/shu.locate.ebsco.com\/search?option=keyword&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;query=saints&amp;recordsPerPage=25\"><strong>Saints<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/shu.locate.ebsco.com\/search?option=keyword&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;query=souls&amp;recordsPerPage=25\"><strong>Souls<\/strong><\/a> from a variety of perspectives. Even beyond the spiritual aspects of the concurrent commemorations, there are also thousands of works that are related to <a href=\"https:\/\/shu.locate.ebsco.com\/search?option=keyword&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;query=human%2A&amp;recordsPerPage=25\"><strong>humanity<\/strong><\/a> in both general and specific terms within our collection.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.shu.edu\/library\/research-appointments\"><strong>Research Appointment Site<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5204\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/Saint-3-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/Saint-3-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/11\/Saint-3.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 85vw, 347px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The celebration of individuals both living and deceased is observed through the observance of All Saints Day (November 1st) and All Souls Day (November 2nd) across the world. These dates provide a means of honoring loved ones, friends, and humanity at large, and for some the saints that inspire us from afar. 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