Before you leave for the semester, remember to RETURN or RENEW any items you’ve borrowed from the library. Students must be registered for an upcoming semester to be able to renew online, over the phone, or in person at one…
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End of semester reminder: Return or Renew
Posted in About Us, Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Libraries Tagged with: book returns, Circulation, library account, return
Access to Materials in Main Stacks, Melville
Updated 3/15/2023: The 4th floor has reopened! Patrons can now access all floors of the Main Stacks. Thank you for your patience while this important work was completed. Please contact us at circulation@stonybrook.edu or 631.632.7115 with any questions.
Posted in About Us
Women’s History Month Exhibit Explores New York’s Women’s Suffrage Movement
After seventy years of fighting for the right to vote in New York state, women finally won that right on November 6, 1917. An exhibit on loan from the Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) features material related to the…
Posted in Women's Studies Tagged with: Central Reading Room, Melville Library, Voter rights, womens' history month
Increased Borrowing Privileges for Courtesy Borrowers
Borrowing privileges at the Stony Brook University Libraries may be extended to patrons who are not enrolled or employed at Stony Brook University. Known as “courtesy borrowers,” these patrons may be research assistants, visiting scholars, members of affiliated organizations such…
Interlibrary Loan department recognized for exceptionally speedy service
The Stony Brook University Libraries is now an OCLC Express Digital Delivery library! OCLC Express Digital Delivery is a program that started in January of 2021 and groups together libraries with the fastest turnaround times for interlibrary loan. Qualifying libraries…
Posted in About Us Tagged with: Access & User Services, Access Services, ILL, Interlibrary loan, OCLC
Return or Renew
Before the end of the semester, remember to RETURN or RENEW any items you’ve borrowed from the library. Students must be registered for an upcoming semester to be able to renew. You can renew online, over the phone, or in…
In recognition of our graduating student employees
Our student employees are valuable members of our team. When they graduate, we want to recognize their contributions to the University Libraries and thank them for their hard work. One way we do that is by placing bookplates in a…
Pet Therapy Returns for Finals
On Friday, May 6, the University Libraries and SBU Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) once again partnered to bring Pet Therapy to the University Libraries Galleria. For two hours, students were able to spend time with 6 therapy dogs. A…
The University Libraries celebrates our graduating student employees
Our student employees are valuable members of our staff. We are grateful for their contributions to the library and want to honor the work of those who are graduating. Each graduating student who has worked at the library for 2…
Posted in About Us
Love Who You Love: The University Libraries celebrates Pride Month
Commemorating the anniversary of the riots that followed a police raid on The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, Pride Month has grown over the last 50 years to become an international month-long celebration raising awareness and showing…
Posted in About Us, Central Reading Room, Events, Inclusion Tagged with: Central Reading Room, Library events, Pride Month
