A new installation at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. features a rare pin-back button from Special Collections, SBU Libraries. The “I Am a Civil Rights Marcher” button commemorates the August 28, 1963 historic “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” near the Lincoln Memorial. The 1963 March
On Tuesday, October 18th, University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center were pleased to welcome Independent Scholar, David Lembeck, for an Art in Focus talk on “Harold Lehman’s Renovo Mural.” David Lembeck’s lecture focused on Lehman’s mural, “Locomotive Repair Operation,” completed in 1943 for the Renovo Post Office
University Libraries is excited to partner with Brentwood High School (BHS) on a grant project to improve college and workforce research skills in their students. The grant from the William E. & Maude S. Pritchard Charitable Trust aims to create a scalable and replicable “train the trainer” model that can
A full house packed the Special Collections Seminar Room on Wednesday, October 19, to listen to Gems from the Music Library’s Vinyl Collection. Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, played selections from the over 26,000 LPs that are discoverable in our SEARCH! interface. Gisele provided brief descriptions and histories
Another successful SBUHacks in the books! Friday September 23rd – Sunday September 25th the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and SBUHacks Committee hosted their annual hackathon in the University Libraries’ Central Reading Room. The SBUHacks Committee and their volunteers transformed the Central Reading Room into a coding headquarters where
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day (October 11th) with a selection of some of the Libraries’ resources on Indigeneity. Indigenous Peoples Day is a holiday on the second Monday of October that celebrates and honors Indigenous peoples, histories, and cultures.
University Libraries congratulate Stephen Sullivan, Instructional Support Technician on thirty (30) years of service and Janet Clarke, Associate Dean for Research & User Engagement on twenty-five (25) years of service. Both Janet and Stephen were acknowledged at the recent University-wide Service Awards ceremony. Congratulations and thank you for your service.
The 2022 Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture will be held on Monday 10/3/22. This year’s lecturer Dr. Eric Green, MD, PhD, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Green will present his lecture “Creating the Fourth Chapter of Human Genomics” at the Wang Center, Lecture Hall 1 at 2:00pm. The lecture
SBU Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week with a special display located just inside the entrance of the Central Reading Room. Banned Books Week is an annual event meant to highlight the importance of access to books and the freedom to read without restrictions. The display features books from the library
The entire staff at the University Libraries extend a warm welcome to our new Dean, Karim Boughida. We are delighted that Boughida has joined the SBU family as the next leader of the Libraries. The following text are taken from the Provost’s announcement…“Karim is a visionary thinker who sees the
