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BEyond Books

BEyond Books is our new Library of Things, a collection of non-traditional items that support our mission of connecting people with the resources they need. Our BEyond Books collection currently includes calculators, a bike repair kit, some games, and a

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Health Tech Fair 2025: Save the date!

Join us at the Health Sciences Library for our Health Tech Fair on September 16th from 11 pm. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome, including students, staff, faculty, and University Hospital staff. Representatives from EBSCO Health, Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, McGraw-Hill,

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Melville Library Open House

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Library Open House yesterday afternoon!  New students came by for tours, database demos, button-making, and the AI image guessing game, courtesy of SBU Libraries’ AI Club. Thanks to New Student Programs for

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2025 Fall Semester: Reference and Virtual Chat Services

Welcome to the new semester!  Need help with research?  We are here to help!  There are many ways that you can connect to librarians for research assistance. You can connect with a librarian virtually via chat with the hours below:

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Plant Propagation Station

Need some greenery to spruce up your dorm room or office? We’ve got you covered! Our new Plant Propagation Station, located on the 3rd floor in the Main Stacks, has a variety of plant cuttings available. Take a cutting, repot

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BEyond Books

BEyond Books is our Library of Things, a special collection of non-traditional library items you can borrow to support your academic work or provide some entertainment. Whether you need a tool, a gadget, or something to inspire creativity, this collection

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Plant Propagation Station

The SBU Libraries is excited to provide our community with plant cuttings through our plant propagation station. Plant propagation is taking pieces – or cuttings – of plants, allowing them to grown roots so they can be planted and become

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Roger Schonfeld (ITHAKA) Shared Values and Shared Infrastructure

Roger Schonfeld (ITHAKA) will be visiting our campus at Stony Brook, NY. We invite you to join us if you’re nearby or willing to drive or take public transportation. Title: Shared Values and Shared Infrastructure Monday, August 4, 2025, at

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2025 Short Term Scholar Award: Senator Jacob. K. Javits Collection

About: Stony Brook University Libraries, located 65 miles east of New York City, is offering two short term scholar awards of $2,500 during the fall 2025 semester to support research using the Senator Jacob. K. Javits Collection. The award program

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New Art Exhibition on the Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art

The Zuccaire Gallery is proud to present Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art, a group exhibition featuring 24 artists including Jeffrey Gibson, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Kay WalkingStick, curated by Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock Nation & SBU alum).

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