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Tennessee Williams & SBU Southampton

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The traditional holiday Lighting of the Windmill at Stony Brook Southampton will take place Friday, December 4, 2015, from 5-7 pm. Join the Stony Brook Southampton community as they celebrate the iconic Windmill with special guests in the Chancellors Hall lobby

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Library Renovation

During President Stanley’s State of the University Convocation address in September, he announced a very exciting project that will enhance and update the Reading Rooms in Melville Library. He said that certain spaces would be transformed into a “knowledge commons”

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#GivingTuesday, Getting Knowledge- Priceless!

#GivingTuesday, a global day to give back, is a great opportunity to highlight all that SBU Libraries contribute to the university community. The libraries offer students, faculty, and staff access to world class collections and services, including books, journals, databases,

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Fitz Sandbox

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University Libraries Colloquium Series

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Stony Brook University Libraries is pleased to announce the next session in the Colloquium Series. Please join the library faculty and staff as we share our current research, achievements, professional development activities and ideas for service to the Stony Brook

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Library Concert Series: Undergraduate Chamber Music

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On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, Stony Brook University Libraries’ was honored to host a Chamber Music Concert featuring students from the Undergraduate Music Program. Many thanks to these amazing musicians!!!! Nelsy Badia, Viola Zhenyu Gao, Piano Zhenyu Gao, Piano Primo Mingyue

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Library Renovation: Visit to Steelcase

On November 3, 2015 SBU librarians of the renovation teams visited the showroom of Steelcase, one of the leading library furniture manufacturers. The librarians engaged in a very productive meeting with several of the design experts at Steelcase. Afterwards, they

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Create Your Own Zen Garden!

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On Wednesday, October 28th, the Melville Library Galleria was full of students who took a moment to stop and create a mini Zen Garden to take with them. A total of 96 little gardens were made! CAPS, the Counseling and

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Highlights from the Lessard Concert

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The concert tribute to the life and music of John “Jack,” Lessard took place on Thursday night, October 22, before an audience of nearly two hundred in the Staller Center’s Recital Hall.  Music Department Chair Perry Goldstein welcomed the audience,

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It’s Time to Go Back to the Future!

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Did you know that today holds a special place in the heart of Back to the Future aficionados?  In Back to the Future II (1989), Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel all the way into the future…to October 21, 2015!

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