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Culper Spy Day 2025: 11th Anniversary Re-Cap

Culper Spy Day was a community-wide event that celebrated the legacy of the Culper Spy Ring, a key part of Revolutionary War history rooted in Long Island. Held on September 6–7, 2025, the event featured interactive exhibits, historical reenactments, colonial-era demonstrations, and a newly introduced hop-on, hop-off trolley ride that

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Explore the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History — Now Available!

Stony Brook University students and faculty now have full access to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History — a robust resource for exploring the histories, cultures, and key developments across Asia. This innovative online encyclopedia goes far beyond traditional reference works. It offers state-of-the-art research alongside curated access to

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Health Tech Fair 2025

On Tuesday, September 16th, from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m., the Health Sciences Library hosted a Health Tech Fair where representatives showcased their resources. Wolfie made a guest appearance! The fair featured representatives from UpToDate, Complete Anatomy, AccessMedicine, Covidence, the Center for Prevention and Outreach, ClinicalKey, Bates Visual Guide to

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Join Us on the Art Crawl on Friday, 9/26 between 2-5pm

The Fall 2025 Art Crawl, which will take place on Friday, September 26, between 2pm and 5pm, will be self-guided for the first time, allowing attendees to visit any venue on their own schedule. Stop by any venue on your own schedule! Guided tours and reception offered at specific times

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Kimberly Kennedy Awarded Tenure, Promotion

We are very pleased to share that Ms. Kimberly Kennedy has been awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Librarian. Ms. Kennedy joined Stony Brook University Libraries in 2019 as Discovery and Access Librarian, and now serves as Director of Content Management, where she oversees collection development, acquisitions,

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What’s Your Stony Brook Superpower?

The SBU Libraries is proud to unveil a new mural in our Central Reading Room! This eye-catching piece is the creation of SBU student Marianna Suarez Molina. Marianna was one of the winners of the 2024 ART Tank competition sponsored by the Campus Beautification Committee. Her colorful series of comic

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SEARCH AI: Enhancing Discovery Through Natural Language

Stony Brook University Libraries is advancing academic library discovery with the development of an AI-powered search tool designed to enhance how users engage with the library catalog. This enhancement, called SEARCH AI, is the first of its kind in a research library environment, allowing users to interact directly with the full library catalog using natural language queries.

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Temporary Change to Interlibrary Loan Policy, International Shipping

Recently, several international postal services have announced they will suspend shipments to the United States of goods valued under $800 starting August 29, 2025. This change directly affects our ability to lend and borrow materials from our international partners through our interlibrary loan (ILL) service and several of our partner libraries

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