On March 7th, students and faculty members met in the University Libraries’ Center for Scholarly Communication for an hour of literary karaoke in honor of Women’s History Month. Participants read excerpts from texts written by female authors. Selections included texts published from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century, as well
On March 1st, four Stony Brook University faculty members participated in a panel held at the Libraries in honor of Women’s History Month. The four scholars– Peg Christoff (Asian American Studies), Lisa Diedrich (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Victoria Hesford (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), and Tracey Walters (Africana Studies)–
A trio of intrepid canines provided stress relief and welcome diversion last night at SBU Southampton Library. Through CAPS and their PALS program, along with Southampton Student Life, we were able to bring Crystal, Jesse and Lucy to spend some quality time with our students in the midst of their
On February 16th the University Libraries hosted the second event in this semester’s Colloquium Series. Two library faculty members presented their current work. Victoria Pilato, Digital Projects Librarian, discussed her recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya as part of a project to digitize the Leakey family papers. Her talk provided
The answer: Trivia Night! SBU Southampton Library played host on Tuesday, February 21 to dedicated teams of SOMAS, Occupational Therapy and MFA students as they vied to answer questions on categories ranging from The Wild West to Total Obscurities. Other then their own knowledge they had one lifeline – a
Come test your wits against the rest of the Southampton campus on Tuesday, February 21st from 7-9 pm in the library. The SBU Southampton Library, along with the Student Life Office, will be hosting Trivia Night from 7-9 pm. Compete in teams to see who has what it takes – no
On Monday, February 13th, the University Libraries hosted Dr. Zebulon Vance Miletsky, who gave a lecture in honor of Black History Month. Entitled, “Obama, Post-Racialism and the New American Dilemma,” this talk explored the historical antecedents of racial crisis in America, and how the past can be seen to repeat
In conjunction with CAPS and Southampton Student Life, the SBU Southampton Library presents a night of therapy dogs in our new Book Lounge area next Thursday, February 23rd, from 7pm – 9pm. Come relieve some of that deep winter stress by interacting with our canine companions.
We are pleased to announce the next event in the Stony Brook University Libraries Colloquium Series. All are welcome to attend. Please mark your calendars and come join the library faculty and staff as we share our current research, initiatives, and professional development activities. Thursday, February 16, 2017 Special
On February 6th, Dr. Abena Ampofoa Asare presented a lecture at the Stony Brook University Libraries in honor of Black History Month. Her talk, “Fear & Angelic Troublemaking,” was a deeply insightful and inspiring treatment of key issues surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr. Asare stimulated discussion by placing
