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Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week!

It’s that time of year again! ALA’s Banned Weeks Week falls at the end of September each year.  The holiday, which began yesterday, is meant to encourage us all to embrace our freedom to read.  So please show your solidarity

Posted in Books, Classics, Events, Information Literacy, Library Outreach, Melville Library, Writing and Literature

SBU Libraries & Stony Brook Ultimate Frisbee Team Event

Stony Brook’s Ultimate Frisbee team and SBU Libraries met  for some fun activities on Wednesday, September 23rd during campus lifetime on the Staller steps! The team had Kan Jam & See How High You Can Jump! set up. The team

Posted in Events, Library Outreach, Melville Library

Video Contest in Honor of Banned Books Week – Enter Today!

The Library will be holding a video contest in honor of ALA’s Banned Books Week! Submit a short video (4 minutes or less) of you getting your read on with your favorite passage out of a banned or challenged book or

Posted in Books, Classics, Events, Featured, Get Your Read On, Information Literacy, Libraries, Library Outreach, Melville Library, Writing and Literature

Free Snacks Offered During Extended Hours

To help accommodate students who will be cramming all night long to prepare for final exams, the Library will be offering extended study hours (open 24/7 in the Central Reading Room from May 10-16).  To kick off these overnight hours,

Posted in Events, Hours, Library Outreach

Stony Brook University Libraries’ Spring Concert

Stony Brook University Music Department &  The Undergraduate College of Arts, Culture and Humanities presents: The Calidore String Quartet Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, Violins Jeremy Berry, Viola and Estelle Choi, Cello Join us Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Melville Library

Posted in Events, Library Outreach, Melville Library, Music

Zotero is coming!

Zotero is coming! Have no fear, we will save you! If you are scratching your head wondering what Zotero is, here’s a brief synopsis: Zotero is an easy-to-use web tool that allows you to collect, organize, and cite your references. 

Posted in Events, Library Instruction

Pi-day festivities this Wednesday!

We can’t wait for Saturday, we’re starting our Pi-day celebration this Wednesday, March 11th in the Melville Library Galleria! Stop by the Galleria Information Desk for a FREE slice of pie and enter to win numerous contests for a chance

Posted in Events, Library Outreach

Free Workshop: Jump Start Your Research!

SBU Libraries want to  help you  “jump start” your research assignment, even if you don’t know where to begin. On Tuesday March 10, from 1-2PM, librarians will be on hand to offer individualized research instruction tailored to your topics and

Posted in Events, Libraries, Library Instruction, Research

Registration open for 2nd Annual Spy Hunt!

Be a part of history as the Library takes you back in time to the Revolutionary War Era. You will become a spy, forced to solve codes, puzzles, and clues to prove your research skills and assist in the rebellion. The

Posted in Events, Library Instruction, Library Outreach, Melville Library

SBU Libraries Honor International Games Day

To further prove that we are more than just books, the Library has been diligently assembling a series of fun yet educational events and activities that highlight more than just our collection of over two million titles. Earlier this year,

Posted in Central Reading Room, Events, Game Studies, Library Outreach, Melville Library