Wednesday, November 16th, SBU Libraries invited the students to “take a moment” and create their own personal Zen Garden. Using the libraries’s promotional Frisbee, sand, “special” rocks which were collected by 5 year old Riley at local West Meadow Beach, shells, various leaves, flowers and drift wood, and wooden biodegradable
Bored with textbooks? Need some adventure and can’t really escape to some exotic place? Looking for a good book to read? You only have to look as far as the Central Reading Room Book Swap stand!! Thanks to the cooperation of a variety of donors from the campus community, there
On Wednesday, March 30th, SBU Libraries offered a special event for students to stop and take a break for a few minutes from their studies. Using the libraries’ promotional “Get Your Read ON!” Frisbees, a cup or so of beach sand, some rocks and driftwood gathered at Long Island’s North
We can’t wait for Monday, we’re starting our Pi-day celebration this Friday, 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 to win Barnes and Noble gift cards! Think you can
Presidents Day is next Monday, February 15th. Wondering what you can do to feel a little more patriotic? Why not learn more about our nation’s rich history while fine tuning your research skills! For those looking for a game that educates as much as it entertains, we bring you Culper
Stony Brook University Libraries hold an annual photo scavenger hunt each year for students eager to learn more about the branches and services of the Library in a fun and challenging way. This large-scale hunt encourages teamwork and creativity and offers prizes to the winners. Participants will be asked to
Yes, it’s true! Our fabulous staff of librarians is here to answer all your questions, big and small. We know ever so many things, from the population of Chicago in 1908 to how to rent a bicycle in French. And if we don’t know the answer off the top of
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 quotes from one or more books found on a banned
On Wednesday, October 22nd, Stony Brook University Libraries successfully pulled off another great photo scavenger hunt, thanks to some dedicated students! With some veteran hunters registering for the event, we felt compelled to redesign large portions of the hunt, puzzles and all, to keep the sleuths on their toes. New Library
Come join Stony Brook’s Ultimate Frisbee team and SBU Library for some fun activities on Wednesday, October 8, during campus lifetime on the Staller steps! We’ll have games of Kan Jam, Spikeball and Fricket set up. Feel free to challenge us to one of these games at any time. The
