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Information Table at Experience Stony Brook 2014

Fall 2014 semester begins Monday August 25!  On Sunday, August 24th, Experience Stony Brook 2014 – The Campus Community Information Fair, will kick off the beginning of a new semester. Please stop by the SBU Libraries’ table where you will find

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Artifacts from Regatta Boat Live On in the Central Reading Room

The Game Lab goes Topsy-Turvy in honor of this year’s Roth Regatta theme.

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1st Library Spy Hunt is a success!

New scavenger hunt sparks interest among faculty, students, and local community members.

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New Library Scavenger Hunt Challenges Your Research Skills!

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

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SBU Libraries Opens a New Information Service Point

This year we give thanks for the plentitude of convenient information in the Library.

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Thoroughbass and Human Nature: Chamber Music in the Time of Jane Austen

The students of Music 450 (Favorite and Forgotten Music of the Chamber, 1760-1825) will present a recital of chamber music from the time of Jane Austen written by wildly popular composers who are little-known today. Each tuneful work will be

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“Long Island Landscapes” A Photography Exhibit by Keith Krejci

SBU Libraries proudly present “Long Island Landscapes” showcasing the work of Keith Krejci, an accomplished photographer and SBU Libraries’ staff member. Keith will be on hand to discuss his work in the Melville Library Galleria, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from

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Friends of the Libraries Luncheon

On October 17th, an Appreciation Lunch was hosted for the Friends of the Libraries to thank them for their continued support in building our collections and improving our services. Members enjoyed meeting and greeting each other in the casual atmosphere

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2nd Annual Library Scavenger Hunt is a Hit!

We are proud to report that the Library completed its second photo scavenger hunt without injury or (as far as we know) indecent or illegal activity.  Actually, this is technically just an assumption. There was one less person when everyone

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Sleuthing Sandpipers? Yes. Here’s Why…

  The symbol of this year’s scavenger hunt, a sandpiper, is quite accidentally a literary one, making it thereby appropriate for the environment. 

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