A new installation at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. features a rare pin-back button from Special Collections, SBU Libraries. The “I Am a Civil Rights Marcher” button commemorates the August 28, 1963 historic “March on Washington for…
University Libraries is excited to partner with Brentwood High School (BHS) on a grant project to improve college and workforce research skills in their students. The grant from the William E. & Maude S. Pritchard Charitable Trust aims to create…
A full house packed the Special Collections Seminar Room on Wednesday, October 19, to listen to Gems from the Music Library’s Vinyl Collection. Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, played selections from the over 26,000 LPs that are discoverable…
Works by Harold Lehman (1913-2006) are currently on view in “Harold Lehman: The Nineteen Thirties,” at the Pollock-Krasner House. In 1943, he completed the mural Locomotive Repair Operation for the Renovo Post Office in north-central Pennsylvania–one of 88 murals commissioned…
Gail Levin is Distinguished Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women’s Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of CUNY. Levin is an author of many books and the exhibition catalogue for the current exhibit, “Lynne Drexler: The…
The 2022 Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture will be held on Monday 10/3/22. This year’s lecturer Dr. Eric Green, MD, PhD, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Green will present his lecture “Creating the Fourth Chapter of Human Genomics” at…
In recognition of Veterans Day, please join us for an online discussion of the film Letters from Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Ken Watanabe. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, this World War II film is based on…
SBU Libraries celebrates Banned Books Week with a special display located just inside the entrance of the Central Reading Room. Banned Books Week is an annual event meant to highlight the importance of access to books and the freedom to…
The Libraries will host Deported: A Family Divided, the second installation of an exhibition that chronicles the life of the Quintana-Salazar family as they navigate deportation policies and their impact on the family. This photo exhibit, by award-winning visual journalist…
More than 1,300 visitors attended Culper Spy Day activities on Saturday, September 10 in Setauket, NY. Special Collections, SBU Libraries was on site at the headquarters of Three Village Historical Society, and showcased its American Revolutionary War collections. Among the…