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View ArticleLearn How to Make the Most of Your Libraries in 15 Minutes (Fall 2026)
Drop in for a 15-minute introductory session about how to use your libraries: learn about the Libraries’ collections, expert staff, study spaces, trainings and workshops, and more. Stop by Butler...
View ArticleUsing Rasquache: Revamping the United Nations Resources Guide
Written by Spring 2026 Ask a Librarian Intern Joseph A. Torres-González One of the most important aspects of libraries, in addition to serving as repositories of books, archives, multi-format...
View Article2026 Bancroft Jury Chair Ira Katznelson on Historical Scholarship and...
Chair of the 2026 Bancroft Prizes jury Ira Katznelson (Photo by David Dini) Columbia University’s Bancroft Prizes offers an annual, timely opportunity to reflect on the complexities of American...
View ArticleMapping What Matters: My Pedagogy Internship at Columbia University Libraries
Written by Saka Davaajav, Pedagogy Intern, Digital Internships Program Saka Davaajav, Pedagogy Intern, on Class Day 2026. How I Got Here My research for internships and opportunities had already begun...
View ArticleColumbia University Libraries Announces 2026 Outstanding Student Worker Award...
Columbia University Libraries is pleased to announce 15 recipients of the annual Outstanding Student Worker awards, nominated by Libraries staff from a workforce of nearly 200 students. Each year, the...
View ArticleNational Library Week 2026: “Find Your Joy”
Butler Library interior The theme of National Library Week 2026 (April 19-25) is “Find Your Joy,” an invitation for library users to explore and discover what sparks joy in them at the library. In...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Spring 2026 Ask A Librarian Interns
The Ask A Librarian Internship Program is excited to welcome the Spring 2026 cohort to Columbia University Libraries. The Ask A Librarian Internship provides Library and Information Science students...
View ArticleExhibition | CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom
Written by Meg Hitchcock, Curator of “CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom” Donna Ruff, “Impeachments,” from the Federalist Papers, laser cut paper, 10.5 x 8 in., 2019 In “CONTEXT: Art, Books, and...
View ArticleAmanda Bielskas Receives the 2025 Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary...
Amanda Bielskas, Director of Science, Engineering, and Social Science Libraries, was selected as the 2025 recipient of the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service...
View ArticleSusan Simons, GSAPP Student, Reflects on the Library Passport Program
At the start of the Fall semester, Columbia University Libraries promoted the Library Passport program, which encourages Columbia students to explore library spaces, services, and resources in a fun...
View ArticleOn View | Streets Taken: Photography by Edward Schwartz and Francisco Javier...
Written by Matthew Gay (CC’26), Student Curatorial Assistant, Rare Book & Manuscript Library Currently on view on the third floor of Butler Library, Streets Taken places the photographs and...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Fall 2025 Ask A Librarian Interns
The Ask A Librarian Internship Program is excited to welcome the Fall 2025 cohort to Columbia University Libraries. The Ask A Librarian Internship provides Library and Information Science students with...
View ArticleLearn How to Make the Most of Your Libraries in 15 Minutes
Drop in for a 15-minute introductory session about how to use your libraries: learn about the Libraries’ collections, expert staff, study spaces, trainings and workshops, and more. Stop by Butler...
View ArticleMeet the 2025 Undergraduate Research Award Winners
Clockwise from left: Fatima Ahmad, second place winner of the Capstone Project or Senior Thesis Award, holds her certificate; Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian Nickeshia Pencil presents a...
View ArticleColumbia University Libraries Announces 2025 Outstanding Student Worker Award...
Columbia University Libraries is pleased to announce 20 recipients of the annual Outstanding Student Worker awards, nominated by Libraries staff from a workforce of nearly 200 students. Each year, the...
View Article“My First Step into Academic Library Work Was at an Ivy League School”:...
Written by Spring 2025 Ask a Librarian Intern Sam Ward Sam’s desk setup while answering virtual reference (VRef) questions. When you first start out as a graduate student getting your Master’s in...
View ArticleNational Library Week: Meet Dan Woulfin, Computational Research Instruction...
Person Coding on a Macbook Pro In recognition of National Library Week (April 6-12), we’re highlighting just a few of the librarians that make up a fantastic team of staff who keep our libraries...
View ArticleNational Library Week: Meet Esther Jackson, Scholarly Communications...
Esther Jackson, Scholarly Communications Technologies Librarian In recognition of National Library Week (April 6-12), we’re highlighting just a few of the librarians that make up a fantastic team of...
View ArticleNational Library Week: Meet Katherine Prater, Digital Project & Outreach...
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York); View – Rose Marble (from Avery Library’s Frank Lloyd Wright Digital Archive) In recognition of National Library Week (April 6-12), we’re highlighting...
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