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Ithaca sculptures to honor women who drove social justice
Sculptures honoring a former ILR School faculty member who established social policies that affect millions of Americans and a woman who devoted her life to …
Beyond bars: The Cornell Prison Education Program and Cornell University Library
Cornell University Library and the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP) have a long history of collaboration. Now, they’re strengthening their partnership through the continuation of a pilot program …
New book chronicles Cornell’s international impact
Originally published in Cornellians, this story about a new book features several Cornell University Library connections—including the archival collections of illustrious alumnus Hu Shih from …
Reunion at the library: Entertainment, education, and public engagement
When more than 7,000 Cornell alumni came back to campus on June 6-8 for Reunion, Cornell University Library was ready to roll out the proverbial …
Iconic Olin Library ‘call board’ to get a (literal) glow-up
At the age of 63, Olin Library is in the midst of a major renovation of its first floor and basement level that will modernize its access …
Kheel Center exhibit honors labor champion
Frances Perkins, who left her progressive mark on New York City, New York state, the nation and Cornell, will be celebrated in an exhibit opening …
The Digital CoLab: Elevating skills, building community
Home to Cornell University Library’s Digital Scholarship Services, the Digital CoLab on the 7th floor of Olin Library stimulates innovation in research and teaching while …
Bestselling children’s author weaves tales of wonder
Awhile back, bestselling children’s author and longtime NYC dweller Michelle Knudsen ’95 was staying at a friend’s house upstate while she was between apartments. To her horror, …
Why democracy needs libraries
With censorship on the rise, the University Librarian weighs in on the critical role these institutions play in civic and educational life: Democracy is not …
Library celebrates right to read, April 26
As part of Cornell’s “Freedom of Expression” theme year, Cornell University Library is holding events throughout the day April 26 to promote diversity of thought and …
New book gives insider’s view of cosmic search for life
Whether life exists anywhere besides Earth is a burning question that, at long last, may soon be answered. The clues we find on exoplanets could …
Talk by Italian author on his writing and his papers donated to the library, March 26
When internationally renowned Italian novelist and journalist Alain Elkann gave his papers to Cornell University Library in January, he opened up a trove of materials …
From omen to breakthrough: Library exhibit explores eclipses
As excitement builds for the solar eclipse on April 8, a Cornell University Library exhibit examines this astronomical phenomenon through the lens of history and …
McGraw Tower restoration preserves the past, ensures the future
In 1891, the University Library, with its 173-foot clock tower, was the newest building on the Arts Quad. Cows grazed on Libe Slope as 1,538 …
Events celebrate Nabokov as butterfly scientist
A giant of 20th century literature known for such novels as Lolita and Pale Fire, Russian émigré and former Cornell professor Vladimir Nabokov was also …
Class explores Nabokov as writer and ‘butterfly man’
Here’s how the well-known story goes: Vladimir Nabokov, professor of literature and soon-to-be-famous novelist, meets with a Cornell student who considers himself a budding writer. …
Digitized images illuminate U.S. colonial period in the Philippines
A scientific explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture, Gerow D. Brill (Class of 1888) traveled across the Philippines in 1902 and photographed placid …
Services to continue during Olin Library renovations
By 2025, a major renovation is set to transform the iconic 62-year-old Olin Library into a “crossroads of learning and discovery on the Arts Quad,” …
The Conservation Lab: Preserving the future of research and discovery
In the past few months, Cornell University Library’s Conservation team has been drawing crowds. They prepared archival materials for a major exhibit celebrating the life …
Remembering the Triangle
Steps from where dozens of young immigrant Jewish and Italian women leaped to their deaths when a fire erupted in the locked sweatshop where they …