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Free Coffee, Expanded Hours Offered at Libraries During Finals Week
The Libraries will offer expanded hours during finals week beginning on Friday, Dec. 9. Bird Library will be open 24 hours from Friday, Dec. 9, through Thursday, Dec. 15. Carnegie Library will be open until 2 a.m. from Friday, Dec….
Donate Food to Reduce Your Libraries Fines
Do you have overdue circulation fines? Syracuse University Libraries is once again offering its “Food for Fines” program starting on Monday, Nov. 28 and running through Friday, Dec. 9. All Libraries patrons with outstanding fines can donate healthy, nonperishable food…
Helpful Tips for Students for Thanksgiving Break
Staying in Syracuse for Thanksgiving break? Here is important information about the hours of operation for student services on campus during the Thanksgiving break period—Saturday, Nov. 19, through Sunday, Nov. 27. The ’Cuse Trolley will also offer transportation services to…
Announcing New Acquisitions at the Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) announces the following recent and notable acquisitions to its collections. SCRC is a vibrant research and learning environment for students, staff, faculty and the local and global communities. When adding new collection…
LaunchPad Accepting Applications for 2023 Hult and ACC InVenture Competitions
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad is currently accepting applications from Syracuse University students for the Hult Prize Regional competition and the ACC InVenture Prize Competition. Applications for both competitions are due by Feb. 1, 2023. Hult Prize Competition The Hult…
A Conservator With a Unique Window Into History
The purposeful preservation of the old. Conservation Librarian David Stokoe has dedicated his 40-year career to repairing and preserving a wide range of unique library materials and collections. For the last 16 years, Stokoe has worked in Syracuse University Libraries…
Libraries Seeks User Feedback on Trial Collections
During November, Syracuse University Libraries is seeking feedback on trial access to several online resources under consideration for its collections. Trial resources have been selected by subject and collection development librarians, with a focus on responding to user requests and…
Reminiscing on 50 Years of Bird Library With Architectural Librarian Barbara Opar ’73, G’74
In the fall of 1972, Syracuse University took a bold step to shape the future of libraries on campus when the Ernest Stevenson Bird Library opened. Up to that point, libraries were dark spaces where students conducted their research or…
Sound Beat: Access Audio Launching Podcast Series ‘The Land You’re On: Acknowledging the Haudenosaunee’
Sound Beat: Access Audio, a storytelling initiative of the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries, is launching a 12-part podcast series titled, “The Land You’re On: Acknowledging the Haudenosaunee.” The first three episodes will be released on Wednesday,…
‘The Power of Narrative and the Voices of Military Veteran Writers’ Panel Discussion to Celebrate National Veterans and Military Families Month
Syracuse University Press and Syracuse University Libraries, in collaboration with the Syracuse University D’Aniello Institute for Veteran & Military Families (IVMF), is hosting a panel discussion on Monday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. at the National Veterans Resource Center at…