Janet Clarke

Library Galleria: Makeover Edition

We are excited to share that the Melville Galleria will be renovated during the winter break. You may have noticed some spot painting and sanding of the banisters already. Full construction will begin Thursday, December 19. We anticipate a completion date of Friday, January 24, 2025, just in time for

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SBU Libraries Host Summit on Strengthening High School Research Skills

University Libraries are proud to host the Ready for Success Summit on improving high school student research skills.  This event on March 15th will bring together teachers, librarians, and school administrators from more than 50 school districts across Long Island.  We will be talking about the value of critical thinking

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Representing SBU at Joint Conference of Librarians of Color

Three members of University Libraries presented at the 4th national Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida in February, 2023. Caterina Reed, Content Acquisitions and Services Associate, presented a paper: “Repositioning power and privilege in the library: Centering underrepresented colleagues at work” and was a speaker

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LEARNING INFORMATION LITERACY

The Ready for Success Information Literacy Project hosted field trips from Brentwood High School in December and January. Over 200 students attended with their ELA, Engineering, and Social Work classes. We were very impressed with the students’ enthusiasm and engagement with the learning materials.  Many of the students were excited

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Update on Libraries’ Food Policy (#KnowYourLibraryZones)

We’re writing to let you know that starting Monday, January 23, 2023, food and drinks will be permitted in some areas of the Melville Library reading rooms.  In the Central Reading Room, food will be permitted in the event space. Food won’t be permitted in carpeted areas of the Central

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Grant for Strengthening Research Skills in High Schools

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 scalable and replicable “train the trainer” model that can

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Deported: A Family Divided Exhibit and Panel Discussion

Deported: A Family Divided is the second installation of an exhibition that chronicles the life of the Quintana-Salazar family as they navigate the deportation policies and their impact on the family.  This photo exhibit, by award-winning visual journalist Rachel Woolf, will be a stop on the campus-wide Art Crawl on

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Graduating students: Ways to return library materials

The University Libraries wishes graduating students our heartfelt congratulations on your achievements at Stony Brook University! We are also reaching out to you to remind you to return your library materials by Wednesday, May 18, 2022. There are two ways to do so:1.  Return the items while you’re on campus. We

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