The answer: Trivia Night! SBU Southampton Library played host on Tuesday, February 21 to dedicated teams of SOMAS, Occupational Therapy and MFA students as they vied to answer questions on categories ranging from The Wild West to Total Obscurities. Other then their own knowledge they had one lifeline – a
In honor of his 88th birthday, the SBU Southampton Library is celebrating all things related to the remarkable career of Jules Feiffer. Our Book Lounge features a display of his works in our collection, ranging from cartoons and graphic novels to plays and screenplays. We are also featuring a special
Bored with textbooks? Need some adventure and can’t really escape to some exotic place? Looking for a good book to read? You only have to look as far as the Central Reading Room Book Swap stand!! Thanks to the cooperation of a variety of donors from the campus community, there
#GivingTuesday, a global day to give back, is a great opportunity to highlight all that SBU Libraries contribute to the university community. The libraries offer students, faculty, and staff access to world class collections and services, including books, journals, databases, articles, media, and special collections. Library services include reference, research,
The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science has announced its 2016 Flame Challenge question: What is sound? For scholars hoping to take on the task of explaining science to an eleven year old, SBU Libraries are the place to start your research, beginning with a Subject & Research Guide for Science
This October, SBU Libraries are highlighting our rich resources related to Latin American Studies. In addition to our collection of books , videos, and journals such as The Journal of Latin American Studies, the Libraries have also prepared subject guides that gather relevant resources to your fingertips. Guides to Hispanic Languages and Literature,
It’s that time of year again! ALA’s Banned Weeks Week falls at the end of September each year. The holiday, which began yesterday, is meant to encourage us all to embrace our freedom to read. So please show your solidarity and send us a picture of you reading a banned book,
The Library will be holding a video contest in honor of ALA’s Banned Books Week! Submit a short video (4 minutes or less) of you getting your read on with your favorite passage out of a banned or challenged book or quotes from one or more books found on a banned
Thus begins The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, reminding us that April is National Poetry Month. Whether or not you agree with Chaucer that April showers are sweet, you can still celebrate poetry month at SBU Libraries, where poetry is an important part of the collection. Subject guides for English
MUS 520 (“Bibliography and Research Skills”) is a five-week course offered every fall for new students in the Music Department’s Doctoral of Musical Arts program in performance. This year there are over 20 students in the course. As Head of the Music Library, I introduce these talented instrumentalists and
