Library Outreach

AI Transparency – How the SBU Libraries Use Artificial Intelligence

Do you have questions or concerns about how the Libraries use Artificial Intelligence? Stony Brook University (SBU) Libraries adheres to the fundamental values of libraries as outlined by the American Library Association, including equity, privacy, and access. SBU Libraries also embraces the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Guiding Principles for

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Caring by Card

How will you make a difference today? Visit the HSC Library to create and decorate a card for a nursing home resident!  Caring by Card was founded by Rachel Bennett, an SBU Master of Social Work student, in honor of Shaunna Benett. Help uplift elderly and disabled people by sending

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New ACRL Book Chapter Celebrates SBU Libraries’ Concert Series

Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian, authored a discussion and analysis of the impact the Libraries’ ongoing concert series has had both on SBU music students and the larger SBU community. The chapter, ” ‘Being Able to Play for a Wider Audience’: Student

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Explore University History with Guides to Art on Campus

Learn about the history of SBU through art! Stony Brook is home to many unique art installations and galleries throughout its grounds. As you navigate the west campus this first week of classes, two guides are available to point out where you can view exhibitions, and landmarks and works of

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SBU’S Class of 1973 Visits the University Archives

As part of festivities for their 50th class reunion, graduates of SBU’s class of 1973 visited Special Collections and University Archives on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Alums attended an open house featuring photographs, newspapers, yearbooks, and artifacts from their years on campus. Related digitized collections freely accessible online include: Photographs and memories of

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Special Collections Exhibited in the Three Village Community

Rare photographs from the Robert Cushman Murphy Collection were recently exhibited at two community events hosted by Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School and the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) in Stony Brook, respectively. On April 22, photographs were on view at the WMHO’s 88-acre wetlands preserve at West Meadow

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Spring 2023 Art Crawl Recap

On Wednesday, April 26, guests of the Art Crawl experienced an exciting and diverse array of art and collections: the aesthetic beauty of woven Japanese bamboo baskets; artwork created by SBU students; selections from a collection of rare Chinese cookbooks; and artistic productions exploring aspects of the Klein bottle, a mathematical object

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Join Us on the Art Crawl: Wednesday April 26 from 1-3pm

Don’t miss these free guided tours of campus galleries! Registration is not required, and you can join us at any point along the route. Stony Brook University hosts a variety of renowned art galleries that provide unique spaces and opportunities for cultural and artistic exchanges and collaborations. Our art crawls

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Our Four-Legged Friends

Our therapy dog events are always the happiest of the year. We held two last week, one at the library on our Southampton campus and one in the Melville Library on West campus. Between the two locations we welcomed eight dogs and over 400 students through SBU’s Counseling and Psychological

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