Melville Library

Fuel Up For Finals

Studying for finals in the library this week?  We are open 24 hours and will be handing out healthy late-night snacks on May 14th and May 16th from 10pm-12am to keep you fueled for your study sessions. Come see us in the Melville Library Galleria for your snacks!  Sponsored by

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Matt Gallagher, Army Veteran and Author, visits SBU

On October 4th, Matt Gallagher spent the day at Stony Brook University.  He was invited here by the University Libraries to help us show our appreciation for the Veterans on our campus and spark conversations between veterans and non-veterans.  The day began with a tour of the Long Island State Veterans Home led by

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SBU Librarians welcome CSTEP

Librarians Robert Tolliver and Laurel Scheinfeld welcomed students from Stony Brook University’s CSTEP Program.  The students were taken on a tour of the Melville Library and were then provided with instruction on the use of library resources.  The CSTEP Program aims to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority and income-eligible college

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New Melville Library Display Features Medieval Manuscripts

collection recently published by Stony Brook University Libraries. Photographs from the Otto F. Ege compiled portfolio Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI Century are featured. Special Collections, Stony Brook University Libraries owns portfolio “No. 19” of the 40 unique sets created by Ege. Register for the free April 19 lecture

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Don’t leave your personal items unattended!

We know it’s tempting. You’ve been studying in the library for hours and are ready for a break. You don’t want to give up your comfortable chair while you run to the restroom or go out for a bite to eat. But please do not leave your personal belongings unattended.

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The Music Library’s Reel-to-Reel Recordings

The Music Library’s reel-to-reel recordings represent the early history of the University’s Music Department.  For several decades, faculty and student recitals, symphony, chamber music and choral concerts were recorded directly to the reels, and archived in the Music Library.  Among the items is the final DMA recital of Dr. Jacques

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Michael Huang Keynotes at the 3rd International Conference on Leadership and Innovative Management in Academic Libraries

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian, presented a keynote speech titled “Transforming Stony Brook University Libraries into Collaborative Spaces” at the 3rd International Conference on Leadership and Innovative Management in Academic Libraries in the Age of New Technology, April 10-12, 2017,

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Women’s History Month celebration continues

The Stony Brook University Libraries’ Women’s History Month events continued on March 9, 2017 with a presentation by Dr. Patricia Aceves in the Special Collections Seminar Room.  Dr. Aceves’ led an engaging talk called “Managing Power & Load: A Primer for Working Women” which explored McClusky’s theory of power-load-margin and

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