Melville Library

The Library Scavenger Hunt riddles have begun!

Each fall, as the Library prepares to host its annual scavenger hunt, we come out with a new delightfully ambiguous promotional button.  To get students into the spirit of the event, the image for each has traditionally been one that is as much of a riddle as the clues themselves:

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SBU Libraries Honors Banned Books Week

This Sunday marks the first day of Banned Books Week, when readers throughout the nation are encouraged to embrace their freedom to read. It is important to recognize the harm that censorship of words, thoughts, and ideas can have on a society.  This is a freedom that must be defended. “Each year,

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First SBU Library Board Game Revealed

As if you needed another great reason to love your library!To further prove that we are “More Than Just Books”, Stony Brook University Libraries have been spending the summer months crafting a line of library themed board games, based on some of the classics that we all know and love. 

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Information Table at Experience Stony Brook 2014

Fall 2014 semester begins Monday August 25!  On Sunday, August 24th, Experience Stony Brook 2014 – The Campus Community Information Fair, will kick off the beginning of a new semester. Please stop by the SBU Libraries’ table where you will find lots of helpful information about the library, the workshops scheduled

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19th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

July 17 marks the start of the annual  Stony Brook Film Festival at the Staller Center for the Arts, where moviegoers will enjoy ten days of terrific short and feature length independent films. Opening night kicks off with the U.S. premiere of feature film Back on Track  (Sein letzes Rennen), about an

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Looking for Law in All the Wrong Places? Try WestlawNext

Stony Brook University Libraries are now offering access to the WestlawNext legal research system from two dedicated terminals in the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library. Fulltext primary law coverage includes state and federal caselaw, statutes and regulations. West’s KeyCite feature provides history and citing references to help determine

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Melville Library Book Sale

Melville Library Book Sale in the Main Stacks on the 3rd floor of the Melville Library. Updated inventory including fiction and non-fiction titles in subjects such as art, science, history, Chinese studies, math and psychology.  Paperbacks are $.50 and hard covers are $1.00 unless otherwise marked.  

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