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Dec 9, 2024

In the media

"1961 to 2024: How Columbia football roared back to the top." Columbia Spectator consulted the University Archives to "look back on 63 years of football coaching history - and the rookie coach who brought the Lions their first league title since 1961."

Nov 21, 2024

In the media

"A love letter to the Music & Arts Library: The Music & Arts Library has finally received its deserved admiration and gratitude. The quiet environment, the chairs, even the cubicles - something that is so common in every library on campus, but just feels so different with you. You’re truly one of a kind."

Oct 22, 2024

In the media

"Coney Island, Spectacular," an exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML), features artwork and photography by three Columbia students, alongside historical documents and photos from the W.F. Mangels Company collection in the RBML archives.

Sep 28, 2024

In the media

"Coney Island, Spectacular," an exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML), "juxtaposes photographs taken from the RBML archives with new artworks from Columbia students, all of which were centered around the theme of Coney Island."

Apr 26, 2024

In the media

The Libraries joins peer institutions in acknowledging Preservation Week (April 28-May 4), which "raises awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions play in preservation, by sharing information to help make informed decisions that help your collections last for the future."

Mar 8, 2024

In the media

Columbia News reports on "the history of the women who founded Columbia's most prolific community service efforts," which have collectively "raised millions of dollars in support of nonprofits that serve Harlem and Morningside Heights."

Mar 7, 2024

In the media

The New York Times reports that "a sweeping history of 19th-century westward expansion and an unflinching study of Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the wars in Southeast Asia have won this year’s Bancroft Prize."

Mar 5, 2024

In the media

The Architect's Newspaper reports that "the papers, architectural records, and drawings of Michael Sorkin will have a permanent home in the department of Drawings & Archives at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library."

Feb 14, 2024

In the media

"From the archives: Five Columbia Libraries collections that amplify Uptown Black history. Dive into into the stories of globally celebrated trailblazers whose transformative work shaped Uptown history."

Feb 13, 2024

In the media

Columbia Spectator reports on the progress of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project, which aims to "document the presidency of Barack Obama, CC ’83, from the perspective of...'extraordinary people' affected by the presidency."

Feb 6, 2024

In the media

Columbia News details how the Libraries' conservators partnered with the Columbia Nano Initiative to examine a musical score that dates to the 15th century through cutting-edge nanotechnology.

Jan 31, 2024

In the media

The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and the Libraries announce that the ABA has donated the association's "extensive organizational and bookseller archives" to the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Jan 25, 2024

In the media

"Mother Country Radicals," a podcast for which Curator for American History Thai Jones served as Historical Consultant, was awarded a 2024 duPont-Columbia Award, which recognizes strength of reporting, storytelling, and impact in the public interest.

Dec 19, 2023

In the media

The most popular stories in 2023 from Columbia Neighbors includes a celebration of the "artistic legacy of Dominican-York icon Josefina Báez," whose archive was acquired by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Dec 10, 2023

In the media

The Eye showcases the Libraries' Art Properties, the University's art collection, which is stewarded by Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library and Curator for Art Properties Roberto C. Ferrari.

Dec 10, 2023

In the media

The Eye consults archival materials from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to investigate this history of Buell Hall on the Morningside Heights campus, once home to the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum.

Nov 29, 2023

In the media

Ned Blackhawk, winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his work, "The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History," speaks at the University's Lehman Center for American History.

Nov 27, 2023

In the media

ReCAP and Borrow Direct supervisor Jennifer Loubriel joins the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders from the American Library Association (ALA), which enables young librarians to "serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers."

Oct 12, 2023

In the media

The Fall 2023 M.A. in Art History Presents program, a collaborative effort from the Department in Art History & Archaeology and the Libraries' Art Properties, showcases 11 drawings from the estate of curator Lola Szladits.

Oct 5, 2023

In the media

Columbia Spectator showcases the 12th annual Morningside Lights, the theme of which was the "Open Book," an idea recommended by Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann Thornton to celebrate libraries.

Sep 29, 2023

In the media

"Uncovering the history of Columbia’s presidential inaugurations: A new exhibit at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library sheds light on the traditions that usher in a new era at the University."

Sep 28, 2023

In the media

The Columbia Spectator reports that President Minouche Shafik visited a new exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that highlights the history of inauguration ceremonies at Columbia.

Sep 25, 2023

In the media

"On the evening of September 30, a procession of more than 50 community-built, handmade lanterns will light the sky": Untapped Cities showcases Morningside Lights, presented in partnership with the Libraries.

Sep 19, 2023

In the media

Columbia News and Director of the Miller Theatre Melissa Smey highlights the 12th annual Morningside Lights, which returns with "the Open Book, a celebration of the free exchange of ideas and an homage to libraries."

News

1961 to 2024: How Columbia Football Roared Back to the Top

A Love Letter To The Music & Arts Library

Columbia Artists Reimagine Coney Island in New Exhibition

Coney Island, Spectacular: Where Art Meets Archives

Preservation Week 2024

The History of the Women Who Founded Columbia's Most Prolific Community Service Efforts

2024 Bancroft Prize Winners | The New York Times

Michael Sorkin's Personal Collection... | The Architect's Newspaper

From the Archives: Five Columbia Library Collections that Amplify Uptown Black History

Columbia Spectator | Obama Presidency Oral History Project...

Using Nanotechnology to Uncover Details of a Medieval Manuscript

American Booksellers Association Donates Archives to Columbia University

The 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards

Year in Rewind: Top Columbia Neighbors Stories of 2023

Thinking with The Thinker

Beyond Buell Hall: The Lives and Legacies of Bloomingdale Insane Asylum

Ned Blackhawk, Winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction, Speaks at Columbia

ALA Announces the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders

Students Curate an Art Exhibition on Campus

Twelfth Annual ‘Morningside Lights’ Floods Morningside Heights with Lanterns and Books

Uncovering the History of Columbia’s Presidential Inaugurations

Shafik Visits New Butler Library Archival Exhibit Ahead of Inauguration

Giant Handmade Lanterns to Illuminate NYC in 12th Annual Morningside Lights

The Open Book is the Theme of This Year’s Morningside Lights

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1961 to 2024: How Columbia Football Roared Back to the Top

A Love Letter To The Music & Arts Library

Columbia Artists Reimagine Coney Island in New Exhibition

Coney Island, Spectacular: Where Art Meets Archives

Preservation Week 2024

The History of the Women Who Founded Columbia's Most Prolific Community Service Efforts

2024 Bancroft Prize Winners | The New York Times

Michael Sorkin's Personal Collection... | The Architect's Newspaper

From the Archives: Five Columbia Library Collections that Amplify Uptown Black History

Columbia Spectator | Obama Presidency Oral History Project...

Using Nanotechnology to Uncover Details of a Medieval Manuscript

American Booksellers Association Donates Archives to Columbia University

The 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards

Year in Rewind: Top Columbia Neighbors Stories of 2023

Thinking with The Thinker

Beyond Buell Hall: The Lives and Legacies of Bloomingdale Insane Asylum

Ned Blackhawk, Winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction, Speaks at Columbia

ALA Announces the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders

Students Curate an Art Exhibition on Campus

Twelfth Annual ‘Morningside Lights’ Floods Morningside Heights with Lanterns and Books

Uncovering the History of Columbia’s Presidential Inaugurations

Shafik Visits New Butler Library Archival Exhibit Ahead of Inauguration

Giant Handmade Lanterns to Illuminate NYC in 12th Annual Morningside Lights

The Open Book is the Theme of This Year’s Morningside Lights