News

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."

Sep 5, 2023

In the media

In an interview with Columbia News, newly-appointed Director of Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library Teresa Harris "shares her vision for leading" the library, including "a strategy for digital collecting of architectural material."

Sep 1, 2023

In the media

Columbia Magazine profiles historian Beverly Gage, a 2023 recipient of the Libraries' Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy for her work, "G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century."

Sep 1, 2023

In the media

With images from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, the NYC LGBT Historic Sites project highlights Manuel Ramos Otero, "widely regarded as one of the most important openly gay Puerto Rican writers of the 20th century."

Aug 22, 2023

In the media

Attention, art lovers! Columbia News highlights four offerings on campus for art, music, and more, including the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which often exhibits materials from the Libraries' collections.

Aug 22, 2023

In the media

Columbia University Libraries is named fifth among the best college libraries in the nation by the Princeton Review, which bases its rankings on students' ratings of their library facilities.

Aug 14, 2023

In the media

The 12th annual Morningside Lights, presented by the Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre, in partnership with the Libraries, returns with 'The Open Book,' an homage to the libraries that preserve access to knowledge and affirm our freedom to read.

Jun 10, 2023

In the media, Video

The program to honor the 2023 recipients of the Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy is now available to view online through the Libraries' new partnership on the C-SPAN series, American History TV.

May 31, 2023

In the media

Upon the initial release from the Obama oral history collection, the New York Times reports on "the first of 470 interviews of Obama administration officials and others involved in the debates of the time," which "offer a fresh inside look at a consequential presidency."

May 31, 2023

In the media

Columbia News reviews the people and process behind the Obama Presidency Oral History project, which will offer "an expansive view" into "the transformative nature of this presidency," beginning with a set of interviews released on May 31.

May 1, 2023

In the media

"Inside the treasure room at Columbia Law School": Columbia Magazines visits the special collections held by the Law Library, including the archives of Founding Father John Jay, a 1764 graduate of King's College (now Columbia University).

Apr 30, 2023

In the media

The Eye investigates "efforts for language revitalization and cultural preservation" at the University, including a project in the Libraries to digitize and make accessible a collection of manuscripts about the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw culture.

Apr 30, 2023

In the media

Rare Book Librarian Jane Siegel shares favorite texts from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which holds more than 10 million volumes, and provides insights into the history and artistry of bookmaking.

Apr 27, 2023

In the media

The American Library Association (ALA) announces that University Librarian Emeritus James (Jim) Neal will receive the 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award in recognition of his work to advance "critical agendas for international librarianship."

Mar 17, 2023

In the media

A conversation hosted by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on March 27 focuses on materials that were recently uncovered in the archive of Jewish bibliographer and historian Zosa Szajkowski (1911-1978).

Mar 15, 2023

In the media

"A hundred years ago, legendary baseball player Lou Gehrig hit a monstrous home run on South Field. But where did the ball really land?" Columbia Magazine consults the University Archives to "bust a major myth" about the baseball icon.

Mar 8, 2023

In the media

The New York Times reports that "histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York" win the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of American history.

Mar 3, 2023

In the media

For Tablet magazine, writer Chaya Sara Oppenheim studies the Megillat Saragossa, a 17th century scroll held by the Rare Book & Manuscript that tells of "a diasporic Jewish community on the verge of destruction."

Mar 2, 2023

In the media

Columbia University Libraries joins peer institutions in the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation in support of updated policy guidance from the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) that will make funded research immediately available to the public.

Feb 20, 2023

In the media

The archive of Josefina Báez, an innovative Afro-Latina artist known first for her groundbreaking work, "Dominicanish," was recently acquired by the Latino Arts & Activisms Collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Feb 15, 2023

In the media

"The newly-formed President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism aims to interrogate little-known events" from Columbia history, "analyzing the University’s symbols and representations within a greater historical and racial context."

News

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

Teresa Harris Shares Her Vision for Leading Avery Library

Historian Beverly Gage Spies on J. Edgar Hoover

Manuel Ramos Otero Residence | NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

Attention, Art Lovers! Here are 4 Places on Campus to Get Your Culture Fix

Best College Library | Princeton Review

Miller Theatre Presents the 12th Annual Morningside Lights: "The Open Book"

C-SPAN: American History TV | 2023 Bancroft Prize Program

What a New Oral History Reveals About Obama, and the Tradeoffs He Made

An Expansive View into Obama’s Transformative Presidency

Inside the Treasure Room at Columbia Law School

A Century Later, Columbia Excavates ‘Salvage Anthropology’

Cut the Pages | The Eye

Jim Neal Receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award

An RBML Program on Jewish Life in France Before World War II

One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York Win the Bancroft Prize

A Second Purim Story

Ivy Plus Libraries Weigh in on OSTP Guidance on Access to Federally Funded Research

Josefina Báez: Dominican-York Icon Whose Archive is Now Housed at Columbia University

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

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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

Teresa Harris Shares Her Vision for Leading Avery Library

Historian Beverly Gage Spies on J. Edgar Hoover

Manuel Ramos Otero Residence | NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

Attention, Art Lovers! Here are 4 Places on Campus to Get Your Culture Fix

Best College Library | Princeton Review

Miller Theatre Presents the 12th Annual Morningside Lights: "The Open Book"

C-SPAN: American History TV | 2023 Bancroft Prize Program

What a New Oral History Reveals About Obama, and the Tradeoffs He Made

An Expansive View into Obama’s Transformative Presidency

Inside the Treasure Room at Columbia Law School

A Century Later, Columbia Excavates ‘Salvage Anthropology’

Cut the Pages | The Eye

Jim Neal Receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award

An RBML Program on Jewish Life in France Before World War II

One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York Win the Bancroft Prize

A Second Purim Story

Ivy Plus Libraries Weigh in on OSTP Guidance on Access to Federally Funded Research

Josefina Báez: Dominican-York Icon Whose Archive is Now Housed at Columbia University

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present