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Oct 28, 2025

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"Need a quiet place to pray or meditate? Columbia University and the Office of Religious Life are here to help" with a list of spaces on campus, including in Butler Library, where students, staff, and faculty are welcome to pray or meditate.

Oct 20, 2025

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The latest exhibition on view in Butler Library, "Streets Taken," features photographs by prominent New York photojournalist Edward Schwartz from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library alongside new works by MFA Visual Arts student Francisco Javier Ramírez.

Oct 15, 2025

In the media

Columbia Magazine highlights 10 "lesser-known artworks and artifacts on the Columbia campus," including a 1934 mural by American painter Eugene Francis Savage in Butler Library that visualizes the University’s motto, “In thy light shall we see light.”

Sep 22, 2025

In the media

Head of Humanities and History Jeremiah Mercurio, also our subject expert in linguistics, speaks with the Columbia Linguistics Program about "a librarian’s role within the University and how Columbia Libraries supports linguistics students."

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Need a Quiet Place to Pray or Meditate?

Visual Arts Student Francisco Javier Ramírez Exhibits 'Streets Taken' at Butler Library

10 Lesser-known Artworks and Artifacts on the Columbia Campus

Interview with Librarian Jeremiah Mercurio

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Need a Quiet Place to Pray or Meditate?

Visual Arts Student Francisco Javier Ramírez Exhibits 'Streets Taken' at Butler Library

10 Lesser-known Artworks and Artifacts on the Columbia Campus

Interview with Librarian Jeremiah Mercurio

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