Social Work Library

Located in the Columbia School of Social Work, the Social Work Library contains more than 75,000 volumes, comprising one of the world's premiere social work and social services collections. It provides comprehensive coverage of the various areas of social work including child welfare, gerontology, health and health care, international social welfare, marriage and the family, and social policy.

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Health and psychosocial instruments

The Social Agency Collection

DSM-5

Sage Video: Social Work

Sage Research Methods

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Jan 12, 2026

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Retired Curator of Drawings & Archives Janet Parks delves into the "scarce, valuable, and splendid books" that comprise the personal libraries of American architects Alexander Jackson Davis and Ithiel Town, held by the Avery Drawings & Archives collection.

Jan 7, 2026

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In partnership with the M.A. in Art History program, Avery Library announces a new initiative, "M.A. in Art History Presents," that offers candidates an opportunity to conduct and publish research on understudied objects in the Art Properties collection.

Jan 7, 2026

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Michelle Lopez, a Fall 2025 archival intern in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, helps to process the papers of Puerto Rican playwright and director Myrna Casas, whose archive will aid research in theater and performance history in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean among many other fields.

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