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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Dec 4, 2025

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Avery Library recently acquired a collection of oral memoirs that document the reminiscences and reflections of 25 partners at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the most well-known corporate architectural firms in America.

Dec 3, 2025

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In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, a new exhibition has been mounted on the third floor of Butler Library: “Jewish Studies at Columbia: From Samuel Johnson to the IIJS."

Dec 2, 2025

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Avery Library partnered with the GSAPP Historic Preservation program on an exhibition of architectural fragments that range from pieces of the cornice of Pupin Hall at Columbia to part of a steel cable used in the Brooklyn Bridge.

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