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Getting Your Facts Straight: Tips on Media Literacy
Cornell University Library’s guide to media literacy starts with a quote from the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but …
Story of Chinese laborers told through Kheel Center items
The history of labor organizations and worker issues in China is the focus of Keywords of Chinese Labor: An Exhibition, opening this month in an art …
Vintage Color Slides Bring East Hill’s Past to Vivid Life
Several stories beneath the Arts Quad, within the vast archived holdings of Kroch Library, is a wealth of vibrant views of Cornell that have gone …
Black print history, community featured in exhibit
A new library exhibit will highlight the close-knit, vibrant communities that Black writers in the U.S. created through newspapers, books, pamphlets and other publications in …
Library archives connect with local history
In recent months, the City of Ithaca unveiled landmarks to commemorate nationally renowned trailblazers with ties to the local community. These included a historic marker …
Ithaca sculptures to honor women who drove social justice
Sculptures honoring a former ILR School faculty member who established social policies that affect millions of Americans and a woman who devoted her life to …
Beyond bars: The Cornell Prison Education Program and Cornell University Library
Cornell University Library and the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP) have a long history of collaboration. Now, they’re strengthening their partnership through the continuation of a pilot program …
New book chronicles Cornell’s international impact
Originally published in Cornellians, this story about a new book features several Cornell University Library connections—including the archival collections of illustrious alumnus Hu Shih from …
Reunion at the library: Entertainment, education, and public engagement
When more than 7,000 Cornell alumni came back to campus on June 6-8 for Reunion, Cornell University Library was ready to roll out the proverbial …
Iconic Olin Library ‘call board’ to get a (literal) glow-up
At the age of 63, Olin Library is in the midst of a major renovation of its first floor and basement level that will modernize its access …
Kheel Center exhibit honors labor champion
Frances Perkins, who left her progressive mark on New York City, New York state, the nation and Cornell, will be celebrated in an exhibit opening …
The Digital CoLab: Elevating skills, building community
Home to Cornell University Library’s Digital Scholarship Services, the Digital CoLab on the 7th floor of Olin Library stimulates innovation in research and teaching while …
Bestselling children’s author weaves tales of wonder
Awhile back, bestselling children’s author and longtime NYC dweller Michelle Knudsen ’95 was staying at a friend’s house upstate while she was between apartments. To her horror, …
Why democracy needs libraries
With censorship on the rise, the University Librarian weighs in on the critical role these institutions play in civic and educational life: Democracy is not …
Library celebrates right to read, April 26
As part of Cornell’s “Freedom of Expression” theme year, Cornell University Library is holding events throughout the day April 26 to promote diversity of thought and …
New book gives insider’s view of cosmic search for life
Whether life exists anywhere besides Earth is a burning question that, at long last, may soon be answered. The clues we find on exoplanets could …
Talk by Italian author on his writing and his papers donated to the library, March 26
When internationally renowned Italian novelist and journalist Alain Elkann gave his papers to Cornell University Library in January, he opened up a trove of materials …
From omen to breakthrough: Library exhibit explores eclipses
As excitement builds for the solar eclipse on April 8, a Cornell University Library exhibit examines this astronomical phenomenon through the lens of history and …
McGraw Tower restoration preserves the past, ensures the future
In 1891, the University Library, with its 173-foot clock tower, was the newest building on the Arts Quad. Cows grazed on Libe Slope as 1,538 …
Events celebrate Nabokov as butterfly scientist
A giant of 20th century literature known for such novels as Lolita and Pale Fire, Russian émigré and former Cornell professor Vladimir Nabokov was also …