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Dawn Smith and Courtney Hadley, co-chairs of the Advisory Committee on Library Staff Diversity and Inclusion

May 3, 2024
Dawn Smith Dawn Smith is the associate director for Technical Services for the Lillian Goldman Law Library. She came to Yale Library after 10 years at the Loyola Los Angeles Law School—now Loyola Marymount Law School—where she most recently held the position of head of technical services. Dawn oversees the library’s acquisitions of materials in all formats and makes them accessible to members of the university community. She also manages the budget for the law library’s collection. Recently, Dawn has been serving as the project lead in the law library’s migration from its integrated library
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New Haven mayor appoints library's Michael Morand as city historian

April 15, 2024
Mayor Justin Elicker appoints Michael Morand, director of community engagement for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, as New Haven’s official city historian–following in the footsteps of Judith Schiff, chief research archivist until her death in 2022.

Monica Ong Reed, Senior Web and Digital Designer

April 2, 2024
Monica Reed has been a designer at Yale University for more than 16 years. Formerly with Yale School of Music and the Digital Humanities Lab, she has recently brought her expertise to Yale Library Communications. As senior digital and web designer since 2022, Monica produces a wide range of digital media and graphics that support the library’s identity and mission. “I am also involved in thinking strategically about the future of the library’s website, especially now as we are trying to reimagine the site on a new platform—Drupal 10—in the near future,” Monica said. Migrating to the new site
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Library Security team members Boyd, Schneider, and Dorantes

February 19, 2024
Three security officers at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library share their commitment to ensuring students, visitors, and fellow staff members always feel welcome and supported.
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Yale Library’s digital designer Monica Ong Reed named a 2024 USA Fellow

January 29, 2024
The library’s senior web and digital designer Monica Ong Reed is one of 50 artists named this year as a United States Artists Fellow.
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Fortunoff Video Archive invites applicants to second summer program in Budapest

January 12, 2024
The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies hosts a second summer session in Budapest, Hungary, on the topic of “Holocaust Testimonies and Their Afterlives.” The session will run July 10–19.
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Photo gallery: Yale Library Shelving Facility staff and friends celebrate 25 years

December 7, 2023
The Yale Library Shelving Facility celebrates 25 years of safely storing and distributing its nearly 9 million items.