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Yale Library will be closed on Friday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday

June 8, 2026
All Yale libraries will be closed on Fri., June 19, 2026. The libraries will resume their usual summer schedules for the rest of the weekend.
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Photo gallery: Library celebrates 72 staff milestones and their combined 1,190 years of service to Yale

June 4, 2026
University Librarian Barbara Rockenbach recognized longtime library employees for milestone years of service during a celebration in Silliman College on June 3.
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Scholars invited to apply for on-site research fellowships in Yale Library Special Collections

May 29, 2026
The Lewis Walpole and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript libraries offer scholars fellowships for on-site research.
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Photo gallery: Congratulations, Class of 2026!

May 21, 2026
Class of 2026 celebrates Commencement day, parading past—and snapping photos in front of—Sterling Memorial Library, a significant spot in their academic lives. Graduates can continue lifelong relationships with Yale Library, accessing its many resources, by signing up for their alumni benefits . Photos by Monica Ong
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Giacomo Sotti ’27 receives Yale student employee award for work on Beinecke Library exhibition

May 15, 2026
A part-time Yale Library job earned Giacomo Sotti ’27 a deeper knowledge of Japanese history, transferable research skills, an appearance in a Japanese television documentary—and, most recently, a special award.
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Library honors Class of 2026 student employees with a celebration and special gift

May 4, 2026
Eighty-eight graduating student employees were celebrated at a end-of-year event, and favorite books inscribed with their names are now on the library’s shelves.
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Student curator follows the trail of a vanishing American orchid in new exhibition opening May 4

April 28, 2026
Curator Nithya Guthikonda ’26 tells the layered story in the exhibition “ Tracing the Rosebud Orchid: Botanical Illustration and Ecological Awareness in 18th- to 21st-Century America ,” on view through Oct. 25.
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