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black and white photo affixed to yellowing scrapbook page shows older woman seated in a white chair outdoors with a younger woman perched next to her and a teenaged boy standing behind them .Photo has scalloped white border and is affixed with black adhesive corners. Penciled in cursive next to the image is: "Sept. 1949 just before Warren left for Exeter."

Beinecke Library acquires Sylvia Plath family papers

November 7, 2025
The archive offers previously inaccessible resources and new insights into the life and work of a beloved American poet. The materials will be available for use at Beinecke Library in early December.
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Music Library exhibition celebrates Yale’s first professor of jazz as oral historian

November 4, 2025
“Willie Ruff: In Jazz and in the World,” is on view in the Gilmore Music Library corridor through March 15.
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“Your Yale” highlights the teamwork and planning behind major library technology upgrade

October 23, 2025
“Your Yale” explores the two-year, library-wide effort that culminated in the successful launch of the new library services platform.
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Sterling Library reopens Andrews Study Room and invites students to suggest further enhancements

October 23, 2025
The Andrews Study Room (SML 215), closed for renovation in June, reopened for study and browsing on Oct. 22. The library is seeking student suggestions for a second phase of the project.
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Library partners with publishers to open access to humanities research

October 21, 2025
Four new humanities publishers expand Yale Library’s efforts to open access to scholarly resources.
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Three staff members recognized by peers for their achievements and contributions

October 8, 2025
Amauri Serrano, Charles Riley, and Kim Copenhaver all received special recognition for their contributions to their professional communities.
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New exhibitions open with fanfare and a flurry of media attention

October 3, 2025
The two new exhibitions that have just opened at Beinecke Library—“Textured Stories: The Chrimen Books of Modern Japan” and “Unfolding Events: Exploring Past and Present in Artists’ Books”—have already received coverage in more than 20 magazines and newspapers.
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