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Kirk Franklin, “king” of urban Gospel music, joins greats in the oral history collection

April 30, 2025

The Oral History of American Music (OHAM) collection adds a video interview with acclaimed artist, songwriter, and producer Kirk Franklin to the growing collection.

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Number of users of Yale Library Digital Collections steadily climbs

April 23, 2025

In 2024, 50 percent more users accessed digitized objects in the library’s special collections than in 2023, and the collection grew in size by more than 420 percent.

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Library announces 10 new special collections now available to researchers

April 14, 2025

Thanks to staff efforts in the early months of 2025, researchers will find 10 new collections and 17 expanded collections in Archives at Yale.

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Student employees shape Yale Library and leave a record of their service in the stacks

May 13, 2025

Nearly 100 graduating students who have worked for Yale Library were celebrated at the annual end-of-year event with personalized bookplates.

Making science accessible: Matthew Blair ’26 is digitizing hundreds of issues of student-run magazine

May 12, 2025

“The Yale Scientific Magazine”—the nation’s oldest collegiate scientific publication—is now available on EliScholar, thanks to Matthew Blair ’26.

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Yale Library, Poorvu Center create new leadership role to further AI strategies and policies

May 8, 2025

Effective July 1, associate professor of English Ben Glaser will assume the new position of director of AI initiatives in the humanities.

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Next Generation Network installation underway at four Yale libraries

May 3, 2025

Yale’s Next Generation Network (NGN) will be installed at different times in Bass Library, Beinecke Library, Marx Library, and Sterling Memorial Library in May and early June. During installation, on-site library users may experience network outages or slowdowns in connectivity for several days.

April 24: View a film begun by theater icon Lee Breuer in 1968 Paris—now finished by his son

April 22, 2025

The Yale screening of “Moi-même” on April 24 will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Mojo Lorwin, Breuer’s son and eventual collaborator on the film. The Beinecke Library, home to Breuer’s papers, recently acquired the film’s original footage.

Highlights, photos from the presidential inauguration celebrations in Sterling Library

April 10, 2025

Sterling Library was among the featured spots to tour during the inauguration celebration weekend for President Maurie McInnis.

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Class of 2025 invited to submit senior essays for library prizes April 14, April 30, and May 7

April 3, 2025

Submissions for three Yale Library prizes for senior essays—the Applebaum Award, Kaplan Prize, and Map Prize—are due in mid-to-late April and early May.

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