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DEIA Spotlight: Soli Johnson, library services assistant, Divinity Library

September 22, 2023
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility at Yale Library turns its spotlight on Divinity Library staff member Soli Johnson.
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Books by Yale Library Book Talk authors are now in the stacks of Sterling Library

September 20, 2023
Books by the seven authors who were featured in the 2022–2023 season of Yale Library Book Talks are now on the shelves of Sterling Memorial Library and available for patrons to borrow. As a token of the library’s appreciation for the authors’ participation, each book contains a personalized commemorative bookplate. Each author received a digitized version of their own bookplate with a personal note of thanks from Barbara Rockenbach, the Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian. “We hope that as readers and researchers discover your books on our shelves,” Rockenbach wrote, “they will realize
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Photo gallery: Librarians give new students overview of library services and support

September 19, 2023
Members of the Class of 2027 filled the Commons during the Undergraduate Academic Fair to learn about the many opportunities available to them across campus.

Photo gallery: Library welcomes new Yale faculty members

September 11, 2023
The library hosted an orientation event to introduce new faculty members to the library and the many staff and services available to support them and their students.
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Rare collection of recordings by Anthony Braxton enters library's digital collections

September 7, 2023
Library partnership with Tri-Centric Foundation ensures worldwide access to hundreds of digitized recordings made by composer-musician Anthony Braxton.
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Library celebrates Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, 2023

September 7, 2023
This month, Yale Library offers workshops and resources to celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, Sept. 17
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From 80 to 54,000: Streaming access skyrockets visits to the OHAM collection

September 6, 2023
In the past year, online visitors have streamed the library’s OHAM materials at the rate of approximately1,500 streams each month.