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Andrews Reading Room with couches and tables

Andrews Study Room in Sterling Library will close June 18 for renovation

June 13, 2025

The renovation of Andrews Study Room, a secluded second-floor reading room, is the next project in Sterling 2031, a multiyear revitalization of Sterling Library spaces to celebrate the iconic building’s upcoming centennial.

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.

Silver key with molded top showing a building, an open book and lettering.

Sterling Library plays “key” role in Yale presidential inauguration

April 1, 2025

The ceremonial presentation of keys to President Maurie McInnis symbolizes the new president’s responsibility for Yale’s physical campus.

Student discovers treasures in the drawers of the library's former card catalog

January 30, 2025

Baala Shakya ’29 discovered hidden messages in the wall of card catalog drawers in Sterling Memorial Library.

View of a vaulted ceiling with a star pattern at center and structural arcs radiating outward

"In their own right”: Sterling Memorial Library’s ceilings take the spotlight

January 15, 2025

“It’s Your Yale” article features descriptions and images of the impressive ceilings in five of the spaces within Sterling Memorial Library.

Large room with floor-to-ceiling arched, leaded Gothic-style windows, coffered ceiling, hanging lamps, furnished with tables and chairs and couches. No people are shown.

A room of their own: Grad students welcome a new library workspace

November 3, 2024

Room 226 in Sterling Memorial Library, originally home to a Yale Library special collection of “Goetheana,” is now a dedicated space for masters’ and doctoral students.