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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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Ellison Dunn ’27 selected to create the next senior exhibit in Sterling Memorial Library

May 13, 2026
Art history major Ellison C. Dunn ’27 will present her photography exhibition documenting queer culture in spring 2027.
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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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Mohamed Diallo ’26 reassembles the story of Yale’s early Black students with archival research and ArcGIS mapping

April 23, 2026
Diallo played a central role in the creation of the online resource “Shining Light on Truth: Early Black Students at Yale,” a comprehensive effort to identify the Black students in Yale’s history.
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Film Archive simplifies service model to enhance teaching and research support

April 16, 2026
Yale Film Archive has streamlined access to collections and facilities. Library users can now request materials online through Quicksearch and pick them up at any library’s service desk.
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Yale Library collections available for borrowing will effectively double in July

April 14, 2026
In July, Yale Library users will gain access to 8.8 million more titles through the library’s membership in a consortium of institutions sharing collections.
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