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Yale Library honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with in-person and online exhibits

January 13, 2025

Visit Sterling Memorial Library through February and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on Jan. 19 to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Kenya S. Flash Librarian Residency celebrates a first year filled with firsts

January 9, 2025

The new residency program, now in its second year, has set ambitious goals—both to advance library-wide DEIA efforts and to support the success of the selected Flash Resident—to fulfill the legacy of librarian Kenya Flash.

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Yale Library announces new literary prize for American poetry

December 17, 2024

The new $25,000 Willis Prize will recognize an outstanding volume of poetry published in the prior two years.

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Clark Sisters add their stories to library’s collection of interviews with gospel greats

April 14, 2023

The First Ladies of Gospel add their voices to the Oral History of American Music Collection and the interdisciplinary program Music and the Black Church.

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Library staff supports young historians in Connecticut History Day regional contests

April 11, 2023

“I signed up to be a judge for Connecticut History Day because I saw it as a way to ‘give back’ to the New Haven community,” says librarian Roberta Dougherty.

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Eight writers awarded the 2023 Windham Campbell Prize for literary excellence

April 5, 2023

Now in its tenth year, the prestigious prize awards eight more poets, playwrights, fiction and nonfiction writers in recognition of their achievements.

Yale Library joins advocacy efforts for equitable access to e-resources

April 5, 2023

Yale Library staff members serve an active role in the Library Accessibility Alliance, which works to ensure equal access to all library users.

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GIS Support Services joins earthquake-relief efforts with mapathon training

April 4, 2023

Volunteers receive training in geospatial mapping for a wiki-style campaign to assist ongoing earthquake-relief efforts in Turkey and Syria .

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Digital Humanities Lab hosts three April workshops on effective, ethical design

April 3, 2023

DH Foundations, a series of three virtual workshops, will teach participants to analyze and propose effective digital humanities projects.

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Connecticut Public Radio features the library's Harlem Renaissance–era materials

March 28, 2023

Melissa Barton, curator at Beinecke Library, discusses the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection with Ray Hardman of Connecticut Public Radio.

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