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Yale Library selects new library service platform, Ex Libris Alma, part of Clarivate

October 2, 2023

Library’s new services platform, Ex Libris Alma, will improve users’ search-and-discovery experience with Quicksearch.

Four book covers: "G-Man, J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century" by Beverly Gage with half photo of Hoover's face; Without Concealment, Without Compromise, with four old photos of black Civil War surgeons at bottom half; Thoreau's Axe, with a black snake on a grey background and white lettering; My Egypt Archive with nine piles of books in watercolor in a grid on yellow ground

Yale Library Book Talk series presents a great fall lineup of new nonfiction

September 6, 2023

A new season of Yale Library Book Talks presents authors discussing books about politics, history, cultural history, and biography.

COVID Library Updates

April 5, 2023

Sign up for borrowing privileges, view library exhibitions, and visit Yale Library’s public spaces. Visitors must comply with all Yale visitor policies.

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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

Commemorative editions of books by Yale Library Book Talk authors now sit on the shelves of Sterling Library.

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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.

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Library Walking Tour introduces new students to Yale’s many libraries, collections, and services

September 14, 2023

Yale Library Walking Tour offers incoming students a chance to learn about Yale’s many libraries and library resources—and a chance to win a private study space for the fall semester.

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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