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Beinecke Library acquires Sylvia Plath family papers

November 7, 2025

The archive offers previously inaccessible resources and new insights into the life and work of a beloved American poet. The materials will be available for use at Beinecke Library in early December.

GIS librarian Miriam Olivares among this year's Linda Lorimer Award recipients

November 12, 2025

Olivares, head of Geospatial Support Services at Yale Library and the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions, received the award for her distinguished service.

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Music Library exhibition celebrates Yale’s first professor of jazz as oral historian

November 4, 2025

“Willie Ruff: In Jazz and in the World,” is on view in the Gilmore Music Library corridor through March 15.

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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.

Media outlets take notice of Yale Library staff achievements, programs, and exhibitions

April 1, 2025

A roundup of recent media coverage includes stories about Beinecke Library exhibitions, collections, and staff, and the work of Preservation and Conservation.

Eight international writers receive the 2025 Windham Campbell Prizes

March 25, 2025

The Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival, held on campus from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, will celebrate the eight 2025 recipients and their prizewinning work.

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Senior Exhibit Fellow Anne Gross ’25 explores the psychological effects of media in new exhibition

March 24, 2025

The student-curated exhibition “SENSATION! Reported Bodies in 19th-Century American Media” opens April 28 in Hanke Gallery in Sterling Memorial Library. The exhibition draws on Beinecke Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, and Haas Arts Library collections.

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