Drop in for a 15-minute introductory session about how to use your libraries: learn about the Libraries’ collections, expert staff, study spaces, trainings and workshops, and more. Stop by Butler Library on September 2-3 or September 8-11 for sessions that begin every hour from 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. Can’t make it to a session […]
Category: Events and Exhibits
2026 Bancroft Jury Chair Ira Katznelson on Historical Scholarship and Democratic Patriotism
Columbia University’s Bancroft Prizes offers an annual, timely opportunity to reflect on the complexities of American history and historical scholarship. This year, jury chair Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History and Deputy Director of Columbia World Projects, oversaw the selection of two groundbreaking books that explore how early legal, financial, and racial frameworks […]
Exhibition | CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom
Written by Meg Hitchcock, Curator of “CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom” In “CONTEXT: Art, Books, and Freedom,” an ongoing exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML), artist and curator Meg Hitchcock brings together 15 artists whose work incorporates books and text. The artists diverge in their approach and content, from social commentary to […]
On View | Streets Taken: Photography by Edward Schwartz and Francisco Javier Ramírez
Written by Matthew Gay (CC’26), Student Curatorial Assistant, Rare Book & Manuscript Library Currently on view on the third floor of Butler Library, Streets Taken places the photographs and archival materials of Edward Schwartz from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML) in conversation with new works from MFA candidate Francisco Javier Ramírez. The exhibition […]
Columbia University Libraries to Host Grant-Funded Forum for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Curators
Written by Curator of Oral History Kimberly Springer A groundbreaking forum, funded by a grant from the Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian Program through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will bring together 15 to 20 Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) curators from archives and special collections across the country. The two-day forum […]
Now on View: Student Research Mentorship Program Displays
The Student Research Mentorship Program, run by Columbia University Libraries’ SESSL (Science, Engineering, and Social Science Libraries) division, paired five first-generation, low-income students and students of color with librarian mentors. These student researchers leveraged the Libraries’ collections and services to research their chosen topics and create deliverables such as story maps, interactive web-based infographics, historical […]
Columbia University Libraries Recognizes the 2024 Recipients of the Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy
Columbia University Libraries hosted a program on April 18 in recognition of the 2024 recipients of the Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy, awarded this year to Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion by Elliott West (University of Nebraska Press, 2023) and Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars […]
Archives, Activism, and History: A Conversation with 2024 Bancroft Prize Winner Carolyn Woods Eisenberg (’71GSAS)
Activism and history-writing are inseparable in the work of Carolyn Woods Eisenberg, a winner of this year’s Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy. A distinguished historian, who specializes in foreign policy and the Cold War at Hofstra University, Eisenberg earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1971 and was a central figure in […]
National Library Week 2024: Q&A with CUL Staff
In recognition of National Library Week (April 7-13), we’re highlighting just a few of the librarians and experts that make up an incredible team of staff who keep our libraries running. Wei Yin, Ben Chiewphasa, Arjay Velasco, and Jess Noble give us a glimpse into their day-to-day tasks, what inspired them to pursue careers in […]
Women in History, Making History: Columbia-Educated Women Awarded Bancroft Prize Three Years Consecutively
For the last three years, women who studied at Columbia for their Ph.D. programs were among the recipients of the Bancroft Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of American history. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting these Columbia-educated authors and examining what drove each of them to write their […]