On Monday, December 3, Sharon Marcus, Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, will be presenting a lecture on "The Golden Age of Theatrical Scrapbooks, 1880-1930." The event is free and open to the public and will take place in 523 Butler Library at 6pm. Theatrical scrapbooks are some of the least […]
Category: Events and Exhibits
C.V. Starr East Asian Library Hosts Art Exhibition By Seisai
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library is pleased to announce the opening of a special exhibit of fifteen prints by Seisai (the artist name of Peter MacMillan), from his series Thirty-Six New Views of Mount Fuji. This exhibition takes place in the Starr Library rare book reading room and will be on view through November […]
Check Out Opera ‘Amor & Psyche’ Monday – For Free!
On Monday, November 12, Burke Library will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Friends of the Burke Library with a performance of "Amor & Psyche," a baroque opera pastiche by Opera Feroce. The New York Times said this show's "comic antics offset sorrowful music, while lighthearted placards and emoticons provided tongue-in-cheek plot updates." It's […]
Are Corporations People Too?
The Libraries hope everyone was able to weather Hurricane Sandy this week. As the campus and New York City get back to normal, we are excited to present " 'Corporations are People Too:' The Strange History of Corporations and the 14th Amendment" on Wednesday, November 7. This lecture by Naomi R. Lamoreaux, Professor of […]
What Is Open Access Week?
Open Access Week is a global event promoting the opportunity for academic communities to continue to share the results of their research and scholarship. It runs October 22-28, 2012. Columbia University Libraries and the Scholarly Communication Program are pleased to host three events promoting open access and its benefits this week! Monday October 22, 1:00 […]
Check Out The “Memory Project” On Monday, October 22
The M.A. Film Studies Program and C.V Starr East Asian Library presents, "Memory Project: Chinese Independent Documentaries" on Monday, October, 22 at 8pm. Chinese documentary filmmakers of the only-child generation explore their identities by engaging with the past. In 2011, these directors returned to their ancestral villages to uncover oral histories from their grandparents. Found […]
Check Out What’s Going On At The Libraries In October!
Mark your calendars because October is more than just mid-terms and Halloween! From historical drama to General Motors to the annual PhD Reception, the Libraries are full of action this month. "Treacherous Beauty" A lecture and book signing by author Stephen H. Case, who will speak on his book, "Treacherous Beauty: Peggy Shippen, the Woman […]
Welcome to the Libraries!
Columbia University Libraries welcomes undergraduates in Columbia College, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and General Studies! As part of our welcome, you have three chances to win an iPad! Enter our Online Library Contest at bit.ly/LibrariesContest2012. Attend our Butler Library Welcome Events on Wed. 8/29 from 10-11am and on Fri. 8/31 from 11am-12pm for […]
“Gorey Preserved” Exhibition Extended Until August 10th
Due to popular demand, "Gorey Preserved," a major exhibition of works by the idiosyncratic illustrator, designer, and writer, Edward Gorey (1925-2000), is extending its run in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (6th floor, Butler Library) until Friday, August 10th. So if you thought you missed it, there is still time to view this extensive […]
Through August 27th: “Joseph Urban & the Great American Revue”
"Joseph Urban & the Great American Revue" will be on display in the Octagon Room in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on the 6th floor of Butler Library from July 2 until August 27th. The exhibition is free and open to the public and features watercolors and photographs of drawings Urban did for the […]