No less than twelve digital remarks and presentations of last year’s symposium “The Makino Collection at Columbia: the Present and Future of an Archive” have just been made available for online viewing on Columbia’s YouTube channel. They are linked from the symposium’s webpage, and will also be added to an upcoming special section on our […]
First Anniversary of Miwa Kai’s passing
Today, December 10, marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Miwa Kai. In her honor we have placed flowers and her memorial photo at the circulation desk of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library. We all miss Ms. Kai for her energy, wit, and smile. Since this is the […]
Holiday weekend hours
Please be advised that due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the library will close at 7:00 PM today, and will be closed on Thursday and Friday. We will re-open on Saturday for our regular weekend hours. We hope you will enjoy your holiday. […]
Seisai’s Thirty-Six New Views of Mount Fuji on View
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Tann Donation of Chinese Books Received
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library has recently received a collection of Chinese books from Ms. Tania Tann Palmer via Ms. Linda P. Chen. This gift includes 54 titles in over 200 volumes. The books mainly cover Chinese classics, art, and literature, and come for the most part in traditional thread binding. The books […]
Check Out The “Memory Project” On Monday, October 22
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A taste of Starr
Currently on view in the display cases throughout our reading room is a small selection of materials from our various collections, to give you a taste of the breadth and variety of what the Starr Library has to offer. Included, in the display case near the entrance, are some volumes from a […]
Some thoughts on the Japanese art work: “Longing” on the wall of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library reading room at Columbia University, by Director Jim Cheng
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Enter to win a Kindle Fire!
Enter the IM/text a Librarian poster contest and win a Kindle Fire! Design a poster about the Libraries’ IM/text a Librarian service! The poster content will also be used as an ad in the Spectator appearing in November! The best one will win a Kindle Fire. Up to ten other contestants will win an awesome, […]
More Library Tours
Back by popular demand. We have added two more library tours. These will take place on: Thursday September 13 @ 10:00 AM, and Friday September 14 @ 10:00 AM If you missed out on our previous tours, here is your chance to catch up and find out what’s what and what’s where. Tours start at […]