New agreement with Cambridge UP promises to make more Duke research openly available

Join us this summer as we read Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece

The Biddle Exhibit Suite is closed May 16-31 while we install a new exhibit. Please visit our other library exhibits in the meantime!

From Ancient Rome to small-town Mississippi, these titles capture the imagination

Salem will succeed Deborah Jakubs, who retires this month

Recommended reads on the experiences of international students in higher education

Hodges has worked in leadership roles in library technical services since 2016

Literary critic and pioneer of queer theory helped establish Duke as an intellectual leader in the critical study of sexuality

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and OverDrive collections

Donate your textbooks to the library so someone else can check them out for free.

Here’s a look at the library services you can still use even after you’re no longer a Duke student

Food and flavor connect us to a place, telling a story of where we come from.

Nearly there! Resources to help you power through finals and beyond.

Donate your textbooks to the library so someone else can check them out for free.

The second in a series of posts tracking down details about the life of a formerly enslaved person

Join us for a special documentary screening, followed by a Q&A with director Katya Soldak

One Duke professor shares his thoughts on open science, data publishing, and research impact

Apply now for the Rudolph William Rosati Creative Writing Award

Join us for an event on April 11 to explore Asian American Studies in the Libraries

Join student, faculty, and library staff curators for a conversation on our exhibit “Our History, Our Voice”

Even the smallest images can become vehicles for propaganda

Starting this spring and summer, all library staff will be working full-time from Hawaii

Join us for a conversation between historian Wesley Hogan and creator Lana Garland

Explore Black lives in the collections of the Rubenstein Library

Join us March 29 for a discussion of three of the best-known stories from the collection

Please join us as the award-winning poet reads from her recent work

Dean will join Libraries’ senior leadership team and lead organizational fundraising efforts

For Women’s History Month, we shine a spotlight on notable women in the sciences and other areas of society and culture

Explore Black lives in the collections of the Rubenstein Library

Funding available for first-generation and low-income students to do research over the summer

Join us March 29 for a discussion of three of the best-known stories from the collection

Our Librarian for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies shares some starting points for understanding the crisis

Join us to learn about new tools for researchers in chemistry, engineering, biology, the environment and medicine

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and OverDrive collections

A look “under the covers” reveals that not all books are made equally

A moderated discussion on March 1, 2022 – 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Five books that offer a deeper understanding of Native American cultures, written by Native American women

We want to know how people with visible and non-visible disabilities experience library spaces and services

Never read solarpunk? Neither have we! Join us for a discussion of  Becky Chambers’ novella.

Version control repositories and research data repositories can complement each other

Please join the student and faculty curators at the opening of their new exhibition, “Our History, Our Voice: Latinx at Duke/Nuestra Historia, Nuestra Voz: Latinas/os/es/x en Duke.”

As she prepares to step down in May, we asked Deborah Jakubs to reflect on her nearly four decades at Duke

We want to know how people with visible and non-visible disabilities experience library spaces and services

David M. Rubenstein and Thavolia Glymph discuss Lincoln’s contributions to shaping the beliefs and values that define the U.S.

The history of the Oriental is as complicated and intriguing as the history of Durham itself

Founder and Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs to speak at the Power Plant Gallery

Check out a trove of streaming documentaries available through the Libraries

Check out our display of mystery titles near the Perkins Service Desk through Feb. 16

We want to know how people with visible and non-visible disabilities experience library spaces and services

An up-close encounter with WWII history in the archives

Did you know we offer a number of genealogy tools, at no charge?

Funding available for first-generation and low-income students to do research over the summer

A new exhibit in Lilly Library highlights the history of Native Americans in NC

Five books on five women whose pioneering research made lasting contributions

David M. Rubenstein and Thavolia Glymph discuss  Lincoln’s contributions to shaping the beliefs and values that define the U.S.

Martin leads a team who oversee millions of electronic resources available through our website

The story of El Salvadorans who fought to combat the exploitation of their country’s natural resources

Join us at the Power Plant Gallery for a new exhibit and event series around the legacy of “Gitmo”

International and Area Studies exhibit highlights library collections on Afghanistan

Our Center for Data and Visualization Sciences workshops can help you save time, increase the impact of your research, and further your career goals

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Join us as we read the classic play that inspired the new movie Cyrano, starring Peter Dinklage

Every American university, including Duke, is built on what was once native land

This historical moment may feel unprecedented, but vaccine hesitancy has a long history in the U.S.

Digitization is time-consuming work, but also thought-provoking in unexpected ways

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Get news, updates, and edifying information from the center of intellectual life at Duke

Check out photos from around the Libraries and tag us to share yours!

Our Adopt-a-Book Program not only helps us preserve library collections, but it makes a great gift for family or friends!

Meet the winners of our annual awards recognizing original research and writing by Duke students

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and OverDrive collections

You’ve almost made it! Here are some resources to help you power through the end of the semester and beyond

A conversation between Duke historian Adriane Lentz-Smith and poet Crystal Simone Smith

Meet with Thompson Writing Studio consultants, get crafty, and get a jump on the end of the semester

Your responses will help us improve library services and spaces

Check out our new exhibit in the Stone Family Gallery, curated by our International and Area Studies Department

New award seeks to support outstanding documentary artists exploring human rights and social justice

A quick primer for undergraduates who are new to academic research.

Copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln, on display

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One of the recipients of our summer research fellowships for LIFE students reflects on the experience

This month we highlight books about women fighting to gain equal footing with their male soldier counterparts

Read about our commitment to describing materials with respectful and inclusive language

Join us for an artist talk, gallery viewing, and book signing with photographer and Duke professor Christopher Sims

One of the recipients of our summer research fellowships for LIFE students reflects on the experience

Recommended reads from our OverDrive and New & Noteworthy Collections

Take a dive into some older and perhaps overlooked spooky films lurking in the stacks

Jakubs, who was appointed University Librarian in 2005, will step down after 38 years of service at Duke

We’ve hand-picked some of the creepiest films from our collections to give you the thrills and chills you need

One of the recipients of our summer research fellowships for LIFE students reflects on the experience

Explore new cultures and topics through the lens of award-winning filmmakers, streaming and on DVD

Grad students: Work with a faculty member to design a learning module involving archival materials

Grant from The Duke Endowment supports project, which will improve the first-year experience at Duke

Join us for an exploration of Wu Wenguang’s oral history project about China’s Great Famine

Take a seat at the round table as we discuss the Arthurian legend that inspired the new movie starring Dev Patel

Interested in learning more about your family history, but don’t know where to start? Check out this handy guide.

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and OverDrive collections

A sampling of films in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic and Latinx Americans

An occasional series highlighting library resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Amputation kits offer a “sharp” lesson in the ways that surgery has evolved over the centuries