Book explores the bloody story of the rise of paramilitaries in Colombia

We’ve pulled together a list of travel-themed books to get you through the holidays

The perfect place to escape any finals-related tension is on the 4th floor of Perkins Library

Have you heard about the “mane” event of finals season?

Updates will renew the oldest library on campus and enhance the student experience at Duke

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature Collections

We’re sorry, but we mustache you to stop and read this

Get help with research, writing, and de-stressing

Duke librarians travel abroad to build the university’s collections

It takes a village to transform scarce physical materials into something the whole world can use online

Describing a collection in English, Haitian Creole, and French poses some interesting library challenges

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature Collections

Join us for a special reception celebrating the opening of our new exhibit

A new series highlighting projects in our Digital Scholarship Services department

Join us for a free noontime concert featuring the Ciompi Quartet with Eliza Bagg, soprano

We’ve been working hard to highlight the importance and impact of research conducted at Duke

Installation follows the portrait’s formal unveiling last week

101 years ago, the U.S. officially entered WWI, and Trinity was feeling its effects

A new library exhibit illustrates the complexity of starting a university from scratch

A new documentary explores the unmet need for open access to research and science

Letters, books, and other writings that helped inspire the musical

Kelly Wooten is driven by the idea that everyone’s story deserves to be preserved.

A guest post by a researcher visiting our Human Rights Archive

Join us for a lunchtime exploration of our exhibit marking the centennial of the end of WWI

A roundup of titles worthy of attention, most of which are available in the library

So many film and novel adaptations, so little time!

We’re moving some of the portraits to make room for an exciting new addition!

Find out about efforts at Duke to make the fruits of research available as broadly as possible

Join us as we read a selection of short stories by the author of “The Haunting of Hill House”

Watch peer-reviewed videos of people doing real-world scientific experiments

Join us for a conversation with the long-time Random House editor and Duke alum

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature collections

Anybody can do it, and you don’t need to code. But there’s more to it than that.

The diary of a Duke professor and botanist offers some entertaining reading (and doodles)

Memorialize, honor or thank a special person through the “Honoring with Books” program

An easy way to help people affected by Hurricane Florence, and get rid of your fines!

Join the Libraries and Franklin Humanities Institute for a Faculty Bookwatch panel and discussion

How can the Duke Libraries support the needs of first-generation college students at Duke?

Duke’s employee giving campaign that supports local nonprofits begins Oct. 1

Award-winning Duke faculty share ideas, tips, and lessons learned from years of teaching

New tools and resources help researchers produce and share more reproducible results

Follow new books from delivery to Duke’s 7.2 million print volume collection

Celebrate the freedom to read and check out a banned or challenged book!

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature Collections

Duke Learning Innovation event aims to engage Duke community as designers and problem-solvers

Program will help libraries with limited resources handle complex copyright issues

How exactly do you archive stuff? We’ll show you!

The first ten people to register will receive a free copy of the book!

Help us improve the library experience at Duke and make your voice heard

Library exhibit explores the beauty of the Duke Gardens site and the botanist who made it possible

A selection of dog books and films to enjoy in the comfort of the A/C while it’s doggone hot outside!

Our archivists have compiled some handy resources on the 1927 building and its namesake

The school year has started off with lots of interest in Duke’s complex history

Practical advice and lessons learned from one of our graduate research assistants

We’ve purchased textbooks for the 100 largest classes at Duke, available for you to check out

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Join us for a reception celebrating 50 years of native plant gardening in Duke Gardens

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature collections

Help us improve the library experience at Duke and make your voice heard

Reflections on curating a student exhibit about student activism at Duke

Some scenes of the work that’s gone into getting Duke ready for student move-in

New exhibit on WWI lets you hear the voices of men and women on the front lines

Helping the library at Duke Kunshan grow as they welcome their first class of undergraduates

Some library tips especially for our newest class of Blue Devils

Article about women in the rare book trade highlights the Baskin Collection at Duke

Our conservation staff try their hands at decorative binding work

Long before WebMD, popular medicine guides helped people diagnose and treat illnesses

Events, workshops, and programs to ease the transition for our newest class of Blue Devils

Explore the role of arguments in democracy, the world of a medieval mystic, and more

The tablets, popular for decades, are a case study in early pharmaceutical PR campaigns

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature collections

Join us for a special reception celebrating the Sarah Westphal Collection

For the first time ever, library donors contributed over $1 million to our annual fund

A few before-and-after images from our most recent imaging sessions

Exhibit in Bostock explores the truly global popularity of graphic novels

A project to discover the identities of the laborers who built the Gothic Wonderland

Profiles of women collectors, including Lisa Baskin, whose collection is housed at Duke

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Letters reveal a mother and her seven children divided by the Civil War

Stories about Duke’s tree-tagging system, the Silent Vigil, an immigrant’s path the Duke, and more

An occasional series of stories celebrating our library student workers

A look at some trends in how students view and use the Libraries

Who are these “hombres misteriosos,” and what’s the story behind this unusual photograph?

Celebrate ADF’s 41st season by checking out our diverse range of books and films related to dance

Tabitha McCallop makes sure Perkins Library’s books get where they need to go

Many of the people who keep Duke running come from all over the world

On a campus with thousands of trees, how do you track down just one?

Stewarding and sustaining open knowledge for the long term is hard, complicated work

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Current Literature collections

Try these historical beauty tips from the 19th century!

Multispectral imaging at the Duke Libraries unveils the contents of ancient manuscripts

An unusual set of lantern slides offers a snapshot in time

Celebrate summer with a taste of the nineteenth century

Grad students: Have an idea for teaching with special collections? Apply now.

These figurines remain a mystery. But 3-D X-ray scanning could make them easier to see and study.

A new public TV series starting this week attempts to pick America’s favorite book

New database draws on Duke’s advertising history collections

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Papers by the iconic anarchist and intellectual figure are available to the public for the first time