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A series exploring the role of international collections and their collectors in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion

Join us for a talk with the student and faculty curators of our exhibit celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage

Join us for the second of two events marking the publication of Prof. Richard J. Powell’s latest book

Equitable practices paired with data sharing create opportunities for greater discovery and progress

Interested in archival and library work? Learn about Fall 2021 internships at the Rubenstein Library!

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Contemporary Literature collections

How can we present, catalog, and preserve collections in a way that accurately portrays the communities depicted in them?

A series exploring the role of international collections and their collectors in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion

A new series highlighting library resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Attention, student bibliophiles! Share your collection with us and you could win big money.

Join us for the first of two events marking the publication of Prof. Richard J. Powell’s latest book

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Lilly Library shines a spotlight on Women in Sport.

Join the online event as Keeley accepts the award and reads from her book

Missing spring break? Join us for a literary trip with this month’s selection.

Duke scholars document women’s contributions to history, culture and society

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Attention, student bibliophiles! Share your collection with us and you could win big money.

Library staff and retirees share their memories of a longtime colleague and Duke personality

Apply now for funds to help you do original library research over the summer

A new series exploring the role of international collections and their collectors in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion

Hammond, a longtime library employee, also served as university carillonneur for over five decades

Working@Duke highlights the ways library staff have met the community’s needs in a pandemic

A new series highlighting library resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Join us for a discussion of a new book on Aaron McDuffie Moore, an early leader of Durham’s Black community

The Association of Research Libraries highlights our recent efforts to make library spaces and services more welcoming, inclusive, and supportive

We are happy to announce expanded features for sharing large-scale research data at Duke

Let us spice up your reading life with some of our all-time favorite reads

For Valentine’s Day, three films that reveal an unconventional side of love

Recommended activities, programs, and educational opportunities on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues

Duke scholars detail the history of Black life in America

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Apply now for funds to help you do original library research over the summer

An interview with Professor Martin Fischer on using the Duke Research Data Repository

Introducing a new series highlighting library resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion

New book explores Catholic conflict over Cold War human rights policy in Central America

Check out our handy guide to over 200 individual study seats available across the Libraries

In honor of MLK Day, join us for Book Harvest’s 10th Annual Book Drive

Our State Magazine highlights noteworthy pieces from our collection and others

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

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Fleshing out the bibliographic picture unearths hidden stories and names long forgotten

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and OverDrive collections

As the year comes to a close, we’re pleased to share our 2019-2020 Annual Report

Wondering how to make a year-end charitable donation? Let us help.

The Rubenstein Library details its four-year anti-racism roadmap

Recommended reads from our New and Noteworthy and OverDrive collections

You might not know about some of our more fun-focused online resources

Recommended activities, programs, and educational opportunities on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues

A few tips from our librarians on how to get access to “all the news that’s fit to print”

Writing, subject tutoring, a virtual study room, and stress relief

Historical election ephemera and other fund finds from the Rubenstein Library

Wherein we look at the once-common custom of funeral biscuits

Recommended reads from our New & Noteworthy and Contemporary Literature collections

Make your very own mini-zine about how you’re taking care of yourself in this pandemic

Join us to hear about our new exhibit on the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment

Join us for an intro to OER and learn how they can enrich our teaching and learning

With its playful animation and infectious beat, Jamie Keesecker’s informative video became a viral hit

Check out some of the different spaces available to study in the Libraries, sorted by location and amenities

Get in the Halloween spirit with us as we read selections from Mariana Enriquez’s collection Things We Lost in the Fire

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, join us for a panel discussion on William Styron’s “Darkness Visible”

Register online to watch the new documentary, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival

After a Duke family portrait fell off a wall, our staff worked to relocate the others until they can be safely rehung

The University Archives invites you to recreate one of our historical Duke photos!

Flipping the workshop is a strategy to merge student engagement and active learning

Make your very own mini-zine about how you’re taking care of yourself in this pandemic

The University Archives invites you to recreate one of our historical Duke photos!

In just 15 minutes, learn how to search over 900 digitized collections, use and cite digital items

Survey builds on previous user studies with under-represented student groups

Recommended activities, programs, and educational opportunities on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues

Campus-wide vaccination efforts are nothing new to Duke, as a search in the archives reveals

A guest blog post from one of our Humanities Unbounded graduate assistants

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After months of lockdown, many of our Technical Services staff recently returned to work

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Exhibit curated by Duke economics students marks centenary of 19th Amendment

Follow these four easy steps to get the materials you need, and get down with your masked self

Get a quick introduction to library services and resources as Duke resumes in-person classes this fall

Join us as we read the Hugo award-winning dark fantasy/sci-fi novel

Find out how we’re planning to reopen safely, learn how to make your own mini-zine, and more!

Sign up for one of our 30-minute orientations on Zoom for graduate students

Working from home offers an opportunity to hone new skills for one of our special collections conservators

This month we’re showcasing some of our audiobook holdings from OverDrive

In an exclusive tell-all, we divulge the inside secrets of what’s really required to facilitate e-resource access

A look at three pre-modern plague novels that feel freshly relevant now

Join us as we read the Hugo award-winning dark fantasy/sci-fi novel

We’ve put together a pocket-sized DIY zine to help keep track of your summer plans.

Papers reveal a unique portrait of women’s involvement in science and politics in the early 1900s

Join Duke’s University Librarian to learn about plans for our phased reopening this summer and fall

Pick up books and other materials from the library with minimal contact

Why Boccaccio’s nearly 700-year-old masterpiece still holds up

Digitized archival maps offer a window on Durham’s history of racial and economic injustice

A closer look at an 1850s diary calls for a reclassification of its contents for researchers

Recommended books, audiobooks, videos, and other resources to help you get started

Japanese Studies Librarian to retire after 30 years at Duke

Check out a wide variety of streaming films that reflect the African American experience

A fascinating find in the papers of a black educator, journalist, and reformer from Raleigh