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 We are supporting you in-person and remotely! Seating, stacks and the Circulation & Help Desk are reopening on Tuesday, August 17 and we're retaining many virtual services. For more details, see our guide to current Barnard Library services.

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Welcome to Barnard Library

We are dedicated to intellectual discovery and cross-disciplinary collaboration. We seek to bring together people, ideas, collections and technologies, forming a space and community that serves as a catalyst for knowledge creation and investigation. We provide a wide range of research and scholarly services and programming to create a unique and connected undergraduate library.

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Services

From data analysis to experimental dance, we offer cross-curricular support for research, instruction, media and technology

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Community

Community is at the core of what we do: We aim to be a social and intellectual center that brings scholars and disciplines together

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Spaces

Whether you want quiet corner to study or a studio to shoot a music video, we have room for all types of learning, creativity, and curiosity

Upcoming Events & Workshops

Oct 20

Stillness Lab

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Movement Lab, Milstein Center LL020
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Undesign the Redline

Undesign the Redline @ Barnard is an interactive exhibition combining history, art, and storytelling with community outreach and collaboration in order to reckon with systemic racism by examining the legacy of redlining in Barnard and Columbia’s neighborhood.

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News & Announcements

New-to-Us Zines: October 8, 2021

This week we added zines about ancestors, life in Palestine, migraines, life in Pune, life for women in Lebanon, menopausal vengeance, sneaking books into Palestine, the politics of sex work, good things, and traveling alone while female.

October 13, 2021

New-to-Us Zines: October 1, 2021

This week we added zines from the summer's Leadership in Action program. Students wrote about reproductive freedom, incarceration, body image,  disparities in education, and how Asian women are racialized in mainstream media.

October 6, 2021

October 2021 @barnlib

Wrapping up the first month of classes, we bring you the October 2021 issue of @barnlib. Keep reading for news and highlights from the BLAIS Staff!  

October 1, 2021
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