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

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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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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

Sep 29

Stillness Lab

September 29, 2021 | 12:15pm - 1:00pm

Movement Lab, Milstein Center LL020

Sep 30

Feminist Film Series: Radium Girls

September 30, 2021 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Altschul 202

Sep 30

Undesign the Redline: Opening Reception

September 30, 2021 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

@barnlib Instagram Live stream

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New-to-Us Zines: September 17, 2021

This week we added zines about radical Barnumbia, a retired school librarian, filing for unemployment in pandemic times, an AFAB GenXer remembering expecting to grow up to be a man, translations of Ntozake Shange's poems, the program accompanying a Barnard alum's dance installation, quarantine times in Salt Lake City, frustrations with people who don't mask/vax, exercising for health rather than beauty, and coping with the long term impacts of rape.

September 24, 2021