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February 22, 2021Café Shapiro hosts offer advice to aspiring students

The Café Shapiro series goes virtual, and offers guest hosts who've got advice for aspiring creatives.

March 2, 2021Support our Conservation and Preservation Labs on Giving Blueday

Help us procure equipment to maintain, preserve, and digitize library materials.

February 22, 2021After centuries in the ranks, a first

A sample of resources that explore the experiences of Black military personnel throughout U.S. history.

February 15, 2021Before Vice President Harris, there was Charlotta Bass

Honoring the work of trailblazing women.

February 8, 2021From Niagara to now

Honoring one of the nation’s leading civil rights organizations, alongside contemporary activism.

February 5, 2021Learn about activist Mary Church Terrell

Our Douglass Day celebration included a talk on the leader’s work, with special guest Dr. Shelley Haley.

February 1, 2021Building a ‘People’s Library’

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and the long arc of justice in libraries.

January 19, 2021The public domain: what’s in it for me?

There's a treasury of literature, music, images, films, and more you can freely use and adapt.

January 19, 2021Preserving artifacts with the future in mind

A conservation technician logs miles and hours in pursuit of a better way to protect the library’s collection of Greek manuscripts.

January 15, 2021Feeling restless? Join research to identify wildlife and more

A selection of citizen science projects to offer you a gentle distraction.