News Archive

"Libraries and museums are my favorite places in the world," says Corinna Ripps Schaming, Director and Chief Curator for the University Art Museum. "They're the places where really all human achievement can be contained and shared."
 

The Libros/Arte exhibit showcased over 80 handmade books by small presses that push the boundaries of traditional printing techniques while addressing a range of political, social, and cultural subjects. A truly collaborative effort, the exhibit was made possible through the joint efforts of the University Libraries, the University Art Museum, the Department of Languages, Literature, and Culture, and the Department of Latino American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies.

We asked our student workforce to review what they've been reading lately. Come for plenty of good book recommendations!

The University Libraries welcomed new staff members this winter. We also extended our best wishes to few long-time colleagues as they entered into retirement.

Rounding up the publications of presentations of faculty and staff members from the second half of 2023.

President Havidán Rodríguez will officially re-open the space during a special ceremony at 11:15 A.M. on Thursday, September 12. All members of the campus community are invited to attend. 

"For me, the University Library is a space for innovation. It's a space for teaching. It's a space for learning. It's a space for engagement in which our students engage with their fellow students, engage with faculty, engage with staff, with the librarians. This is the place where we come to learn and to interact and to interface with others."

A tour of Special Collections and Archives reveals the longstanding relationship between the University Libraries and UAlbany's Presidents.