Duke University Libraries

12/12/2024

All year long, we have celebrated Duke's Centennial. Today marks the first day of Duke's next 100 years! Be a part of this historic day by making a gift to the University Libraries! www.gifts.duke.edu/library

12/03/2024

The Libraries are one of the busiest places at Duke, serving thousands of students and faculty on campus, and TENS of thousands of users online. Every. Single. Day.

Your support this makes all of this and more possible, no matter the size of your gift. Join us in giving by visiting gifts.duke.edu/library and show your 💙

11/14/2024

Attention, fans of FX's Sh**un!

A new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh—"Samurai: The Making of a Warrior"—presents a historically accurate portrait of the life and times of the legendary Japanese warriors, and it came together with the help of a Duke librarian.

Read all about it!

This year’s Emmy-winning megahit Sh**un reintroduced American TV audiences to the romantic legend of the samurai. But a new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh—Samurai: The Making of a Warrior—presents a more historically accurate portrait of the life and times of the legend...

09/09/2024

The Littlest Blue Devil explains how to find a book in the stacks.

With over 8 million volumes spread across 10 libraries and two campuses (plus Duke Kunshan and the Duke Marine Lab!), it can be daunting to find what you're looking for in a large research library system like Duke's—especially if no one has ever explained it before.

But never fear: the Littlest Blue Devil is here to help! This 2-minute video walks you through the steps of finding a book in our online catalog and using the call number to track it down and check it out.

08/02/2024

Now open: Lilly Library's renovation headquarters at Bishop's House!

Located behind Bassett Residence Hall on East Campus, Bishop's House is open to the public and serves as a temporary base of library services while Lilly is being renovated. Visit this location to pick up holds, return books, access course reserves, scan/copy/print, and meet with Lilly staff. Stop by and pay us a visit!

Renovation Update See You Later, Lilly. Hello, Bishop’s House! Scenes from Moving Out August 1, 2024 Aaron Welborn Bishop’s House on East Campus (behind Bassett Residence Hall), will serve as a temporary base of library services while Lilly Library is being renovated. The location is open to lib...

07/26/2024

Welcome, Class of 2041!

We were delighted to host a group of very young library visitors earlier this week from the Little School at Duke (one of two onsite childcare facilities at Duke University).

They really enjoyed our exhibits (especially the medical curiosities in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Trent History of Medicine Room), browsing the newest publications by Duke faculty, and marveling at the compact shelves that move when you push a button!

Everyone took home some library stickers and a button they made with our button-maker. If only every tour group we got was this cute! Thanks to the future bookworms at The Little School of Hillsborough and Duke. We hope they come back to see us soon!

07/16/2024

Library jobs = the best jobs.

Ever wonder how we digitize historical analog formats? This is jazz trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie playing at the dedication ceremony of the Biddle Music Building 50 years ago. Originally recorded on 7-inch reel-to-reel, the audio is still crystal clear.

Listen to that!

🎥: Alex Marsh, Lead Digitization Specialist

07/09/2024

Friendly reminder that we're operating on a delayed schedule tomorrow, opening at 12 noon. The Perk in von der Heyden Pavilion will be closed all day, so plan to get your caffeine fix at another Duke Dining location that day! Sorry for any inconvenience.

03/15/2024

Spring Breakthrough 2024: Exploring the Crystal Coast at Duke's Marine Lab.

This week 11 undergrads, one librarian, and two grad students spent their spring break learning about the history, science, and people of Beaufort, NC, and its surrounding communities. While on their adventures, they had several animal encounters: dolphins, wild horses, crabs, sea turtles, jellyfish, sting ray, and (no joke) a pet squirrel.

Spring Breakthrough is a unique Duke experience offering undergraduates the chance to explore new ideas and interests in a fun and grade-free way, led by members of the Duke community.

Thanks to Jodi Psoter, Librarian for Marine Sciences and Head of the Pearse Memorial Library at Duke University Marine Lab, for the pic!

01/11/2024

One of the best parts of working in a library: the fun office supplies. These are actual stamps used by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to process and organize new collections before they’re available for research. This is just a small fraction of them too. We thought they would make a cool cover image for our latest library magazine, which is out now!

01/08/2024

In our latest newsletter, check out a photo essay of a day in the life of one of the top research library systems in the country (right here!). Plus new acquisitions, our Duke Centennial Celebration exhibit, and more. https://icont.ac/4VChc

12/19/2023

Wishing all you Blue Devils out there a peaceful holiday season and joy in the new year.

(Image: Snow Devil, 1939. Duke University Archives)