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05/26/2026

🇺🇲 On , we remember those who died while serving in the United States military, including members of our own Columbia community.

Columbia’s Roll of Honor in Butler Library recognizes Columbians who sacrificed their lives during military service. Learn more about the memorial:
https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/rbml/uarchives/resources/warmemorial.html

05/19/2026

05/12/2026

Michelle Margolis is one of four codirectors of Footprints, a site that traces the history and movement of Jewish books—inside many of which their owners have documented their lives, milestones, and local events. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q04fSWk10

05/06/2026

Happy New Week, Neighbors!✨🩵

We're back with a new and improved event roundup for you. From festivals and markets, to networking opportunities and enrichment for your little ones - there's something for everyone to enjoy.

Listings marked with a blue pushpin indicate events taking place on a Columbia University campus.📍

Is there an event on your radar you'd like us to know about? Let us know in the comments below.

🔗 in here for our full events calendar: https://bit.ly/4n9Dhkl

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Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

04/23/2026

The great Columbia book slide of 1934: In honor of , Columbia University looks back to "when librarians had to come up with an effective method of moving some 700,000 books from Low Library to the newly constructed Butler Library. The solution: a giant slide from the steps of Low Plaza to South Lawn. A classic example of working smarter, not harder!"

04/23/2026

Spring is in the air 🌸

📷 Azamat Kuskulov (SSW’23)

04/23/2026

A recent panel featuring Molly Jong-Fast ’97BC, Michael Meeropol, and others looked at the McCarthy era and its lessons for today.

04/15/2026

04/08/2026

For seventy-five years, the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia has connected the community to the currents of Jewish thought.

04/03/2026

Visit the Music & Arts Library, Columbia University on Monday, April 6 to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition, "Columbia's Medieval Music Fragments: Use and Reuse." Learn more: https://events.columbia.edu/go/MedievalMusicFrags