If you are planning on charging books to your shelf or carrel during the Summer, please renew both the shelf/carrel and the books on it by Friday June 3. Books with green Spring flags will be cleared on Monday June 5. Now is also a good time to return those books from other Libraries, BorrowDirect […]
Month: May 2011
Happy 85th Birthday to Miles Davis!
His fans will make the pilgrimage to his monument in Woodlawn Cemetery today where he is buried near jazz greats Duke Ellington, Celia Cruz, and Illinois Jacquet. An alternative design for his monument can be found in Avery Library’s Drawings & Archives Woodlawn Cemetery archive. –by Janet Parks, Curator of Drawings & Archives […]
Avery Library New Summer Hours
Avery Library has new summer hours.Come visit!! […]
Avery Library Display of Recent Acquisitions Photos
The Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library Display of Recent Acquisitions event took place on Monday, May 16, 2011. Please take a look at the photos which document the architectural and fine arts collections and research. […]
Avery Library Congratulates Graduates
Avery Library congratulates all the graduates at today's Commencement!! Get out and make a difference in the world!! […]
Avery Classics Highlights at May 16th Display of Recent Acquisitions
Amidst treasures from across Avery’s collections, selections from Avery Classics included items from the Herbert Mitchell bequest, early to mid-20th century works on city planning and the modern housing movement in Europe and Latin America, contemporary artist books on architectural subjects, and an extraordinary display of Japanese architecture and design from the interwar period. […]
Current Publications Featured in the Avery Library Display of Recent Acquisitions
Judy Chicago with Frances Borzello. Frida Kahlo: face to face. Munich; London; New York: Prestel, c2010. At once deeply personal and brilliantly perceptive, this dynamic reconsideration of the life and work of Frida Kahlo is curated by the prominent feminist artist Judy Chicago, who helped introduce American audiences to Kahlo’s paintings. In this volume Chicago, […]
Avery Library’s Laura Trujillo Wins Information Services Student Employee of the Year Award
We are pleased to announce that Avery Library’s own Laura Trujillo has won one of the Information Services Student Employee of the Year Awards, presented by the Columbia University Libraries Staff Recognition Committee. Laura has worked at Avery Library since her very first days as a Columbia University student and will be graduating with a […]
Avery Display of Recent Acquisitions
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library will host it’s sixth annual Reception & Display of Recent Acquisitions on Monday, May 16th 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. This event showcases some of the most extraordinary, significant and beautiful books, drawings and art works that have been added to Avery collections this past academic year. On view will […]
Andrew Alpern Discusses His Drawing Instruments at Avery
Andrew Alpern discusses the Andrew Alpern Collection of Drawing Instruments he gave to the Avery Library. Internet Explorer users click here. […]