Well before Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, Parisian cafés have shared a strong affinity with literature. In the seventeenth century, it was books, from travel accounts to medical treatises, that introduced the French to what was then a new, exotic, Oriental beverage. Writers immediately patronized the first coffeehouses, where they could discuss literature and […]
Category: Events and Exhibits
CANCELED: 10 Years of PubMed Central Event
National Center for Biotechnology Information Director David Lipman’s talk on PubMed Central has been canceled due to the severe weather forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. The event will be rescheduled. Please check the Scholarly Communication Program website for more information. We apologize for any inconvenience. […]
Exhibition: Comics in the Curriculum
Graphic novels and comics are, for the most part, a recent addition to the Columbia University Libraries collections, and this addition reflects both the variety and sophistication of the medium as well as critical and academic interest. In recent years the collection has grown to include over 1,300 titles. The “graphic novel” is a format—narrative […]
Thomas Roma, Photographer and Columbia Professor, Exhibition at the Wallach Art Gallery
Columbia University’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery begins 2010 with a rare opportunity to view exhibition prints from Thomas Roma’s published works. Pictures for Books is open to the public from Wednesday, January 20, through Saturday, March 27. In conjunction with the exhibition, the gallery presents a conversation between the curator and artist […]
Curator Lecture Series: “Architectural Archives in Avery Library”
Janet Parks, Curator of Drawings and Archives in the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, will speak at Columbia University on "Curator’s Choice: Architectural Archives in Avery Library." The talk, sponsored by the Friends of Columbia Libraries, is free and open to the public. Janet Parks has been Curator of Drawings and Archives at Columbia […]
“The Acropolis Museum and It’s Collections” at the Wallach Art Gallery
Join us for a talk by Dimitrios Pandermalis, President of the Board of Directors of the New Acropolis Museum, on "The Acropolis Museum and It’s Collections." This talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition on the New Acropolis Museum, currently on view at the Wallach Art Gallery until December 19th. The Wallach Art Gallery […]
Book History Colloquium: “Candide in the Preserving Machine”
Since its initial publication in 1759, Voltaire’s Candide has been criticized, imitated, excerpted into shorter set-pieces, inspired renunciations and sequels, illustrated more than a hundred times by artists both anonymous and famous, sung as musical theater and comic opera, and canonized as a national treasure and an outstanding contribution to world literature. In this talk, […]
Butler Library 75th Anniversary, Tell Us “Your Stories”
In celebration of Butler Library's 75th anniversary, we are pleased to present Butler 75, an online exhibition of Butler Library, 1934 – 2009. The exhibition features images from the University Archives highlighting the construction, art and architecture of Butler Library, and the people who've used and enjoyed the library over the years. You can also […]
Butler Library 75th Anniversary Exhibit
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the building of Butler Library, an exhibit of more than 100 photographs decorate the bulletin board display on the third floor of Butler Library. The photographs span the decades and showcase the excavation and rise of South Hall (as it was originally named), design details throughout the building, […]
Free Laptop Engraving at Butler Library 11/11/09
Back by popular demand! On Wednesday, November 11, you can stop by the Butler lobby between 11AM and 2PM for free engraving and registration of laptops and other electronics by CU Public Safety. About once a month, a laptop is stolen in Butler Library. Please keep your belongings safe! Never leave items unintended at the library. […]