Commencement Day was not the same this year. It was bittersweet to have to watch the ceremony without the crowds, the cheers, and the sea of blue we know and love so well. We in Starr will miss all those who frequented our library over these last four years. While we cannot meet with you […]
Category: East Asian Events
General information about things going on at Starr.
A Newly-Discovered Catalogue by Desi Sanggye Gyatso (1653-1705)
The Ethnic Library of China at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing holds some 4,000 rare Tibetan manuscript and print books. Mr. Jampa, a graduate of the Northwest Nationalities University (Lanzhou), spent several years cataloging these materials and as Associate Research Librarian is now […]
New York International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition
The Second New York International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition (2017) will be hosted from October 27th 2017 to November 27th 2017 in the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. The exhibition is organized by a group of organizations including North American Chinese Calligraphers Association; Calligraphy Research and Innovation Center of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of […]
Japanese Book History Workshop
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute will sponsor a special workshop on Japanese Book History. Guest instructor,Takahiro Sasaki, Professor of Japan classic bibliography of the Institute of Oriental Classics (Shidō Bunko/斯道文庫), at Keio University, […]
Tharchin Babu talk, reception, and exhibition
Professor Tsering Shakya (University of British Columbia) will be speaking on Tuesday, February 28, at 4:15pm in the EALAC Lounge (Kent Hall, 4th floor). His talk is entitled “Tharchin Babu: A Mirror of the World from the Frontier.” Professor Gray Tuttle (EALAC) will serve as respondent, and facilitate discussion. The talk will be followed by […]
Kuo Ping Wen: Scholar, Reformer, Statesman
Our library, in partnership with Teachers College, the Columbia Confucius Institute, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Office of Global Centers, will host a book panel and author signing event for Kuo Ping Wen: Scholar, Reformer, Statesman (Long River Press, 2015). This event will take place on October 4, 2016 in our main reading […]
Introductions to our Library
With a new semester just around the corner, we are offering a variety of events to help you get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with the Starr Library: Orientations and Tours Every weekday (except Labor Day) starting Monday, August 29 through Friday, September 9 we offer one-hour orientation sessions, including a tour of the library, led by […]
A Body in Fukushima, reception
Last month we announced the special photograph exhibition A Body in Fukushima. Coming up next Monday we will have a reception in conjunction with the exhibition. The reception will take place in our reading room on Monday April 11 between 6:00-8:00 PM. Speakers/presenters will include interim Associate University Librarian for Collections Barbara Rockenbach; Vice President […]
Upcoming event: Li Ang and her lost garden
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 our library will present a literary discussion between the author Li Ang, and the translators of her novel The Lost Garden, Sylvia Lin and Howard Goldblatt. Other speakers will include Susan Yu, Director of the Taiwan Cultural Center (TECO) and Jennifer Crewe, Director of Columbia University Press. The discussion will take […]
Upcoming event
This Friday, October 16, 2015, we will have a reception in conjunction with our latest exhibition “Toho Company: An Archival History In Japanese Cinema” organized in honor of Mr. Brant Reiter, who kindly donated the Toho Collection to our library. The reception will include remarks by several faculty members, as well as University Librarian Ann […]