Our Area specialists will be offering online orientation workshops to help you get familiar with our collections and services. We strongly recommend that you sign up for one of these online sessions. The schedule follows. Click on the titles below for a description and registration link. Friday 9/10, 1:30-3:00 PM: Introduction to Japanese Studies library […]
Category: East Asian Events
General information about things going on at Starr.
Tour the Library
Tour the C.V. Starr East Asian Library! Starting Tuesday September 7, through Friday September 17 we offer twice daily half-hour tours of the library. Basic protocols and services will be discussed, while we show you the nooks and crannies of the physical environment and explain what’s what and what’s where. No registration is necessary, […]
Closed for recarpeting
Please note that during the upcoming week (March 1-5) the library will be closed. The carpet in the reading room will be replaced during that time; a long overdue improvement! We will be back open for usual business again starting March 8. Enjoy your Spring Break! […]
Pick-up and Scan-and-deliver Holiday suspension
Our library will be closed during the entire holiday week, and there will be no staff on site during this period. Due to this closure book pick-up and scan-and-deliver service will be suspended between December 24, 2020 and January 3, 2021. The last day to submit requests for these services before the suspension is December […]
Seat Reservation For Faculty
In our ongoing effort to increase services as circumstances allow, as of Monday 10/26/20 our seat reservation system is expanded to include all active faculty in addition to students. Everyone will be expected to adhere to all aspects of the Required Protocol for Returning to Campus, including reading the enhanced university health and safety policy, […]
To visit our library, enter Kent Hall from College Walk
The main entrance of Kent Hall remains locked for security reasons, but you can get to our library! Enter Kent Hall through the College Walk entrance, pass through the Student Services area into the main corridor, and then go up one flight to the third floor. The stairs are through the first door on the […]
Some Friendly Reminders
The first week of the semester is behind us, and as we are all settling into new ways of doing things this would seem to be a good time to remind everyone of the various new services and their associated protocols, policies, and terms of use. We started our limited seat reservation system for students […]
More Service Updates
Last week we listed a number of services available at or through Starr Library, including limited seat reservations for students, scanning services, and limited appointments for special collections use. Starting Tuesday, September 8, 2020 we are ready to add a few more services: You will once again be able to pick up requested books in […]
Our Fall Term Services
As of today, Monday, August 31, 2020, Starr Library is back open. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. At this time seat reservations are available to students only. Check out the Seat Reservation landing page for complete information on the Terms and Conditions for this service, and a link to the reservation site. Stacks […]
Congratulations Graduates!
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 […]