The Library will be closed from Saturday December 22 through Tuesday December 25 (Christmas Day) The Library will be open 9:00 AM-7:00 PM from Wednesday December 26 through Friday December 28 The Library will be closed from Saturday December 29 through Tuesday January 1, 2013 (New Year’s Day) During Intersession, January 2-20, the Library will […]
Online Presentations Archive
No less than twelve digital remarks and presentations of last year's symposium "The Makino Collection at Columbia: the Present and Future of an Archive" have just been made available for online viewing on Columbia's YouTube channel. They are linked from the symposium's webpage, and will also be added to an upcoming special section on our […]
First Anniversary of Miwa Kai’s passing
Today, December 10, marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Miwa Kai. In her honor we have placed flowers and her memorial photo at the circulation desk of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library. We all miss Ms. Kai for her energy, wit, and smile. Since this is the […]
Holiday weekend hours
Please be advised that due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the library will close at 7:00 PM today, and will be closed on Thursday and Friday. We will re-open on Saturday for our regular weekend hours. We hope you will enjoy your holiday. […]
Seisai’s Thirty-Six New Views of Mount Fuji on View
Starting November 9, we will be hosting a special exhibit of twelve prints by Seisai (the artist name of Peter MacMillan), from his series Thirty-Six New Views of Mount Fuji. This exhibition will take place in our rare book reading room (access via the 200 level of the stacks), and will be on view through […]
Tann Donation of Chinese Books Received
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Check Out The “Memory Project” On Monday, October 22
The M.A. Film Studies Program and C.V Starr East Asian Library presents, "Memory Project: Chinese Independent Documentaries" on Monday, October, 22 at 8pm. Chinese documentary filmmakers of the only-child generation explore their identities by engaging with the past. In 2011, these directors returned to their ancestral villages to uncover oral histories from their grandparents. Found […]
A taste of Starr
Currently on view in the display cases throughout our reading room is a small selection of materials from our various collections, to give you a taste of the breadth and variety of what the Starr Library has to offer. Included, in the display case near the entrance, are some volumes from a […]
Some thoughts on the Japanese art work: “Longing” on the wall of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library reading room at Columbia University, by Director Jim Cheng
100 years ago, in 1912, 3020 cherry trees composed of twelve varieties were given as a gift to the people of the United States from the people of Japan and were planted in East Potomac Park in Washington DC, as well as in Sakura Park in New York. Accidently, when I met with Mr. Tsutomu […]
Enter to win a Kindle Fire!
Enter the IM/text a Librarian poster contest and win a Kindle Fire! Design a poster about the Libraries' IM/text a Librarian service! The poster content will also be used as an ad in the Spectator appearing in November! The best one will win a Kindle Fire. Up to ten other contestants will win an awesome, […]