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Stanford Day of Giving is here! Support the Libraries’ academic resources and teaching tools by making a gift today. dayofgiving.stanford.edu/pages/universi…

We are pleased to present the shortlist for the twelfth William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (Saroyan Prize)! library.stanford.edu/news/shortlist…

Next week: "Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse — A Book Talk and Expert Discussion" with Luke Kemp and discussion with Stephen Luby and Scott Sagan RSVP here ⤵️ cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/goliath…

Please join us Thursday (tomorrow), 4pm @SVA_SUL @StanfordLibs for a book talk by Carlin Wing, "Bounce: Balls, Walls, and Bodies in Games and Play." More info: events.stanford.edu/event/silicon-…

#HistoryMatters Happy 100th to @StanfordLibs Special Collections. Thank you for supporting #StanfordHistorians' research & teaching. 🥂 to many more years of knowledge creation! news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0…

📣@Stanford Undergraduates: Want 2 conduct #digitalhumanities research? Check out our latest trip to University Archives & join us for a course, minor, or major. Fieldtrip📰: tinyurl.com/mrx5hx4r Why #History?: tinyurl.com/3wcs6y9u @anneladyem @StanfordLibs @HumanAtStanford

Want to learn how to find and use international, foreign, U.S. federal, state, and local govt data sources? Check out this libguide on Government Data Sources! ⬇️ guides.library.stanford.edu/govdata

The Kazuyuki Takahashi papers, comprising of materials created and collected by Kazuyuki Takahashi and his wife Soyo Takahashi during their incarceration at Santa Anita Assembly Center and Manzanar concentration camp, are now available for research.

@StanfordLibs opens the Takahashi Family Papers for research. #StanfordHistorian Prof. Gordon Chang describes the papers as "an extraordinary collection that reveal personal, social, and institutional realities of a terrible period in American history.” library.stanford.edu/news/records-s…

The Stanford University Libraries will be operating on a reduced schedule from Saturday, December 13, 2025 through Sunday, January 4, 2026. More information about services during this period: library.stanford.edu/news/intersess…

It’s Giving Tuesday! Make a gift to the Libraries to create a lasting impact on learning, teaching and research. givingtuesday.stanford.edu/pages/home-2751

December 2nd is Giving Tuesday! The Stanford community will come together to support the important work taking place across the university. You can kick-start the momentum by making an early gift toward the Stanford University Libraries. givingtuesday.stanford.edu/pages/home-2751

@StanfordHistory celebrates #DemocracyDay! History students celebrated #DemocracyDay with a trip to @StanfordLibs Green Library, where they explored an “American History petting zoo” of 32 curated objects on display. Read more: tinyurl.com/hfh9wwks

Have you visited the new Cubberley Education Library? Located on the first floor of the new ANKO Building, the library offers an extensive collection of books written for children and young adults, and gets plenty of natural light! Check hours here: library.stanford.edu/libraries/cubb…

The David V. Harris papers document Harris’ anti-Vietnam War activism, his arrest and prison sentence for draft resistance, and his career as an author and journalist, the collection supplements countless other holdings at Stanford. library.stanford.edu/news/david-v-h…

Welcome to Stanford, students! Learn about all the ways in which the Libraries can support your research and academic needs. library.stanford.edu/welcome-stanfo…

The Stanford University Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of a web store for Libraries publications! Please visit our website to browse all available titles and stay tuned for upcoming releases later this fall. publications.library.stanford.edu

Featuring the girl with a pearl earring—with more pearls 🧋. We're spotlighting Yiying Lu's emoji-inspired artwork at Green Library East, behind the circulation desk. Come by!

#HistoryMatters Prof. @tsmullaney's work on Chinese typewriters & his quest to bring a MingKwai to @StanfordLibs featured in @nytimes “To me it’s just a typewriter,” [Ms. Felix said], “But to other people it’s history; it’s a story, a life, a treasure.” nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyr…

In the early 1900s, Jane Stanford envisioned “a grand library,” capable of holding a million volumes. Her proposal laid out the groundwork for Cecil H. Green Library. On this day in 1919, Green Library open its doors to faculty and students.