Yale University Library

06/01/2026

In an alumni reunion weekend event, University Librarian Barbara Rockenbach interviewed Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage to discuss her new book “This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History.” The book traces Gage‘s cross-country journey through historic sites and the ways the past shapes how we understand the nation today. Gage is the John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History and an American studies scholar at Yale University.

Yale Alumni Magazine
Yale Alumni Association

05/29/2026

Application periods open this June for four fellowship opportunities for on-site research at The Lewis Walpole Library and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Lewis Walpole Library each invite scholars to apply for two fellowships that support on-site research in Yale Library Special Collections. The application periods open in June.

05/28/2026

On Tuesday, June 9, at 3:30 p.m., Ivy Drew, Kress Fellow in Art Librarianship, leads a curator's tour of her exhibition "An Artist‘s America: Toward a More Perfect Union." The exhibition is on view at Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University until Nov. 8.

Yale University
Yale School of Art

“An Artist’s America: Toward a More Perfect Union” will be on view at the Haas Family Arts Library from June 8 through Nov. 8. The exhibition features 30 artists’ books from Yale Library Special Collections—including photography, accordion-style, flag-style, and pop-up books—to commemora...

05/26/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 winners of the Yale Library Prizes for best senior essays!

Harvey M. Applebaum Award: Kyle Guo and Amit Kamma
Diane Kaplan Memorial Prize: Emi Glass, Aden Gonzales, Avery Maples
Library Map Prize: Avi Patel, Jhan Setthachayanon
https://library.yale.edu/news/class-2026-graduates-win-library-prizes-best-senior-essays

05/19/2026

Congratulations, Class of 2026, from Yale Library!

(left to right: Yale Library security guards Tony Parise and Dante Frazer and University Librarian Barbara Rockenbach)

Bass Library
Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
Yale Film Archive

05/18/2026

"Rachel Carson in the Archives," Beinecke Fellowship Program Symposium, Thurs., June 4, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in Sterling Memorial Library

https://bit.ly/4foiMOU

Illustration is from Rachel Carson's "The Edge of the Sea."
Rachel Carson Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale School of the Environment
Yale Peabody Museum

05/18/2026

After successfully launching “Dual Identities,” Arthur Horwitz will join the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven on June 16 to discuss the book and share clips of his mother Sally Horwitz, one of the first four survivors to give testimony for our archive.

Register: https://bit.ly/4nF4D24

Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven JCC of Greater New Haven

05/14/2026

All Yale libraries will be closed on Mon., May 25, in observance of Memorial Day
https://library.yale.edu/news/yale-library-will-be-closed-mon-may-25-memorial-day-holiday

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Bass Library
The Lewis Walpole Library
Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University

In accordance with the university holiday schedule, all Yale libraries will be closed on Mon., May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

05/12/2026

Class of 2026, please remember to return your library materials no later than May 31. Find a bookdrop near you at the link! https://ask.library.yale.edu/faq/174968
Bass Library Yale University

05/12/2026

On Commencement Days, May 17–18, Sterling and Bass libraries will have modified open hours. Check all library hours for details. https://web.library.yale.edu/buildings
Yale University Bass Library