Stanford Libraries

05/13/2026

Stanford Day of Giving is here!

With a collection exceeding 15 million items across various genres and formats, including a robust selection of electronic resources, the libraries are supported by 50 subject specialists and comprise 20 campus libraries. We also offer consultations and workshops to support learning and research.

Make a gift to the Libraries to create a lasting impact. Remember that any gift you make today will be doubled (up to $5,000)!

https://dayofgiving.stanford.edu/pages/university-libraries

We thank you for your support and generosity!

Thanks to a $3 million match, gifts made to any university libraries fund during Stanford Day of Giving will be matched 1:1, up to $5,000 per designation, until matching funds are exhausted. Full match terms and conditions can be found here.

04/16/2026

“That’s what we do in the Libraries, right? Our main reason for being here is offering support to people in doing research or teaching a class, and that, for me, is the big thing.”

At Stanford, the story of technology isn’t just told. It’s preserved, studied, and brought to life.

Since 1980, Henry Lowood has shaped how Stanford collects and interprets the history of science and technology, and media. For over more than four decades, his work has helped define how we understand the cultural impact of video games, virtual worlds, and interactive simulations, as well as document the ways in which Silicon Valley transformed into a global leader of technology.

A fan of board games growing up, Henry acquired Stanford’s first game collection in 2000, right when the academic field was taking off. As the founder of How They Got Game, he has led efforts to preserve digital games as historical artifacts, partnering with institutions like the Library of Congress and the Internet Archive to ensure these emerging forms of media aren’t lost to time.

For National Librarian Day, be sure to check out all the amazing things happening at the Libraries in the link here: https://library.stanford.edu/news-and-events

📸: H. Taghap
🤝: Stanford Libraries

03/02/2026

For more than 50 years, Ken and Caretha Coleman helped shape the culture and ethics of Silicon Valley as business leaders, mentors, and advocates for inclusive workplaces. Across technology, venture capital and health care, they advised generations of executives and worked to expand opportunity and representation in the industry.

With support from a Stanford Associates grant, Stanford University Libraries is preserving that impact through the Ken and Caretha Coleman Archive of Black Histories in Silicon Valley. Stanford Associates grants support time-sensitive projects across the university. In this case, alumni funding accelerated the collection and preservation of oral histories, personal papers and community records that might otherwise have been lost.

Because of that support, these stories will inform scholarship, inspire future generations and help ensure Silicon Valley’s history is told more fully and accurately.

📸: Fred Gibbons, adjunct professor of electrical engineering at Stanford, who made the inaugural gift to the Coleman Archive, speaking to Ken and Caretha Coleman at a special event celebrating the archive. Credit: Romi Chiorean

12/15/2025

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:

Miller Library at Hopkins Marine StationFind a place to studyFrom quiet spaces for one to fully equipped conference rooms for ten, find a place at the library.

12/02/2025

It’s Giving Tuesday!

The Stanford University Libraries serve every student and all faculty as well as alumni, visiting scholars, researchers, professional staff, Stanford families, and readers from the local community. Make a gift to the Libraries to create a lasting impact on learning, teaching and research.

Support the people, programs, and research at Stanford that matter most to you. Wherever you choose to give, your generosity makes a difference.

12/01/2025

Mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday! On December 2nd, the Stanford community will come together to support the important work taking place across the university.

You can kick-start the momentum today by making an early gift toward the Stanford University Libraries. Your generosity will help create a lasting impact for the Libraries and advance our mission to create and share knowledge, and transform scholarship that changes the world.

Members of our community across the globe will come together to support the people, programs, and initiatives at Stanford they care about most. 

09/05/2025

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

07/24/2025

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!

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For Yiying Lu, emojis are more than just a small digital image. "By introducing these very beloved beverage and food items into the keyboard, it's also expanding what's existing, and also showing the diversity," she said.

07/14/2025

In the early 1900s, Jane Stanford had envisioned “a grand library,” a building capable of holding a million volumes. Her proposal laid out the groundwork for Cecil H. Green Library. On July 14, 1919, Green Library open its doors to faculty and students.

Today, Green Library has not only fulfilled Jane’s vision, but is also the home to SUL’s Special Collections, Media & Microtext Center, the David Rumsey Map Center, Software and Services for Data Science, and the Silicon Valley Archives.

06/26/2025

We are delighted to welcome Vijoy Abraham as the new Assistant University Librarian for Research Data Services!

Vijoy comes to his new role with a 26-year (and counting) tenure in research data services at the Stanford University Libraries.

https://library.stanford.edu/news/vijoy-abraham-appointed-aul-research-data-services

06/09/2025

Meet Samara Nassor, a graduate student studying International Policy!

⭐️”Throughout my time here, I have truly enjoyed partnering with our library staff, who consistently go above and beyond to create a welcoming and supportive environment. The library is now more than just a place to study; it has felt like a community.”

🎓”I will be working in energy consulting in the Bay Area, and I am excited to remain close by.”

📸: Dubz Photos
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