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This holiday season, look no further than CMU's fantastically talented alumni to help you get in the spirit of holiday cheer! We've put together a list of our favorite holiday movies featuring @cmu.edu alumni.
🎁 See them here and let us know any we may have missed: library.cmu.edu/about/news/a...
🎁 See them here and let us know any we may have missed: library.cmu.edu/about/news/a...
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This holiday season, look no further than CMU's fantastically talented alumni to help you get in the spirit of holiday cheer! We've put together a list of our favorite holiday movies featuring @cmu.edu alumni.
🎁 See them here and let us know any we may have missed: library.cmu.edu/about/news/a...
🎁 See them here and let us know any we may have missed: library.cmu.edu/about/news/a...
Thanks to all who joined us for the 2025 Open Science Symposium at @cmu.edu!
The full-day program featured talks and panel discussions from researchers, publishers, and thought leaders.
👩💻 Full recording now available: youtu.be/LwtGkOSp32g?...
The full-day program featured talks and panel discussions from researchers, publishers, and thought leaders.
👩💻 Full recording now available: youtu.be/LwtGkOSp32g?...
Open Science Symposium 2025 - Carnegie Mellon University
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December 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thanks to all who joined us for the 2025 Open Science Symposium at @cmu.edu!
The full-day program featured talks and panel discussions from researchers, publishers, and thought leaders.
👩💻 Full recording now available: youtu.be/LwtGkOSp32g?...
The full-day program featured talks and panel discussions from researchers, publishers, and thought leaders.
👩💻 Full recording now available: youtu.be/LwtGkOSp32g?...
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Proud to back efforts by @library.cmu.edu and other universities to build institutional capacity to support open source software and recognize its importance to academic research!
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Sloan Foundation Funds Launch of ENGIN Software Foundation at Carnegie Mellon University to Support Academic Open Source | CMU Libraries
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Associate Dean for Digital Infrastructure G. Sayeed Choudhury has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch the Ecosystem for Next Generation ...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Proud to back efforts by @library.cmu.edu and other universities to build institutional capacity to support open source software and recognize its importance to academic research!
www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
🎉 CMU Libraries receives Sloan Foundation grant to launch ENGIN Software Foundation. The initiative will help @cmu.edu open source projects grow from research prototypes into sustainable, community-supported tools. A new model for academic #OpenSource!
Read more: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
Read more: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎉 CMU Libraries receives Sloan Foundation grant to launch ENGIN Software Foundation. The initiative will help @cmu.edu open source projects grow from research prototypes into sustainable, community-supported tools. A new model for academic #OpenSource!
Read more: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
Read more: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
DYK... @cmu.edu is one of only a few universities in the US to display a gold Nobel Prize Medal? 🥇
Visit Hunt Library to see a plaque dedicated to Sir John A. Pople across from the front desk.
Pople won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing computational methods in quantum chemistry.
Visit Hunt Library to see a plaque dedicated to Sir John A. Pople across from the front desk.
Pople won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing computational methods in quantum chemistry.
December 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
DYK... @cmu.edu is one of only a few universities in the US to display a gold Nobel Prize Medal? 🥇
Visit Hunt Library to see a plaque dedicated to Sir John A. Pople across from the front desk.
Pople won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing computational methods in quantum chemistry.
Visit Hunt Library to see a plaque dedicated to Sir John A. Pople across from the front desk.
Pople won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing computational methods in quantum chemistry.
We've reopened the doors of the newly-renovated Posner Center for Special Collections on December 2 with an inaugural exhibition titled “Rare Books & Ancestral Machines.” 📜+🧮
New hours listed on our website. Plan your visit today!
👩💻 Take a look inside: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
New hours listed on our website. Plan your visit today!
👩💻 Take a look inside: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We've reopened the doors of the newly-renovated Posner Center for Special Collections on December 2 with an inaugural exhibition titled “Rare Books & Ancestral Machines.” 📜+🧮
New hours listed on our website. Plan your visit today!
👩💻 Take a look inside: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
New hours listed on our website. Plan your visit today!
👩💻 Take a look inside: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
Thank you for supporting the University Libraries on #GivingCMUDay! 🙌
Because of you, we surpassed our donor goal and unlocked $20K to enhance the tools, collections, and services that power learning and creativity across @cmu.edu. 💝
We’re grateful for this incredible community.
Because of you, we surpassed our donor goal and unlocked $20K to enhance the tools, collections, and services that power learning and creativity across @cmu.edu. 💝
We’re grateful for this incredible community.
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thank you for supporting the University Libraries on #GivingCMUDay! 🙌
Because of you, we surpassed our donor goal and unlocked $20K to enhance the tools, collections, and services that power learning and creativity across @cmu.edu. 💝
We’re grateful for this incredible community.
Because of you, we surpassed our donor goal and unlocked $20K to enhance the tools, collections, and services that power learning and creativity across @cmu.edu. 💝
We’re grateful for this incredible community.
Meet Tommy from PITT — our first registered reader in the newly renovated Posner Center! He's interested in the history of computing, and we're thrilled to support his work.
Stop by during operating hours to register and start your research journey!
👩💻View our hours: library.cmu.edu/visit/posner...
Stop by during operating hours to register and start your research journey!
👩💻View our hours: library.cmu.edu/visit/posner...
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Meet Tommy from PITT — our first registered reader in the newly renovated Posner Center! He's interested in the history of computing, and we're thrilled to support his work.
Stop by during operating hours to register and start your research journey!
👩💻View our hours: library.cmu.edu/visit/posner...
Stop by during operating hours to register and start your research journey!
👩💻View our hours: library.cmu.edu/visit/posner...
It's beginning to look a lot like #GivingCMUDay! ☃️
Your gift to the Friends of the Libraries Fund helps make the following possible!
☑️ Support innovative digital resources
☑️ Preserve unique collections
☑️ Help us add new services
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
Your gift to the Friends of the Libraries Fund helps make the following possible!
☑️ Support innovative digital resources
☑️ Preserve unique collections
☑️ Help us add new services
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
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December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like #GivingCMUDay! ☃️
Your gift to the Friends of the Libraries Fund helps make the following possible!
☑️ Support innovative digital resources
☑️ Preserve unique collections
☑️ Help us add new services
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
Your gift to the Friends of the Libraries Fund helps make the following possible!
☑️ Support innovative digital resources
☑️ Preserve unique collections
☑️ Help us add new services
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
For #ReadANewBookMonth 📚 consider our monthly Discover & Discuss book display.
December’s theme centers on #MentalHealth, an essential aspect of overall well-being that shapes how individuals think, feel, work, and connect with others.
👩💻 View the reading list: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
December’s theme centers on #MentalHealth, an essential aspect of overall well-being that shapes how individuals think, feel, work, and connect with others.
👩💻 View the reading list: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
For #ReadANewBookMonth 📚 consider our monthly Discover & Discuss book display.
December’s theme centers on #MentalHealth, an essential aspect of overall well-being that shapes how individuals think, feel, work, and connect with others.
👩💻 View the reading list: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
December’s theme centers on #MentalHealth, an essential aspect of overall well-being that shapes how individuals think, feel, work, and connect with others.
👩💻 View the reading list: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
Announcing Special Collections Short-Term Research Fellowships!
“With space available in the newly renovated Posner Center, we’re excited to welcome researchers not only comfortably, but in style,” said @samlemley.bsky.social, Curator of Special Collections.
👩💻 library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
“With space available in the newly renovated Posner Center, we’re excited to welcome researchers not only comfortably, but in style,” said @samlemley.bsky.social, Curator of Special Collections.
👩💻 library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Announcing Special Collections Short-Term Research Fellowships!
“With space available in the newly renovated Posner Center, we’re excited to welcome researchers not only comfortably, but in style,” said @samlemley.bsky.social, Curator of Special Collections.
👩💻 library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
“With space available in the newly renovated Posner Center, we’re excited to welcome researchers not only comfortably, but in style,” said @samlemley.bsky.social, Curator of Special Collections.
👩💻 library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
As the official repository, the Archives inspires the @cmu.edu community by showcasing the diverse experiences and achievements that have shaped the university.
💝 Your gift to University Archives helps us continue to celebrate and share the unique history of #CMU!
🎁 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
💝 Your gift to University Archives helps us continue to celebrate and share the unique history of #CMU!
🎁 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As the official repository, the Archives inspires the @cmu.edu community by showcasing the diverse experiences and achievements that have shaped the university.
💝 Your gift to University Archives helps us continue to celebrate and share the unique history of #CMU!
🎁 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
💝 Your gift to University Archives helps us continue to celebrate and share the unique history of #CMU!
🎁 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
Open at CMU ensures research, scholarship, and creative work are freely available to anyone, anywhere.
#GivingCMUDay
☑️ Support open access publishing
☑️ Expand repository infrastructure
☑️ Fund student fellowships
☑️ Advance tools that make research globally discoverable
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
#GivingCMUDay
☑️ Support open access publishing
☑️ Expand repository infrastructure
☑️ Fund student fellowships
☑️ Advance tools that make research globally discoverable
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Open at CMU ensures research, scholarship, and creative work are freely available to anyone, anywhere.
#GivingCMUDay
☑️ Support open access publishing
☑️ Expand repository infrastructure
☑️ Fund student fellowships
☑️ Advance tools that make research globally discoverable
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
#GivingCMUDay
☑️ Support open access publishing
☑️ Expand repository infrastructure
☑️ Fund student fellowships
☑️ Advance tools that make research globally discoverable
💝 Give now! bit.ly/give-lib
DYK the literary division of the @cmupress.bsky.social has been publishing for more than 50 years? 📚
On #GivingCMUDay, your gift to CMU Press will directly support publishing new scholarship, expanding digital access, and engaging students in the publishing process!
💝 Give now: bit.ly/give-lib
On #GivingCMUDay, your gift to CMU Press will directly support publishing new scholarship, expanding digital access, and engaging students in the publishing process!
💝 Give now: bit.ly/give-lib
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
DYK the literary division of the @cmupress.bsky.social has been publishing for more than 50 years? 📚
On #GivingCMUDay, your gift to CMU Press will directly support publishing new scholarship, expanding digital access, and engaging students in the publishing process!
💝 Give now: bit.ly/give-lib
On #GivingCMUDay, your gift to CMU Press will directly support publishing new scholarship, expanding digital access, and engaging students in the publishing process!
💝 Give now: bit.ly/give-lib
Did you know the interior of the Posner Center has undergone a major renovation? 👷♂️
It opens today! Come check it out.
Help us continue to build a world-class collection by making an early #GivingCMUDay gift to the Special Collections Acquisitions Fund.
💝 givenow.cmu.edu/giving-cmu-d...
It opens today! Come check it out.
Help us continue to build a world-class collection by making an early #GivingCMUDay gift to the Special Collections Acquisitions Fund.
💝 givenow.cmu.edu/giving-cmu-d...
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Did you know the interior of the Posner Center has undergone a major renovation? 👷♂️
It opens today! Come check it out.
Help us continue to build a world-class collection by making an early #GivingCMUDay gift to the Special Collections Acquisitions Fund.
💝 givenow.cmu.edu/giving-cmu-d...
It opens today! Come check it out.
Help us continue to build a world-class collection by making an early #GivingCMUDay gift to the Special Collections Acquisitions Fund.
💝 givenow.cmu.edu/giving-cmu-d...
DYK once a month the @cmu.edu community gets together for FrIDeATe? Join us 5-6pm in IDeATe (Hunt Library A1) to hang out, eat yummy food, + even learn something new.
Also on #GivingCMUDay (Tuesday, Dec 2), consider making a gift to the IDeATe General Fund to help fuel this boundary-breaking work!
Also on #GivingCMUDay (Tuesday, Dec 2), consider making a gift to the IDeATe General Fund to help fuel this boundary-breaking work!
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
DYK once a month the @cmu.edu community gets together for FrIDeATe? Join us 5-6pm in IDeATe (Hunt Library A1) to hang out, eat yummy food, + even learn something new.
Also on #GivingCMUDay (Tuesday, Dec 2), consider making a gift to the IDeATe General Fund to help fuel this boundary-breaking work!
Also on #GivingCMUDay (Tuesday, Dec 2), consider making a gift to the IDeATe General Fund to help fuel this boundary-breaking work!
BRAC University has joined the Open Forum for AI (OFAI), a @cmu.edu-led initiative building a global, open, and ethical #AI ecosystem.
“AI must be shaped by diverse perspectives—not just tech giants,” says @sayeedc.bsky.social, OFAI’s exec director & CMU Libraries’ Associate Dean.
bit.ly/brac-ofia
“AI must be shaped by diverse perspectives—not just tech giants,” says @sayeedc.bsky.social, OFAI’s exec director & CMU Libraries’ Associate Dean.
bit.ly/brac-ofia
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BRAC University has joined the Open Forum for AI (OFAI), a @cmu.edu-led initiative building a global, open, and ethical #AI ecosystem.
“AI must be shaped by diverse perspectives—not just tech giants,” says @sayeedc.bsky.social, OFAI’s exec director & CMU Libraries’ Associate Dean.
bit.ly/brac-ofia
“AI must be shaped by diverse perspectives—not just tech giants,” says @sayeedc.bsky.social, OFAI’s exec director & CMU Libraries’ Associate Dean.
bit.ly/brac-ofia
At @cmu.edu, the Libraries stand at the center of learning, discovery, and innovation.
We're excited to participate in #GivingCMUDay again! 💝
🗓️ Join us Tues., December 2nd!
With your support, we can strengthen learning spaces, grow digital collections, and amplify our research on a global stage.
We're excited to participate in #GivingCMUDay again! 💝
🗓️ Join us Tues., December 2nd!
With your support, we can strengthen learning spaces, grow digital collections, and amplify our research on a global stage.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
At @cmu.edu, the Libraries stand at the center of learning, discovery, and innovation.
We're excited to participate in #GivingCMUDay again! 💝
🗓️ Join us Tues., December 2nd!
With your support, we can strengthen learning spaces, grow digital collections, and amplify our research on a global stage.
We're excited to participate in #GivingCMUDay again! 💝
🗓️ Join us Tues., December 2nd!
With your support, we can strengthen learning spaces, grow digital collections, and amplify our research on a global stage.
Are you a Ph.D. student at @cmu.edu? Can you describe your research and its importance in under 3 minutes to a layperson?
In 2025, 🥇 went to a @cmurobotics.bsky.social student. 🥈🥉 to @cmuengineering.bsky.social.
Register to compete in the 2026 #3MTCMU competition by 2/4. cmu.is/2026-3MT-Compete
In 2025, 🥇 went to a @cmurobotics.bsky.social student. 🥈🥉 to @cmuengineering.bsky.social.
Register to compete in the 2026 #3MTCMU competition by 2/4. cmu.is/2026-3MT-Compete
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Are you a Ph.D. student at @cmu.edu? Can you describe your research and its importance in under 3 minutes to a layperson?
In 2025, 🥇 went to a @cmurobotics.bsky.social student. 🥈🥉 to @cmuengineering.bsky.social.
Register to compete in the 2026 #3MTCMU competition by 2/4. cmu.is/2026-3MT-Compete
In 2025, 🥇 went to a @cmurobotics.bsky.social student. 🥈🥉 to @cmuengineering.bsky.social.
Register to compete in the 2026 #3MTCMU competition by 2/4. cmu.is/2026-3MT-Compete
It's #WorldDigitialPreservationDay! 💻
Did you know...the @cmu.edu digital collections provide access to over 350,000 searchable documents and publications from our archives and special collections?
👩💻 Visit our Digital Collections: digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu
Did you know...the @cmu.edu digital collections provide access to over 350,000 searchable documents and publications from our archives and special collections?
👩💻 Visit our Digital Collections: digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's #WorldDigitialPreservationDay! 💻
Did you know...the @cmu.edu digital collections provide access to over 350,000 searchable documents and publications from our archives and special collections?
👩💻 Visit our Digital Collections: digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu
Did you know...the @cmu.edu digital collections provide access to over 350,000 searchable documents and publications from our archives and special collections?
👩💻 Visit our Digital Collections: digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu
Join us for a #GISDay 🗺️ celebration on November 12th at @cmu.edu! 📍
The event is a day-long symposium with talks, a roundtable, map gallery, open house, and more. Guests will learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its benefits.
Register today: cmu.libcal.com/event/14971789
The event is a day-long symposium with talks, a roundtable, map gallery, open house, and more. Guests will learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its benefits.
Register today: cmu.libcal.com/event/14971789
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Join us for a #GISDay 🗺️ celebration on November 12th at @cmu.edu! 📍
The event is a day-long symposium with talks, a roundtable, map gallery, open house, and more. Guests will learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its benefits.
Register today: cmu.libcal.com/event/14971789
The event is a day-long symposium with talks, a roundtable, map gallery, open house, and more. Guests will learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its benefits.
Register today: cmu.libcal.com/event/14971789
Our November "Discover & Discuss" book display and reading list theme invites us to reflect on the histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the Americas.
📚 A physical book display will be in the Hunt Library lobby.
💻 Read more here: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
📚 A physical book display will be in the Hunt Library lobby.
💻 Read more here: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our November "Discover & Discuss" book display and reading list theme invites us to reflect on the histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples across the Americas.
📚 A physical book display will be in the Hunt Library lobby.
💻 Read more here: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
📚 A physical book display will be in the Hunt Library lobby.
💻 Read more here: library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
We recently celebrated spooky season 👻 and the start of sweater weather 🧥 with a fall installment of the new “Hands-On” series. More than 50 attendees joined for a crafternoon of autumnal activities, including pumpkin painting, ghostly garland making, and creating seasonal suncatchers. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We recently celebrated spooky season 👻 and the start of sweater weather 🧥 with a fall installment of the new “Hands-On” series. More than 50 attendees joined for a crafternoon of autumnal activities, including pumpkin painting, ghostly garland making, and creating seasonal suncatchers. 🎃
To celebrate #CMU125 we offered a new installment of the “Heading to the Point" series.
“From Margins to Mainstream: How Libraries Empower the Excluded” featured a powerful one-on-one conversation about the evolving role of libraries as agents of culture, community, and inclusion. 👩💻 bit.ly/47h9b89
“From Margins to Mainstream: How Libraries Empower the Excluded” featured a powerful one-on-one conversation about the evolving role of libraries as agents of culture, community, and inclusion. 👩💻 bit.ly/47h9b89
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
To celebrate #CMU125 we offered a new installment of the “Heading to the Point" series.
“From Margins to Mainstream: How Libraries Empower the Excluded” featured a powerful one-on-one conversation about the evolving role of libraries as agents of culture, community, and inclusion. 👩💻 bit.ly/47h9b89
“From Margins to Mainstream: How Libraries Empower the Excluded” featured a powerful one-on-one conversation about the evolving role of libraries as agents of culture, community, and inclusion. 👩💻 bit.ly/47h9b89
cmupress.bsky.social recently celebrated the book launch of “Time Well Spent: An American Architect in Europe, 1893,” by School of Architecture Assistant Teaching Professor Francesca Torello.
The book brings to life the extraordinary travels and experiences of Henry Hornbostel.
💻 bit.ly/TWS-pics
The book brings to life the extraordinary travels and experiences of Henry Hornbostel.
💻 bit.ly/TWS-pics
October 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
cmupress.bsky.social recently celebrated the book launch of “Time Well Spent: An American Architect in Europe, 1893,” by School of Architecture Assistant Teaching Professor Francesca Torello.
The book brings to life the extraordinary travels and experiences of Henry Hornbostel.
💻 bit.ly/TWS-pics
The book brings to life the extraordinary travels and experiences of Henry Hornbostel.
💻 bit.ly/TWS-pics