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❄ Snell Library will be closed for the winter break. ❄
We will close next Friday, December 19, at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday, January 5, at 8 a.m.
We will close next Friday, December 19, at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday, January 5, at 8 a.m.
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
❄ Snell Library will be closed for the winter break. ❄
We will close next Friday, December 19, at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday, January 5, at 8 a.m.
We will close next Friday, December 19, at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday, January 5, at 8 a.m.
The DRS — home of @northeasternu.bsky.social scholarship, photography, and more — recently uploaded its 500,000th file! Learn about the most popular items and the collections that helped reach the milestone in this blog post by Sarah Sweeney: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276987
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The DRS — home of @northeasternu.bsky.social scholarship, photography, and more — recently uploaded its 500,000th file! Learn about the most popular items and the collections that helped reach the milestone in this blog post by Sarah Sweeney: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276987
Recently, @nu-archives.bsky.social invited staff members from @huntnewsnu.bsky.social to view print editions of archival @northeasternu.bsky.social newspapers. Learn more in this blog post by Grace Millet: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276981
📸: Margot Murphy/Huntington News
📸: Margot Murphy/Huntington News
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Recently, @nu-archives.bsky.social invited staff members from @huntnewsnu.bsky.social to view print editions of archival @northeasternu.bsky.social newspapers. Learn more in this blog post by Grace Millet: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276981
📸: Margot Murphy/Huntington News
📸: Margot Murphy/Huntington News
Good luck on your finals, Huskies! Stop by our table in the Snell Library lobby for pastries, snacks, and coffee to keep yourself fed and energized!
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Good luck on your finals, Huskies! Stop by our table in the Snell Library lobby for pastries, snacks, and coffee to keep yourself fed and energized!
The December #NUReadingChallenge theme is "a retelling of a classic myth, fairy tale, or folklore." Get some inspiration, and see what @northeasternu.bsky.social read last month, in this blog post by Brooke Williams: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276962
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The December #NUReadingChallenge theme is "a retelling of a classic myth, fairy tale, or folklore." Get some inspiration, and see what @northeasternu.bsky.social read last month, in this blog post by Brooke Williams: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276962
Research by @northeasternu.bsky.social students doesn't disappear after they graduate. The DRS contains all electronic theses and dissertations so anyone can revisit their work. Let Drew Facklam share more about this collection and how our staff maintains it: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276955
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Research by @northeasternu.bsky.social students doesn't disappear after they graduate. The DRS contains all electronic theses and dissertations so anyone can revisit their work. Let Drew Facklam share more about this collection and how our staff maintains it: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276955
Here are some other titles from @northeasternu.bsky.social readers, with themes from psychology, sociology, political science, criminal justice, and more!
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Here are some other titles from @northeasternu.bsky.social readers, with themes from psychology, sociology, political science, criminal justice, and more!
Looking for inspiration? The November #NUReadingChallenge theme is a book about your major or field of study. Here are some titles focusing on disciplines in STEM, business, and more that @northeasternu.bsky.social has this month.
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Looking for inspiration? The November #NUReadingChallenge theme is a book about your major or field of study. Here are some titles focusing on disciplines in STEM, business, and more that @northeasternu.bsky.social has this month.
Get the most relaxation out of your Thanksgiving break by browsing our recreational reading collection! From our audiobooks and e-books available through Libby to physical books in Snell Library, we have plenty of interesting fiction and nonfiction books no matter where you are!
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Get the most relaxation out of your Thanksgiving break by browsing our recreational reading collection! From our audiobooks and e-books available through Libby to physical books in Snell Library, we have plenty of interesting fiction and nonfiction books no matter where you are!
Therapy dogs Cooper and Ryder will be making appearances on Wednesday, while Snell Library tours are still available Thursdays - Sundays!
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Therapy dogs Cooper and Ryder will be making appearances on Wednesday, while Snell Library tours are still available Thursdays - Sundays!
Learn how to use ORCID identifiers to ensure you get credit for your research contributions in this drop-in session.
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 12
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 Research & Teaching Hub (Snell Library 215)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15620074
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 12
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 Research & Teaching Hub (Snell Library 215)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15620074
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Learn how to use ORCID identifiers to ensure you get credit for your research contributions in this drop-in session.
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 12
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 Research & Teaching Hub (Snell Library 215)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15620074
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 12
⏰ 2 p.m.
📍 Research & Teaching Hub (Snell Library 215)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15620074
Learn how to use newspapers and digitized materials in the @nu-archives.bsky.social to your advantage.
Leveraging Media History to Improve Modern Journalism: 11/12, 2 - 4 p.m.
Leveraging Digitized Materials from the Archives: 11/13, 12 - 1 p.m.
Both events are in Snell Library 360.
Leveraging Media History to Improve Modern Journalism: 11/12, 2 - 4 p.m.
Leveraging Digitized Materials from the Archives: 11/13, 12 - 1 p.m.
Both events are in Snell Library 360.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Learn how to use newspapers and digitized materials in the @nu-archives.bsky.social to your advantage.
Leveraging Media History to Improve Modern Journalism: 11/12, 2 - 4 p.m.
Leveraging Digitized Materials from the Archives: 11/13, 12 - 1 p.m.
Both events are in Snell Library 360.
Leveraging Media History to Improve Modern Journalism: 11/12, 2 - 4 p.m.
Leveraging Digitized Materials from the Archives: 11/13, 12 - 1 p.m.
Both events are in Snell Library 360.
This week in the library ⬇️
Stop by the #NUReadingChallenge table on Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 3 p.m., in the Snell Library lobby to get book recommendations and swag!
Stop by the #NUReadingChallenge table on Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 3 p.m., in the Snell Library lobby to get book recommendations and swag!
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This week in the library ⬇️
Stop by the #NUReadingChallenge table on Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 3 p.m., in the Snell Library lobby to get book recommendations and swag!
Stop by the #NUReadingChallenge table on Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 3 p.m., in the Snell Library lobby to get book recommendations and swag!
November's #NUReadingChallenge theme is "about the field you're studying," so you can get a taste of your future profession outside of your textbooks.
Get some inspiration, and see what banned books @northeastern read in October: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276930
Get some inspiration, and see what banned books @northeastern read in October: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276930
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
November's #NUReadingChallenge theme is "about the field you're studying," so you can get a taste of your future profession outside of your textbooks.
Get some inspiration, and see what banned books @northeastern read in October: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276930
Get some inspiration, and see what banned books @northeastern read in October: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276930
The DRS houses a variety of research projects, podcasts, and more related to environmental causes. Learn more in the latest blog post by Kim Kennedy: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276925
📸: Photo courtesy of the @nu-archives.bsky.social.
📸: Photo courtesy of the @nu-archives.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The DRS houses a variety of research projects, podcasts, and more related to environmental causes. Learn more in the latest blog post by Kim Kennedy: librarynews.northeastern.edu?p=276925
📸: Photo courtesy of the @nu-archives.bsky.social.
📸: Photo courtesy of the @nu-archives.bsky.social.
Meet Brooke! Brooke Williams is our Research and Student Success Librarian and runs our #NUReadingChallenge. She is always ready with a recommendation — whether it's a book to read or a mountain to climb! #MeetTheStaff
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Meet Brooke! Brooke Williams is our Research and Student Success Librarian and runs our #NUReadingChallenge. She is always ready with a recommendation — whether it's a book to read or a mountain to climb! #MeetTheStaff
We will also be welcoming Cooper and Ryder for some therapeutic dog snuggles and offering our regular tours of Snell Library.
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We will also be welcoming Cooper and Ryder for some therapeutic dog snuggles and offering our regular tours of Snell Library.
.@NU_Architecture students can get research help on the spot with Regina Pagani's pop-up in the Ruggles Architecture Studio.
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 1 - 2:30 p.m.
📍 Ruggles Architecture Studio
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15630181
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 1 - 2:30 p.m.
📍 Ruggles Architecture Studio
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15630181
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
.@NU_Architecture students can get research help on the spot with Regina Pagani's pop-up in the Ruggles Architecture Studio.
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 1 - 2:30 p.m.
📍 Ruggles Architecture Studio
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15630181
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 1 - 2:30 p.m.
📍 Ruggles Architecture Studio
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15630181
Drop by this @nu-archives.bsky.social open house to browse some special collections. This event is part of the Boston Archivists' Meetup Autumn in the Archives Spirit Week.
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📍 Snell Library 077
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15660372
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📍 Snell Library 077
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15660372
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Drop by this @nu-archives.bsky.social open house to browse some special collections. This event is part of the Boston Archivists' Meetup Autumn in the Archives Spirit Week.
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📍 Snell Library 077
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15660372
📆 Thursday, Nov. 6
⏰ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📍 Snell Library 077
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15660372
Help contribute to the inclusion of more Black women from Boston in Wikipedia as part of this edit-a-thon.
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 5
⏰ 12 - 2 p.m. Eastern
📍 Centers for Digital Scholarship (Snell Library 360)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15347807
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 5
⏰ 12 - 2 p.m. Eastern
📍 Centers for Digital Scholarship (Snell Library 360)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15347807
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Help contribute to the inclusion of more Black women from Boston in Wikipedia as part of this edit-a-thon.
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 5
⏰ 12 - 2 p.m. Eastern
📍 Centers for Digital Scholarship (Snell Library 360)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15347807
📆 Wednesday, Nov. 5
⏰ 12 - 2 p.m. Eastern
📍 Centers for Digital Scholarship (Snell Library 360)
🔗 northeastern.libcal.com/event/15347807
Have a spooky (and safe) Halloween! 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Have a spooky (and safe) Halloween! 🎃👻
Last week, @nu-archives.bsky.social and the F.W. Olin Library in Oakland hosted a dual event to allow visitors to explore and learn about their Artists' Books Collections, containing works of art in book form.
Learn more about the collections: subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/artdesign/ar...
Learn more about the collections: subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/artdesign/ar...
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last week, @nu-archives.bsky.social and the F.W. Olin Library in Oakland hosted a dual event to allow visitors to explore and learn about their Artists' Books Collections, containing works of art in book form.
Learn more about the collections: subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/artdesign/ar...
Learn more about the collections: subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/artdesign/ar...
But really, all books are in danger. Reasons have included children's horror, talking animals, language, and having graphic information (in a medical book).
Pick up a banned book and see what the fuss is about — and don't forget to tell us about it!
Pick up a banned book and see what the fuss is about — and don't forget to tell us about it!
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
But really, all books are in danger. Reasons have included children's horror, talking animals, language, and having graphic information (in a medical book).
Pick up a banned book and see what the fuss is about — and don't forget to tell us about it!
Pick up a banned book and see what the fuss is about — and don't forget to tell us about it!
Violence is another popular reason for people to challenge books.
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Violence is another popular reason for people to challenge books.
Another major reason books are banned or challenged is because of political themes, whether it's extolling or criticizing a political system, taking place amid political unrest, or simply celebrating a certain ethnicity.
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Another major reason books are banned or challenged is because of political themes, whether it's extolling or criticizing a political system, taking place amid political unrest, or simply celebrating a certain ethnicity.