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View the October issue of Nota Bene: News from Yale Library

October 15, 2021

This month’s issue highlights the impact of library collections on research, how students are using the library with the return to on-campus learning, upcoming library events, and a new online exhibition about coeducation at Yale.

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Online exhibition views coeducation through a new lens

October 12, 2021

A summer fellowship in Manuscripts and Archives gave Charlotte Keathley ’22 a new view of Yale history, new pathways to primary sources, and the opportunity to co-curate an online exhibition on coeducation.

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Slideshow: Students write postcards to the University Archives

October 9, 2021

On Sept. 8, more than 200 students stopped by Sterling Memorial Library to write postcards for the University Archives about why they are excited to be on campus with in-person classes again. View an image gallery.

Yale and Slavery in Historical Perspective conference, Oct. 28-30

October 7, 2021

The 23rd annual conference of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition will present the in-process research findings of the Yale and Slavery Research Group. The online event is free and open to all.

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