What book comes to mind as impacting you the most during your time at Dartmouth, and why? When we asked this year's graduating library student workers that question, the results were as unique and special as they are. In this exhibit, we highlight 13 of the 28 students who submitted selections, with some sharing what their chosen book means to them. Sometimes intimate and personal, other times philosophical or pragmatic, their words offer you a peek into their world, reflecting their time at Dartmouth.

Why are some poets remembered and glorified, while others fade into obscurity? And when you do stumble upon a “nobody” poet, why research them and make their work discoverable and interpretable for others? These two questions, and a desire “to recover another feminist and political poet who was subject to erasure” formed the basis of Ella Grim '25's Stamps Scholar research project. 

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What book comes to mind as impacting you the most during your time at Dartmouth, and why? When we asked this year's graduating library student workers that question, the results were as unique and special as they are. In this exhibit, we highlight 13 of the 28 students who submitted selections, with some sharing what their chosen book means to them. Sometimes intimate and personal, other times philosophical or pragmatic, their words offer you a peek into their world, reflecting their time at Dartmouth.

Are you curious how it feels to meticulously sift and sort through the personal and professional ephemera of a long-dead Dartmouth alum? In Kira Parrish-Penny’s ‘24 evocative article for Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, she offers a peek inside the experience. Kira describes, with candor and the intimacy of a would-be friend or relative, the hypnotic experience of getting to know a stranger (though, never really knowing them).

We’re incredibly excited to reach a major milestone in a significant project to review, revise, and redesign the Dartmouth Libraries website. The launch of our new-look website and redesigned site architecture follows two years of community engagement, research, immense team work, user testing, and iterating to get us to this pivotal moment. 

Among Professor Emerita of History Marysa Navarro's collected papers, photos, memorabilia, and audio/visual materials meticulously archived by the Rauner Library team, Jill Baron examined a wealth of primary resources from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

November 7th marks World Digital Preservation Day. Coordinated by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), this international day of advocacy and conversation focuses on how individuals, community groups, and institutions across the planet are working together to preserve digital culture and content in all its forms.

If you’ve never used audio or visual equipment in a dedicated studio space, it can be intimidating. But thanks to the team in the Jones Media Center (JMC), whether you’re new to recording or a wizard of the craft, you’ll find the space and equipment you need.

In May and June, the Dartmouth Libraries’ Preservation Unit hosted a pair of public workshops, co-sponsored by the New England Conservation Association (NECA), and the Vermont Arts & Culture Disaster and Resilience Network (VACDaRN), in the Libraries’ Conservation Lab.

Our colleague, Librarian Matt Benzing, recently partnered with the Student Wellness Center (SWC) to offer mindfulness sessions for Dartmouth faculty and staff. Offered across August, attendees learned mindfulness skills through various practices and techniques, and how to build a daily practice. Why mindfulness, though?