The Student Library Service Bookplate Program honors the Libraries’ graduating student employees by inviting them to choose new books to add to the Libraries’ collections. Each item receives a bookplate that acknowledges the student’s selection and honors their service to the Libraries and fourteen students were honored this year.

This exhibit on the Berry Library brickway features twelve student employees and their selections.

Generations of community members have shaped Dartmouth's sonic identity through the Baker Bells: from the machinist who hacked player pianos to control the clock tower and the professors' wives who hand-punched hundreds of music rolls, to the student composers writing original works for the tower today. Explore the exhibit and consider: how does sound shape your sense of place? What should Dartmouth sound like and who should decide?

Thirty-six years ago, Allison Dunlop Keenan ‘93 completed her first year at Dartmouth. Her grandfather, Robert G. Dunlop, celebrated Allison’s achievement with a rare and unique gift. In the accompanying letter, he wrote, “In light of your scholastic attainments, you may wish to have this first edition of The Federalist Papers published in 1788 for your personal library. The Federalist is a collection of essays written primarily by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton in support of the constitution of our country.

Hospitals nationwide share a similar problem: falls. Between 700,000 and 1 million patients fall while in the hospital, resulting in up to 250,000 injuries and up to 11,000 deaths.¹ The increased financial toll on individuals and providers is tremendous.

Every year, the Dartmouth African Students Association [DASA] organizes an Africa week celebration with multiple events ranging from speaker events to game nights. This year, DASA highlights selected books in the Baker-Berry Library that are written by African writers or about African history/culture.

Rising sea levels can affect critical habitats, threaten biodiversity, accelerate erosion, and may increase the frequency of storm surges that damage natural and human-built environments. For some researchers, like Dartmouth Engineering assistant professor Yoshihiro Nakayama, they’re investigating the Antarctic region for answers.

The Collections Care program encompasses five streams of expertise: conservation, digital preservation, disaster preparedness and emergency response, environmental monitoring, preservation, and stacks maintenance. 

Baker Library's bells turn one hundred this year. Originally cast in 1926 and mounted during the building of Baker Library (completed in 1928), the bells have come to represent daily university life. Today they ring out across Hanover to signal the hour, and at 6pm, you'll hear Dartmouth’s song, “Dear Old Dartmouth/Alma Mater.” How to play the bells has evolved as technology and human ingenuity evolved.

Each week, Baker-Berry Library averages 27,150 visits for everything from studying to socializing, meeting a library staff member, or going to class. To ensure these well-loved spaces continue to meet community needs, we’re partnering with various Dartmouth organizations and departments to make upgrades that complement and amplify student mental health initiatives and provide more welcoming environments. One such project is the revitalization of Baker Library’s Reiss Hall and 1902 Room, both 24/7 accessible spaces and heavily used throughout the term.

Since 1929 the Dartmouth Outing Club has maintained over 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail right in Dartmouth’s backyard, from Hanover to Mount Moosilauke. The Trail spans over 2,200 miles, but Hanover is one of only ten towns where it runs right down its main street—and the final one for hikers headed north.