With great excitement, we share The New Hampshire Digital Newspaper Project (NHDNP)—a Dartmouth Libraries-led initiative to digitize historic state newspapers—received almost $325,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities in August. 

We’re kicking off the Fall Term with some much-anticipated changes to the Dartmouth Libraries website! This round of changes continues on from, and advances, the work that was started in 2022 to update and refresh our website. The website transformation expresses a collaborative, modern, and bold design centering the user experience and aligning with accessibility standards. This transformation acknowledges and embraces who we are, who we have been, and who we are becoming.

For the first time in 65 years, a total solar eclipse will pass over New Hampshire, and Dartmouth is abuzz! The eclipse transition will be visible here from about 2:15pm, with 98% totality predicted at 3:28pm. Though, local weather may be a gamble.

Tricia Martone, Research & Learning Librarian STEM, collated an excellent collection of resources to expand your eclipse knowledge.

In the initial five-week sprint, a core team of Library staff engaged with designers from IDEO to take a human-centered, design-research approach to reflect back a shared purpose and vision for Dartmouth Library.

This sprint was powered by more than 70 participants, across staff, faculty, administration, and students and various levels of their education. Whether they engaged with us through ten interviews, four workshops, four tours, and many moments of feedback, we are grateful for their participation.