From panels and events that demonstrated the interconnectedness of Rauner Special Collections Library with fellow library teams and the Dartmouth community, to welcoming Bruce Rauner '78 to the Libraries, the festivities kept on giving!
One spectacular session was Regina (Gina) Barreca ‘79 closing keynote speech. With grace, humor, and verve, she capped a celebratory week honoring Rauner Library’s 25th anniversary.
Dartmouth undergrads are conducting research in every academic discipline, from the sciences and social sciences to the humanities and creative arts. However, they don't have many opportunities to share their work with audiences outside their research fields.
Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies programs foster close relationships - and career pathways - with Dartmouth Libraries. One longstanding relationship is with Librarian Jill Baron, who teaches a graduate seminar for the Comparative Literature course. She works closely with students to help them develop their projects and take advantage of the institution's collections.
Since opening its doors in the renovated Webster Hall in 1999, Rauner Library continues to make magic happen every day. Within its glorious spaces with lovely light and architectural features, many amazing moments and achievements have occurred. It’s a space where students and researchers have delved into Rauner Library’s rare and unique materials to make new discoveries.
Dartmouth Libraries has a new collaborative teaching and learning space - The LINK! Discover how one Dartmouth professor partnered with library specialists in The LINK to blend history and science while sparking new ideas and knowledge.
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Each December, the Libraries host our Library Staff Appreciation and Awards luncheon and ceremony. This gathering welcomes library staff - current and retired - to celebrate each other and recognize our outstanding achievements and milestones.
This website is the culmination of nearly a decade of teaching and research that began with Professor Deborah King's course, "Lest We Forget: History, Collective Memory, and Slavery at Dartmouth," first taught in 2014.