In November 2024, Dartmouth Libraries collaborated with the William Jewett Tucker Center to create a pilot Meditation, Prayer, and Reflection Nook on the north side of Baker Stacks 5, just over the bridge from Berry 3 in Baker-Berry Library. The nook is open to anyone, regardless of their religious affiliation, who would like to use it for silent reflection, meditation, or prayer.

Within the hallowed halls of Rauner Special Collections Library reside artifacts, ephemera, books, and papers that capture the social, historical, cultural, and economic moments of their time. Over the years, these works have launched research projects, sparked discoveries, and been integral in the creation of new knowledge. Whether you visit Rauner Library with the gentle curiosity of someone hoping to browse a particular subject, or you come with a particular item in mind, you'll leave a witness to history.

Dartmouth Libraries entered a new three-year (2025-2027) Read-and-Publish licensing agreement with the publisher Elsevier that will expand Dartmouth authors’ options for open access publishing while complying with federal mandates for public access. Under this new license, Dartmouth-affiliated researchers can now publish openly in eligible hybrid journals without paying article publishing charges, while also retaining access to over 2,400 Elsevier journals through the Libraries.

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. 

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.

We’ve all probably now seen Roger Federer’s inspirational Commencement speech, and we know Federer spent time with the tennis teams, but did you know Roger and his family visited the Dartmouth Libraries? They did! 

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. 

Following historic flooding across the Upper River Valley, the Dartmouth Libraries' Preservation Department joined Vermont's recovery efforts at the Justin Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Vermont.

Dartmouth Libraries has acquired a first printing copy of the self-published Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave (Boston: The Author, 1850). It is a slender work at 144 pages but loaded with power.

To hold, see, and read Sojourner Truth's words for yourself, visit Rauner Special Collections Library and request Rare E185.97 .T87 1850.