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.

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.

The day before Robert Frost's 150th birthday, Dartmouth Libraries partnered with Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Crossroads Academy, and the Dartmouth Department of English & Creative Writing to showcase two events related to the Pulitzer Prize-winning New England poet.

In 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memorandum titled "Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research."

Now commonly referred to as the Nelson Memo, it outlines that federal agencies that fund research must: