Columbia University Libraries

09/11/2026

Today, we remember those we lost on September 11, 2001, and reflect on the ways the Columbia University community, New York City, and the world have changed in the 25 years since. Nearly 3,000 people perished that day, including 42 Columbia alumni.

In Memoriam:

Paul A. Acquaviva (LAW'97)
Richard A. Aronow (CC'75)
Paul V. Barbaro (SEAS'91)
Daniel D. Bergstein (SEAS'84)
Michael J. Berkeley (BUS'87)
Joshua D. Birnbaum (GS'01)
Gavin Cushny (SEAS)
Joseph A. Della Pietra (CC'99)
John B. Fiorito (CC'82)
Arlene E. Fried (LAW'93)
Richard P. Gabriel, Sr. (BUS'72)
Rocco Nino Gargano (GS)
Vassilios G. Haramis (SEAS'71)
John C. Hartz (BUS'62)
Brooke A. Jackman (CC'00)
Douglas G. Karpiloff (SEAS'71)
Howard L. Kestenbaum (GSAS'69,'72)
Seilai Khoo (CC'86)
Andrew J. Kim (SEAS'96)
Karen J. Klitzman (SIPA'88)
Nauka Kush*tani (TC'86, SIPA'88)
Matthew G. Leonard (LAW'87)
Charles A. Lesperance (BUS'73)
Alisha C. Levin (TC'92)
Edward Lichtschein (SEAS'93)
Arnold A. Lim (SPS'01)
Joseph Mathai (BUS'76)
Diarelia J. Mena (SPS)
Robert M. Murach (CC'78)
Brian J. Murphy (BUS'87)
Theresa (Ginger) Risco Nelson (GS'80)
Leah E. Oliver (SEAS'98)
Jean Hoadley Peterson (TC'77)
Ehtesham U. Raja (SEAS'96)
Thomas M. Regan (BUS'98)
Nasima H. Simjee (BUS'93)
Harry Taback (BUS'84)
Ronald Tartaro (SEAS'85,'86)
Tyler V. Ugolyn (CC'01)
Victor Wald (SIPA'75, BUS'76)
Weibin Wang (GSAS'94)
Brian P. Williams (CC'94)

📷 Eileen Barroso

09/10/2026

Welcome to Columbia University Libraries! Not sure where to start? Visit any library location to participate in our Library Passport program, which encourages users to explore library spaces, services, and resources in a fun and self-paced way: https://library.columbia.edu/research-teaching/getting-started.html

09/09/2026

Interested in working at the Libraries? We offer part-time student employment opportunities across Columbia University library locations, including both Federal Work-Study and Student Casual positions. Learn more about the types of jobs available and how to apply: https://library.columbia.edu/about/jobs-internships/student-employment.html

09/03/2026

Drop in for a 15-minute session about how to use Columbia University libraries, offered today and September 8-11. Learn about the Libraries' collections, expert staff, study spaces, trainings and workshops, and more: https://blogs.library.columbia.edu/spotlights/2025/08/25/how-to-use-libraries-15-minute-sessions-fall-2025/

08/24/2026

🗽 📚 New school year, new friends, New York. Get ready to choose your own adventure with the 2026 Guide to Life on Campus and in New York City: https://news.columbia.edu/content/welcome-columbia-your-2026-guide-life-campus-and-new-york-city

08/24/2026

08/18/2026

"Two Columbia University librarians on the hacks, etiquette, and best spots inside the University’s libraries: Sydni Meyer and Jeffrey Wayno share "everything you need to know (plus some of the secrets you should know) to supercharge your time at any one of Columbia's 18 libraries":

Everything you need to know (plus some of the secrets you should know) to supercharge your time at any one of Columbia's 18 libraries.

08/17/2026

08/11/2026

Under a glass case on the sixth floor of Butler Library was an intimate array of manuscripts, journals, and personal artifacts by short-story writer Lydia Davis, BC ’70. Pages littered with scribbled notes, slashed-out sentences, and question marks suggest that even the renowned translator and awa...

08/11/2026

Born this week in 1897, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart attended Columbia before pursuing her love of flying. On campus, Earhart says her happiest memories were made at the top of Low Library. Learn more: https://blogs.library.columbia.edu/rbml/2011/07/14/amelia-earharts-adventurous-side/