Exploring Libraries
Archive advocates
Members of the Harvard community are exploring the hidden past, volatile present, and equitable future of libraries.
Cathy Chukwulebe
Cathy Chukwulebe’s Little Black Library was Baker Library’s first non-business or economic collection and its first placement in an academic library.
Olha Aleksic
Bibliographer for Ukrainian Collections Olha Aleksic launched the “Russia’s War on Ukraine” digital archive last year.
Alexandra Schultz
Alexandra Schultz studied the rise of the public library, and in the process shed light on the true story of the Library of Alexandria.
The right to read
What happens when we quash freedom of expression in the form of reading? Harvard Library’s Lesliediana Jones discusses the recent U.S. trend of book banning.
Advancing the mission of libraries
Libraries and archives are far from static collections—they must constantly evolve to keep up with changing times.
Expanding access
HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard are teaming up to digitize and preserve African American history collections.
Expanding accessPrized manuscript
In 1989, archivist Irina Klyagin made a remarkable discovery that changed Russian ballet scholarship.
Preservation priorities
Preservation Services staff work to maintain, protect, and repair library collections.
Journalism and libraries
Librarians are teaming up with journalists to promote media literacy, spur civic engagement, and take on reporting projects.
Content accessibility
Harvard Libraries are reimagining access for their vast array of digitized articles, books, and multimedia to ensure they are accessible to users of different abilities.
Book recommendations
Looking for a good book? Explore these suggestions from members of the Harvard community.
Our cabinets of curiosities
Harvard’s many libraries maintain curated collections featuring everything from plants to poetry, crimes to contagions.
The newest collection explores the life of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star.
An accessible future
Harvard staff, faculty, and alumni are reimagining what libraries can look like, how libraries can merge physical and digital assets, how online lending can best serve everyone, and many more considerations for the future of these community cornerstones.
Design Now Podcast, Episode 5: The future of library design
In this episode of the Graduate School of Design podcast, experts discuss designing libraries for a world in which books are often accessed remotely and knowledge sought via search engines rather than librarians.
An equitable future
Harvard experts are promoting equity in libraries by expanding access to the world of art, democratizing knowledge, creating open and collaborative archives of modern history, and constantly examining the past.
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