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Have you visited the new Cubberley Education Library? Located on the first floor of the new ANKO Building, the library offers an extensive collection of books written for children and young adults, and gets plenty of natural light!

Check library hours here: library.stanford.edu/libraries/cu...
Spacious two-story library interior with tall bookshelves filled with books. Large windows on the second floor provide natural light.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The David V. Harris papers document Harris’ anti-Vietnam War activism, his arrest and prison sentence for draft resistance, and his career as an author and journalist, the collection supplements countless other holdings at Stanford.

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A sepia photograph of David Harris with his arm around Joan Baez, both smiling while speaking to a reporter at an anti-war protest rally. A protest poster that reads "Resist! October 16" in orange lettering on a white background and features a skeleton hand wearing an American-themed sleeve of stars and stripes pointing toward a human hand raised in a "Stop" motion.
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The Stanford University Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of a web store for Libraries publications!

Please visit our website to browse all available titles and stay tuned for upcoming releases later this fall.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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“The MingKwai Chinese typewriter combined ‘search’ and ‘writing’ for arguably the first time in history," says scholar
@tsmullaney.

At Stanford, the prototype of this machine will be used for research, exhibits, & programs.

📷 by Elisabeth von Boch
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A person's hands lifting an old wooden box up to reveal a typewriter underneath.
May 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Digital photos chronicling the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s 30-year career are now available for research at SUL.
🔗 searchworks.stanford.edu/view/in00000...

📷 Senator Chuck Grassley presenting Dianne Feinstein with a birthday cake featuring the Stanford University seal (Cr. Rosa Pineda).
April 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Nominations are open for the 2025 Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prize!

🔗 Apply now: forms.gle/mDDaUAZV462Z...
Text reads, do you have a dataset that exemplifies impactful data sharing? Submit it to the 2025 Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prize! Submissions are due April 27, 2025. Nominations are limited to Stanford University faculty, staff, and students.
April 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Read an interview with Yumiko, to learn the new exhibition at the East Asia Library featuring three major modern Japanese authors, Yumiko Kurahashi, Ryuichi Tamura and Kazuko Shiraishi.

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March 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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"Poetry offered me a vehicle for realizing my dream of bridging the gap between Japan and America." - Yumiko Tsumura, poet and translator 📚
March 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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In 1875, George Bizet’s renowned opera Carmen, premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Today, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of this performance with a few highlights from our collections: tinyurl.com/btpbmdmt
Woman in a black dress carrying flowers looking back at viewer. A book open to its title page. On the left is the illustration of a woman, and on the right is the title page. Illustration of a soldier standing and a woman in a red dress.
March 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM