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  • Greener screen shot of the web page

    UB Libraries Goes GREENR

    Friday, February 5th, 2016

    The UB Libraries recently added a new database to its collection that will be of interest to students, faculty, staff, and guests interested in data and information resources …

  • Whisper's cafe in HSL

    Now Open: Whispers Café at Abbott

    Wednesday, January 27th, 2016

    Located inside Abbott Hall (Health Sciences Library), you’ll find hand-crafted Starbucks beverages and freshly-brewed coffees along with delicious baked goods and a variety of grab-and-go sandwiches and salads. …

  • Winter exhibit 2015

    Winter is Coming to Lockwood Library!

    Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

    The UB Libraries will have winter themed books available for check out from the 2nd floor of Lockwood Memorial Library from December through February. The books featured in the display …

  • Stress relief dog getting a hug

    Stress Relief Days Return on December 14th and 15th

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

    UB students can take a break and relax between end-of-semester study sessions during Stress Relief Days in the UB Libraries. We’ll have therapy dogs to meet and pet, snacks, games, …

  • Elliot McNally

    Poetic History: Archivist documents 50 years of poetic history

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

    Last year, the Poetry Collection received a $150,600 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to catalog and create online finding aids for the editorial …

  • Display case materials

    Spiritualism in Special Collections: on display from the Marion H. Skidmore Library

    Monday, November 23rd, 2015

    After a great presentation on the history of Spiritualism and channeled works, which started right here in Western New York, given by Mandi Shepp on Monday 11/16, she …

  • A remington typewriter

    Library Artifact: Fran Striker’s Typewriter

    Monday, November 16th, 2015

    UB Archives is home to the Francis Hamilton Striker papers. The collection includes bound radio scripts for many of Fran Striker’s radio serial dramas, including the first few …

  • Women attorney trailblazers in NY State exhiibit

    Trailblazers Exhibit at the Law Library

    Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

    The Charles B. Sears Law Library is honored to be hosting the exhibit Women Attorney Trailblazers in New York State. The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on …

  • Graphic Novels exhibit in Lockwood 2015

    Graphic Novels available in Lockwood Library!

    Monday, November 9th, 2015

    Through the month of November, the UB Libraries will have graphic novels available for check out from the 2nd floor of Lockwood Memorial Library. The books featured in the display …

  • Statuette of James Joyce

    Library Artifact: Milton Hebald’s miniature bronze sculpture of James Joyce

    Thursday, October 29th, 2015

    Part of the Poetry Collection’s James Joyce Collection, this 1966 bronze maquette of James Joyce (13 ½ x 7 x 5 ½”) by Milton Hebald (American, 1917-2015) is …