• Library Company white woman reference staff and a white woman researcher talk near white women readers looking at large volume and card catalog.
  • Group of students including white women and Asian American woman peer down at object white man professor presents at Library Company.
  • Diverse group of young adults smile and talk together in a Library Company exhibition gallery with framed prints on the wall.
  • A Black woman Library Company staff member in glasses looks at white woman holding smartphone near placard please register daily in Library lobby.
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Upcoming Events

may

03may11:00 am12:00 pmLibrary Company History & Exhibitions TourTOUR

14may1:00 pm2:00 pmEconomies of Freedom and Bondage in the Caribbean

16may7:00 pm8:00 pmFIRESIDE CHAT: “Death Becomes Her: Asiatic Femininity and the Aesthetics of Disfigurement”Free

More upcoming events here.

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For text materials (first-floor reading room), walk-ins are welcome and appointments are optional. Click here to learn more.

For visual materials (second-floor reading room), appointments are required. Click here to learn how to make an appointment.

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