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  • Ghosts of the machines

    If you left Yale before 2007, this photo may not ring any bells. But perhaps the words “Machine City” will help. The dimly lit... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 18 2023 08:00am

  • Portrait of a changemaker

    A portrait of Elga Wasserman ’76JD (1924–2014), who as a Yale administrator oversaw the introduction of women to Yale College in 1969, was... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 27 2023 08:00am

  • Get some buckets

    Some of Tuesday’s heavy rainfall made its way into the subterranean Bass Library, which meant the popular study space was closed for two days.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: rolling out the green carpet

    Fifteen years ago, in our July/August issue, we captured the replacement of the Cross Campus lawn after the renovation of the library... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 14 2022 08:00am

  • Grab and go

    How to take a book out of the library in the age of Covid-19: request book online, wait for it to be quarantined for 36 hours, then go to Bass... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 24 2020 07:58am

  • Books are back

    Yale’s libraries aren’t physically open to scholars yet, but it’s now possible to request books for pickup at the Bass... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 23 2020 08:13am

  • Recommended reading

    Bass Library solicited suggestions of books and other art by and about people of color. Who’s got further suggestions? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 27 2020 08:00am

  • What I did last summer

    This white board in Bass Library invited people to tell the best thing they did over the summer. Baby goat yoga and sky diving are all well and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 6 2019 08:12am

  • More chairs, fewer books

    The renovation of Bass Library is still a work in progress, but the library did open on time for the beginning of the semester. To meet growing... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 29 2019 01:13pm

  • Balancing books and bodies

    Bass Library is quiet this morning, but during peak studying times, it’s hard to find a seat there—a problem the library is trying to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2019 10:51am

  • Café underground

    Previous generations had Machine City, the subterranean oasis of vending machines between Sterling and Cross Campus Libraries. The modern equivalent... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 23 2019 08:24am

  • Underground scholars

    It’s been ten years since the former Cross Campus Library—remembered for its stark modernity and limited color palette—reopened as... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 7 2018 08:26am

  • Table talk

    We’ve been meaning to post a picture of these glass mosaic tables in the café at Bass Library for a while, but we had to wait till... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 10 2017 10:16am

  • Fueling station

    If your Yale years were in the 1971–2007 vicinity, you probably remember Machine City, the monochromatic subterranean canteen adjacent to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 18 2017 08:51am