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  • Christmas in April

    We don’t know who managed to get this figurine into this niche—which is about ten feet off the ground on the side of Sterling Memorial... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 6 2022 08:00am

  • Check it out at the library

    There’s a new exhibition space in Sterling Memorial Library, tucked between the nave and the Starr Reference Room. The Hanke Exhibition... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 23 2022 08:00am

  • Come on out

    As the weather gets more springlike, an open door to the Librarian's Court beckons to patrons of Sterling Memorial Library. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 18 2022 09:19am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Special effects

    We’ve got big fat snow flakes on campus, but so far they aren’t really sticking, just enhancing the lunch-hour scenery. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 9 2022 12:47pm

  • Obedience

    Yale is pressing its biggest celebrities into service for its public health campaign. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 14 2022 08:19am

  • Put to the test

    Final exams begin today in Yale College and the Graduate School. Good luck, students! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 16 2021 08:10am

  • Home improvement

    Sterling Memorial Library's beloved L&B Room—some of us used to call it the L. L. Bean Room—will be renovated next year. Calm... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2021 10:02am

  • Decluttering

    The nave of Sterling Memorial Library is looking more like its former self: for the past nine months, the space had been lined with baker’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2021 08:08am

  • Lazy, hazy, crazy

    Another commencement is in the books. With reunions happening online this year, the campus is already settling in to the relative quiet of summer in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 25 2021 09:30am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Final countdown

    Final exams in Yale College begin today. We spotted students studying in Sterling Memorial Library's Periodical Reading Room. Alums, where did you... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 14 2021 09:00am

  • Brightest bulbs

    The daffodils are reporting for duty all over campus., We spotted these outside Sterling Memorial Library. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 30 2021 07:57am

  • Time for a short break

    In a normal year, most of Yale would be on spring break this week. But to accommodate a compressed pandemic schedule—and to discourage... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 9 2021 08:02am

  • Women's studies

    If you’re lucky enough to have access to Sterling Memorial Library right now, you can see the exhibition 12 Portraits: Studies of Women at... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 4 2021 08:15am

  • Mystery Monday: fence sitters

    The International Room in Sterling Memorial Library was once the Yale Memorabilia room, and its shelves are decorated with scenes of extracurricular... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2021 08:05am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • A snowy start

    It’s the first day of the “spring” semester, and this is just the beginning of a projected 8 to 12 inches of snow. Not a bad day... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 1 2021 08:58am

  • Goodbye, 2020

    Happy holidays to all who are celebrating! We’ll see you in 2021. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 23 2020 08:08am

  • Mystery Monday: spooning

    Today’s mystery concerns this carving in Sterling Memorial Library’s International Room: what Yale tradition is depicted here? And... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2020 08:45am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Courtside

    With precautions in place, it’s possible to study in Sterling Memorial Library again. That includes one of our favorite retreats, the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 16 2020 07:58am

  • Served fresh daily

    After being closed for nearly six months, Sterling Memorial Library is now open again to faculty, students, and staff. The library’s nave is... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 15 2020 07:42am