Author: Mark Szarko
Discover the art of books
What happens when books become art? When pages fold into sculptures, when bindings tell stories, and when the very concept of “reading” transforms into...
Knowledge served: Books and Bites returns
Books and Bites – an annual event highlighting new acquisitions, rare materials, ephemera, zines, and artists’ books – has become biannual with a return...
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In a recent report from the Pew Research Center, nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults polled (73%) say they’ve seen inaccurate news coverage about the...
African American poetry anthologies
Hayden Library is currently hosting a display of poetry anthologies by African American writers. The collection was curated by Professor Joshua Bennett in MIT’s...
Black Drama
Looking for digital copies of plays by Black authors? Black Drama (Third Edition) contains more than 1,700 scripts from playwrights from North America, English-speaking...
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Have a research question but aren’t sure where to begin? Starting work on your thesis? Or just want to know if we have a...
Learn more about text mining
The MIT Libraries is pleased to announce a series of workshops on text mining with the HathiTrust on June 3. HathiTrust is a collaboration...
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck’s Oscar-nominated documentary about James Baldwin, is now available to view through the Kanopy streaming service. Narrated by Samuel...