Inventing the future
This fall, the Task Force on the Future of Libraries shares with the community its report, the culmination of a yearlong conversation across the...
Celebrating 20 years of the Lewis Music Library
The MIT community is passionate about music, so it’s no surprise that MIT’s music library holds a special place in the hearts and minds...
What’s new?
Libraries Launch Institute-wide Reading Program MIT Reads, which launched this semester, is an Institute-wide program that aims to build community and foster understanding through...
From the director
When I wrote to you a year ago about the formation of the Future of Libraries task force, I shared my hope that it...
China Comes to Tech: 1877-1930
In 1877, the first student from China matriculated at MIT. By 1910, China was sending more students to MIT than any other foreign country....
Out of the ordinary
MIT is synonymous with a spirit of exploration, with its thriving maker culture, entrepreneurial drive, and problem-solving ethos. This year, the Libraries staff had...
Change is good
While the Future of Libraries task force has been envisioning the global library of tomorrow, staff across the MIT Libraries have been hard at...
New faces in the Libraries
“Our new colleagues are arriving at a remarkable time for the MIT Libraries. As I like to say, we do great things, and we...
First impressions
Bertha Chang, SB ’88, PhD ’95 Raleigh, NC While Chang has faithfully contributed to her class gift ever since graduation, she saw her first...