Category: Humanities
Celebrate Pride
It's Pride Month! Browse the MIT Libraries' LGBTQIA+ selections
Boston’s own celebration of pride is this weekend! While you’re waiting for the parade to start, why not check out some hot-off-the-press LGBTQIA+ books?...
Laugh Tracks and Libraries
Hayden Library is part of an interactive art installation powered by AI
For one weekend last November, visitors to Hayden Library found a novel distraction from their p-sets and research: they could watch an impromptu sitcom...
April is for poetry!
Celebrate National Poetry Month with staff picks
April is National Poetry Month, the most widely celebrated literary event in the world. Take a break from your studies and check out some...
What we loved in 2018
Libraries staff pick their favorite books, music, podcasts, and more
Chris Bourg Director “Favorite new music of the year: Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour — it’s country, but not like any country you’ve heard. It’s...
World Space Week starts *now*
Learn about World Space Week and see what the Libraries have to help you enjoy it
It’s October in New England, which means you’re most likely seeing jack-o-lanterns, apple-picking ads, and pumpkin spice everywhere, but there are other exciting things...
Libraries acquire online LGBTQ historical primary sources
This story originally posted on June 29, 2018 Just in time for Pride Month, MIT has acquired new online LGBTQ historical primary sources. The...
In the Laboratory of History
Through archival research, students uncover connections between MIT and slavery
In Fall 2017, the Institute launched a new two-semester course on MIT and Slavery. Co-taught by Craig Steven Wilder, the Barton L. Weller Professor...
Celebrate Pride
It's Pride Month! Browse MIT Libraries' LGBTQIA+ selections
It’s Pride Month! Check out this year’s most recent highlights from the MIT Libraries’ collection of LGBTQIA+ works! All of the items listed are available...