Attention: Due to planned electrical repairs, Hunt Library will be closed from June 17-21. The building will reopen for normal hours on June 22. Sorrells Library will be open as usual on June 17-18, and closed for the Juneteenth holiday on June 19.
As Pittsburgh prepares to host the 2026 NFL Draft, the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is looking back at more than a century of football history preserved in the University Archives.
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During Spring Carnival, the University Archives hosted a “Buggy to Bots” open house, which showcased Carnegie Mellon University’s history, traditions, and stories that make the CMU community unique. At least 90 people attended the open house, which the university archivists opened early because of how eager attendees were to enter.
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At Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, we celebrate the many contributions of the faculty and staff who make the Libraries the destination for scholarly information, creative inquiry, and intellectual collaboration across disciplines, propelling the significance, reach, and impact of the university.
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Long before these modern turf systems, scientists and illustrators were documenting the grasses that form the foundation of today’s landscapes, from stadium fields to campus lawns. Drawing on the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation’s extensive collections, Curator of Art & Research Scholar Lydia Rosenberg explores the botanical history and structure of these familiar yet highly engineered plants.
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Four years ago, the University Archives opened its first exhibition in the new gallery space on the first floor of Hunt Library. “Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100+ Years of Buggy” introduced the CMU community to the power of using archival materials to tell stories about the university’s past — and imagine its future.
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On CMU’s campus, students experience the University Libraries in many different ways — through study, research, collaboration, and discovery. The following reflections are drawn from student voices featured in Libraries stories over the past year.
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As the 2026 spring semester comes to a close, the 2025-2026 Libraries Student Advisory Council (LSAC) is putting the finishing touches on their year-long mapping project to explore how space, memory, and identity shape their journeys at Carnegie Mellon. On Wednesday, April 22, join LSAC from 4:30–6:30 p.m. in Hunt Library’s Sustainability Studio as they showcase unique maps shaped by campus experiences in “Journey to this Spot: Mapping Everyday Life at CMU.”
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Ten doctoral students lit up the stage as they raced the clock to explain research from fighting cancer to training robot teams to giving AI a sense of touch — all in just three minutes. The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries’ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Championship, held March 25 in McConomy Auditorium, brought together finalists from across campus and challenged them to make their cutting‑edge work clear and compelling for a general audience.
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The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries’ Distinctive Collections team experienced a year of growth and impact in 2025, expanding research services, strengthening digital preservation infrastructure, and deepening engagement across campus and beyond.
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In a quiet lab inside the newly renovated Posner Center for Special Collections, a rare book rests in a custom cradle. Once positioned, it barely needs to be touched again. Two high-resolution cameras hover above, capturing each page simultaneously. The spine is supported. The lighting is calibrated. The image is preserved at the highest possible quality.
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