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Novels, novels, everywhere, but none are fun, I think

It’s no secret that reading for pleasure has been linked to a host of emotional and mental health benefits. With national readership plummeting across the past decade, a question arises: What role should campus libraries play in leisure reading? Read More

Why libraries still matter: New UR librarian Timothy McGeary on the future of academic libraries

When McGeary begins his tenure in March in the role of Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of URochester Libraries, he will bring with him his experience of a career shaped by the changing role of libraries in a digital world. At Duke University, where he currently works, McGeary has helped oversee the systems and services that support teaching, research, and scholarship, for example, by digitally preserving data and developing new software. Read More

Campus Brat: Halloweirdos

We Jarvises, especially my dad and I, take Halloween seriously. Read More

For whom the bell tolls

Rush Rhees Tower is the cultural and geographic center of the UR campus. But it is also the source of a great mystery. One I hope to uncover. Read More

A journey to Camelot

While exhibits are typically held in the Robbins Library, Camelot is unique in both the physical and cultural spaces it occupies. Read More

Is Rush Rhees haunted? Maybe, Scare Fair organizer says

Friday was Rush Rhees' 25th annual Scare Fair. Read about the fair's origins and the spooky myths surrounding it. Read More

The Tale of the Hunchback of Rush Rhees

He’d never even eaten a Pringle before. Read More

COVID-19 forces UR’s study spaces to innovate

In the face of COVID-19, the River Campus Library staff has been able to see COVID-19 not as a roadblock, but as a call for innovation. Read More

In defense of Gleason Library

There are a lot of elements that make Gleason great, so let’s take them one by one.  Read More

From the Archives: The mystery of the Rush Rhees ghost

Further sightings were reported, like Bob Weiss’ first-person account in the Campus: “He’s come back! The restless spirit of Pete Nicosia has again been seen in the library.” Read More