This Wednesday, April 9, join the Civic Ambassadors from Bard’s Center for Civic Engagement on the first floor of the library for a fun night of pub-style trivia! Test your knowledge of current events in categories ranging from politics to pop culture. There will be snacks and prizes!

Faculty Reading: Walk Her Way New York City with author Jana Mader
Thursday, April 10 5:30-6:30 p.m
Stevenson Library (first floor)

This Thursday, April 10 at 5:30 p.m., join Jana Mader, Director of Academic Programs at the Hannah Arendt Center and Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Humanities, for a conversation and reading from her new book, Walk Her Way New York City: A Walking Guide to Women’s History (Hardie Grant Books, 2025). This engaging guide, co-authored by Jana Mader and Kaitlyn Allen and illustrated by Aja O’Han, features ten curated walking tours across the boroughs, revealing the remarkable contributions and lives of well-loved and unsung heroines who shaped the city’s story.

Light refreshments will be provided as well as a book raffle for participants. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Stevenson Library, and the Hannah Arendt Center.

Collage workshop
Thursday, April 3
3-5 p.m.

Drop by and collage with us! Happens at the large table next to the Janet Malcolm: Critical Collage exhibition on the first floor. Materials provided.

The BYO Book Group is back this Wednesday, April 2 from 7- 8 pm on the first floor of the library! This week, join Bard junior Norwood in the lounge area behind the research help desk to chat about all things books and reading. Share ideas, recommendations, and inspiration. There is no assigned reading; this is a space to chat informally about whatever you’re reading and connect with other readers.

Janet Malcolm: Critical Collage on view in Stevenson library March 27- May 30

Opening Reception Thursday, March 27 2-4 p.m.

Janet Malcolm: Critical Collage presents the first institutional exhibition of the artist’s extensive work in collage. Best known as a critic for the New Yorker, where she wrote for over fifty years, and the author of Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession (1977) and The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes (1994), amongst many other books, Malcolm was also an avid collagist who made work out of a range of papers that process and reorganize themes in her writing, and which also point to the artist’s personal history. A myriad of languages appear here; psychological papers gather and fracture; the German sculptor Eva Hesse and the American poet Emily Dickinson are frequent muses. Much of this material is rendered in a visual language indebted to the historical avant-gardes, especially the work of Kurt Schwitters. Rather than insist on originality, Malcolm understood the collage method as an intimate way to assess the world in which she lived, and to use the printed page to make meaning in ways different from those typically expected of her.

Please join us Wednesday, March 26 from 6:30-8 pm for an opening celebration of The Nest, a new student installation in the library.

Belonging at Bard: A Library Salon

Tuesday, March 25
6 – 8 pm

At our next Library Salon, senior sociology student Sarina Diaz will share her research on the importance of affinity groups to student success and wellness. All are welcome to join us for this important conversation! Refreshments will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by Bard Warr;ors.

Zotero for Everyone
Friday, March 28
2 – 4 p.m. 
Library Computer Lab (room 206)

Zotero is a free, open-source citation management tool that helps you keep track of your research and generate citations with ease. In this workshop, we will take you through the basics of setting up and using Zotero, with plenty of time for questions and troubleshooting.
Whether you’re brand new to Zotero or you’ve dabbled and have some questions, join us to learn how to get the most out of this powerful tool.
Can’t make it? Ask a Librarian or check out our Zotero guide.

Introducing a new discussion series at Stevenson Library, Library Salons. Library salons are opportunities for the Bard community to exchange knowledge and ideas about current events and issues. At our first salon, this Tuesday, February 20 join us at 5 pm for a student-led discussion about the historical roots of today’s rhetoric and policies around citizenship, equality, and belonging in the United States. All are welcome!

This Thursday, Feb. 20 from 5-7 pm, celebrate Black History Month and test your knowledge at Black History Trivia Night!  Bring friends or come solo and join a team when you get here. We’ll have pizza for all and awesome prizes for the winners! Happens on the first floor.