
Help us improve our virtual exhibits!
Did you know that Cornell University Library has an impressive number of virtual exhibits that you can access for free? From Circus Fashion to Botanical Innovations to Arachnophilia, our diverse collection of online exhibits is bound to have something to pique your interest! Find your next obsession here: exhibits.library.cornell.edu/. You can find a curated list of all the Mann Library exhibits on our website: mann.library.cornell.edu/virtual-exhibits While you’re exploring, consider helping us make our exhibits...
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Exhibit Opening: Our Stories in Motion
View the art, media, and writing of Cornell students and staff who share the ways that migration shapes their lives in this Mann Library exhibit. “Our Stories in Motion: A Migrations Exhibit” will showcase winning submissions from the Migrations Program’s creative writing and art competition and an interactive digital space where you can share your own migration story. Join us for the opening celebration this Friday, September 19, from 3 to 5pm in Mann Room...
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National Voter Registration Day Sept. 16
Cornellians—National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 16! Wondering how to get connected with information about registering to vote—either as a New York State resident or a resident of any other state? You have some great, easily accessible options. Drop by the tables that will be staffed by members of Cornell’s student organization Cornell Votes in the Mann Library lobby from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. (yes, that would be all day long!) on...
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We are pleased to announce the schedule for Mann Library’s fall semester book talks! All our Chats in the Stacks book talks start at 4:30pm and are held in-person in Mann Library Room 160 as well as livestreamed. You can find all recordings of our past Chats in the Stacks on our YouTube channel. Thursday, September 25, 4:30pm Mann Library, Room 160 and livestreamed The Ocean’s Menagerie: How Earth’s Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life...
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Fall 2025 Workshops @ Mann Library
Looking for that lightbulb moment? Library workshops are an excellent way to level up your research skills, and did we mention they’re free?? Whether you prefer to attend in-person or virtually, we have options that will work for everyone’s schedule. We also have a wide selection of pre-recorded workshops that can be viewed asynchronously at your convenience: mann.library.cornell.edu/workshops. Don’t see what you’re looking for? You can request a workshop by filling out our Workshop Request...
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From your friends at Mann Library, welcome back to campus (and the library)! We hope you had a wonderful summer and wish you all the best for a fruitful semester ahead. A quick note as the semester begins: Mann Library will have slightly reduced weekday hours during the first two weeks of the semester. Our schedule for August 25 – September 5 will be as follows: Monday, August 25 – Thursday, August 28, 8am...
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New Student Orientation at Mann Library
We’re excited to welcome new students and their families to Mann Library! With the fall semester right around the corner, the best way to make sure you’re starting off on the right foot is to come to a library tour. We’re offering multiple tours of Mann Library during orientation – see below for more details. And be sure to enter our raffle to win a free library water bottle. Just stop by our Help Desk...
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As the summer term comes to an end, we have important information to share about Mann Library’s hours for the rest of the month. Please take note that starting on Wednesday, August 6, we will have reduced summer hours until the weekend before the start of classes for the fall semester. Our operating hours will be: Mon – Fri, 8am to 5pm Sat & Sun, CLOSED We will have special operating hours on Saturday,...
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Welcome back, alumni! There is are so many exciting events happening across campus for our returning Cornellians, and we hope that many of you will stop by Mann Library at some point during reunion weekend. See below for our complete line-up of programming! Events & Activities “What is Environmental Art and What Can It Do for Us? A Discussion about Science and Art in a Time of Climate Change” Hovey Brock (Catskill writer and artist),...
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Congrats to the Cornell Class of 2025!
From all your friends at Mann Library: Congratulations to the Cornell Class of 2025 and we wish you the very best for commencement weekend! We hope all graduates have a wonderful time celebrating this milestone with family and friends! A few reminders about library services and hours as we approach the long weekend: Mann Library will be closed over Memorial Day weekend. We will close at 5pm on Friday, May 23 and will reopen...
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Mannifest
Mannifest is our newsletter about Mann Library and is sent out each semester.