Stanford Libraries

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

We are excited to announce two new members to our leadership team! Sarah Sussman will join as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in the Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences, and Alma Parada will serve as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in Sciences and Engineering.

🔗Read More:

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (June 4, 2026) – Stanford University Libraries are excited to announce two new members to its leadership team effective June 1. Sarah Sussman will join as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in the Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Scienc...

06/01/2026

We’re celebrating one of our student workers, Ash Arumugum, who will be graduating with an M.A. in education! 🎓🎉

"I worked at the Robin Li and Melissa Ma Science library for my entire Stanford experience, and it was such a wonderful time. The library has become a second home to me on campus, and I have enjoyed forming close relationships with the library staff, my fellow student employees, and our library ‘regulars’! Whether I was opening or closing shift, the library was a great place to start and end my days. A big thank you to Aparna Sharma for being such an inviting and fun work mentor!” - Ash Arumugum.

Thank you for all that you’ve done for the libraries, Ash, and congratulations! 🥳

05/13/2026

Stanford Day of Giving is here!

With a collection exceeding 15 million items across various genres and formats, including a robust selection of electronic resources, the libraries are supported by 50 subject specialists and comprise 20 campus libraries. We also offer consultations and workshops to support learning and research.

Make a gift to the Libraries to create a lasting impact. Remember that any gift you make today will be doubled (up to $5,000)!

https://dayofgiving.stanford.edu/pages/university-libraries

We thank you for your support and generosity!

Thanks to a $3 million match, gifts made to any university libraries fund during Stanford Day of Giving will be matched 1:1, up to $5,000 per designation, until matching funds are exhausted. Full match terms and conditions can be found here.

04/16/2026

“That’s what we do in the Libraries, right? Our main reason for being here is offering support to people in doing research or teaching a class, and that, for me, is the big thing.”

At Stanford, the story of technology isn’t just told. It’s preserved, studied, and brought to life.

Since 1980, Henry Lowood has shaped how Stanford collects and interprets the history of science and technology, and media. For over more than four decades, his work has helped define how we understand the cultural impact of video games, virtual worlds, and interactive simulations, as well as document the ways in which Silicon Valley transformed into a global leader of technology.

A fan of board games growing up, Henry acquired Stanford’s first game collection in 2000, right when the academic field was taking off. As the founder of How They Got Game, he has led efforts to preserve digital games as historical artifacts, partnering with institutions like the Library of Congress and the Internet Archive to ensure these emerging forms of media aren’t lost to time.

For National Librarian Day, be sure to check out all the amazing things happening at the Libraries in the link here: https://library.stanford.edu/news-and-events

📸: H. Taghap
🤝: Stanford Libraries

03/02/2026

For more than 50 years, Ken and Caretha Coleman helped shape the culture and ethics of Silicon Valley as business leaders, mentors, and advocates for inclusive workplaces. Across technology, venture capital and health care, they advised generations of executives and worked to expand opportunity and representation in the industry.

With support from a Stanford Associates grant, Stanford University Libraries is preserving that impact through the Ken and Caretha Coleman Archive of Black Histories in Silicon Valley. Stanford Associates grants support time-sensitive projects across the university. In this case, alumni funding accelerated the collection and preservation of oral histories, personal papers and community records that might otherwise have been lost.

Because of that support, these stories will inform scholarship, inspire future generations and help ensure Silicon Valley’s history is told more fully and accurately.

📸: Fred Gibbons, adjunct professor of electrical engineering at Stanford, who made the inaugural gift to the Coleman Archive, speaking to Ken and Caretha Coleman at a special event celebrating the archive. Credit: Romi Chiorean

12/15/2025

The Stanford University Libraries will be operating on a reduced schedule from Saturday, December 13, 2025 through Sunday, January 4, 2026.

More information about services during this period:

Miller Library at Hopkins Marine StationFind a place to studyFrom quiet spaces for one to fully equipped conference rooms for ten, find a place at the library.

12/02/2025

It’s Giving Tuesday!

The Stanford University Libraries serve every student and all faculty as well as alumni, visiting scholars, researchers, professional staff, Stanford families, and readers from the local community. Make a gift to the Libraries to create a lasting impact on learning, teaching and research.

Support the people, programs, and research at Stanford that matter most to you. Wherever you choose to give, your generosity makes a difference.

12/01/2025

Mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday! On December 2nd, the Stanford community will come together to support the important work taking place across the university.

You can kick-start the momentum today by making an early gift toward the Stanford University Libraries. Your generosity will help create a lasting impact for the Libraries and advance our mission to create and share knowledge, and transform scholarship that changes the world.

Members of our community across the globe will come together to support the people, programs, and initiatives at Stanford they care about most.