In the last century, Greenwich Village, the West Village, and the East Village have been continually shaped by the people who live, create, organize, and gather there. Home to generations of artists, writers, musicians, and activists, the Villages remain a constantly evolving cultural landscape.
Drawing from the collections of NYU Special Collections, Village People: Life, Art & Activism highlights stories, communities, and creative movements rooted in these neighborhoods.
On view in the Special Collections Gallery at Bobst Library through June 2026.
Today for #PreservationWeek we're highlighting one of our more unusual workflows in the Media Preservation Unit: screening films that come in through interlibrary loan! As the department in the library remaining with the equipment and training to project film, this has been a pleasure over the last few years as more films have been successfully interlibrary loaned.
The film on the bench this week is a bit shrunken, but we're testing it on our projector before booking a time to project it for the patron. And we'll be sure to observe the relevant but unconventional projectionists' note:
"Every few minutes, feel lightly the perforation area to make sure ... that the film has not run off its sprocket"!!
#preservationWeek
#16mm
#filmProjection
#filmInspection
#filmOnFilm
#interlibraryLoan
#todayInTheLab
Today for #PreservationWeek, we highlighted a piece of television history: Sunrise Semester. Co-produced by NYU and CBS from 1957–1982, this show brought the classroom to the living room.
Michael Grant (Assistant Director for Media Preservation) and Janet Bunde (University Archivist) took us behind the scenes of our massive preservation project, capped off by a screening of a 1970 episode on Italian Renaissance art—its first viewing in over five decades!
#PreservationWeek
#NYULibraries
#NYUSpecialCollections
#librarypreservation
#preservingthepast
#CulturalHeritage
@nyulibraries
Get ready for finals with library resources to support your work and your wellbeing. We’re rounding up our top picks to help you survive (and thrive) this finals season! 📚
Swipe through for details on extended hours, study support, student spaces, tech, and more.
🔗 Link in bio for the full lineup
Today, members of our team are marking #PreservationWeek by sharing an inside look at a major two-year project to conserve and digitize fragile posters from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. This project presents a rare opportunity to study the materials and production methods of over 200 posters from the Spanish Civil War. At the same time, it supports discovery by making these fragile artifacts available digitally for teaching and research.
Special thanks to our colleagues Lindsey Tyne (Conservation Librarian), Ana Sofia Drinovan (Special Collections Project Conservator), and Michael Stasiak (Digital Content Manager) for leading today’s discussion on conservation approaches, digitization strategies, and material observations.
#NYULibraries #SpanishCivilWar #abrahamlincolnbrigade #todayinthelab
#artconservation
#paperconservation
#CulturalHeritage
EDIT: Supplies went fast—NYUers really love coffee, tea, treats, and connecting IRL! Missed it? Visit nyu.edu/irl for more resources and watch for future pop ups around campus 💜
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FREE TREATS—today in Bobst! Stop by this NYU IRL coffee and tea popup for an energy boost and tips to "bake in" to your digital detox routine 😋
📷 Photos by David Song
Looking to bring your data to life? 📊
NYU Libraries offers access to powerful data visualization tools to help you turn ideas into compelling visuals, interactive dashboards, and more. Whether you’re just getting started or refining a project, we’ve got resources to support you.
✨ Not sure where to start? Explore 5 tools that make it easier to visualize your data, from charts and maps to design-forward platforms that turn insights into impact.
🔗Check out our data visualization tools at guides.nyu.edu/viz/resources
✨ Want a reason to try them out? Put your skills into action with our Data Visualization Competition, featuring urban datasets and cash prizes.
🔗Learn more and submit your entry at guides.nyu.edu/dataservices/representingdata
🗓 Submissions due: April 3
📍 Showcase: April 9
Explore the tools. Build something meaningful. Share your work.
Made from archival images and fine porcelain, NYU Libraries’ new permanent installation, “The River That Flows Both Ways,” explores the connected communities and history of the land that became New York City.
Now on display in the 10th Floor North Reading Room at Bobst, overlooking Washington Square.
#nyu #libraries #ceramicarts
Still searching for the perfect book? We’ve got you 💌📚 Go on a mystery date with a book from the NYU Libraries Engagement Collection.
💭 The Diversity of Morals by Bernard Williams — A sharp philosophical dive into moral relativism and what it means to understand cultures beyond our own.
💗 Talk to Me Nice by Anthony Okungbowa — An intimate exploration of race, queerness, and the politics of desire.
🤖 Product Liability and Artificial Intelligence by Sebastian Lohsse — A timely look at accountability and responsibility in the age of AI.
⚔️ Rose in Chains by Julie Soto — A sweeping fantasy where resilience and rebellion shape a powerful love story.
Pick a color to find your match 💜
Curious about launching a career in data? Don’t miss our Love Data Week panel discussion with NYU alumni and former Data Services Student Specialists who all began their journeys here at NYU.
Learn about how their education and work at NYU helped them transition into data careers in leading finance, academic research, and software development sectors.
Co-sponsored by NYU Data Services and NYU Women in Technology
🗓️ February 11, 12–1:30pm
📍 Bobst Library
Save your spot and register on LibCal (link in bio)
As global momentum grows to properly value Indigenous ways of knowing alongside Western scientific research practice, a Māori community in New Zealand illuminates a powerful strategy for change in the 2023 documentary, “E Kore Au E Ngaro [The Connection Remains]”.
Join us during Love Data Week for a special screening of “E Kore Au E Ngaro” and post-film discussion on Indigenous data sovereignty with Associate Professor Jane Anderson (Law/Anthropology, @nyugsas ), co-founder of Local Contexts (@localcontexts ), and film director Andreas Burgess.
Co-sponsored by NYU Data Services, NYU School of Law Library (@nyulawlibrary ), Local Contexts, and Center CIRCL (centercirclnyu)
🗓️ February 12, 3:30–5pm
📍 Bobst Library
Save your spot and register on LibCal (link in bio)
🎬 Film stills courtesy of Andreas Burgess
Image 1: Maui Hudson and Aaron Wilton in Manaaki Whenua Archives
Image 2: Olearia Pachyphylla Sample at Manaaki Whenua
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