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Join us for a One Week Zine-Making Challenge, April 17-25! Two New Paltz libraries are partnering to help you make a zine this spring! This April, the SUNY New Paltz Zine Library at Sojourner Truth Library will be teaming up with Elting Memorial Library in the Town of New Paltz to host a one-week zine … Continued

Items available for use in the Lobby: There are four rectangular folding tables measuring 6 feet by 2 ½ feet. There are two rectangular tables measuring 5 feet by 2 feet. There are 8 triangular tables that can be placed together to form 4 rectangular tables measuring 4 feet by 3 feet. These tables are … Continued

The University Archives and Special Collections will be closed for consultation from December 3, 2025, to January 3, 2026. During this period, most archival materials will be unavailable, and no consultations will take place. During this time, limited materials may still be requested using the Library Archives Request Form, and you will be contacted if your request can … Continued

New Interface for EBSCO Databases https://newpaltz.libguides.com/newebsco On December 19, the library will transition to the new EBSCO user interface (UI). All EBSCOhost databases—including PsycInfo, SocINDEX, Academic Search Complete, ebooks hosted on EBSCO, and others—have a new UI. This means a new look and a few minor changes to functions. Many things are in a different … Continued

Transformative Agreement with Cambridge University Press The Sojourner Truth Library has a transformative agreement (also known as a read and publish agreement) with Cambridge University Press (CUP) to waive author processing charges (APCs) for SUNY New Paltz authors to support open access.   Authors who want to publish their article in an open access journal … Continued

“Return your books before the break — keep the knowledge circulating”    Be cool like Lloyd and return your library books before leaving campus for winter break! The Sojourner Truth Library is announcing forgiveness of all late fines upon receipt of overdue Library materials. * Sojourner Truth Library materials support all of us in our research and learning. Please return library … Continued

Remember that all students must follow campus guidance to help us all stay safe during the pandemic AND keep their Library privileges. Be sure to: Submit your pre-semester Health Screenings, which includes your quarantine and travel attestations Have a negative COVID test result at the start of the semester (before you can access the library) … Continued

Join the Zine Library in Creating a Collaborative Community Zine! Beyond the Sunflower Fields: A look at 2020 through the eyes of the New Paltz Community.  What are you thinking and feeling strongly about these days? Racial justice? Pandemic life? Your fears and anxieties about the present, the future? Tell us about protests you’ve attended, … Continued