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Filmed in Pittsburgh: Romance, Family, and Chosen Families

Whatever your schedule, you can enjoy these movies about family, romance, and chosen families set against the hills, rivers and neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.

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DEI Book Display: Women's History Month

In honor of Women's History Month, the Libraries' diversity book displays will focus on all women, from struggles to achievements, from biographies to general histories, and all things in-between.

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Innovation in the Digital Collections Increases Content, Accessibility

CMU Libraries completed major enhancements to its digital collections with the launch of Islandora 8, a new platform that makes information easier to find and more accessible to everyone, from researchers to community members.

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What's the Story Behind the 4th Floor Fridge?

For over thirty years, a classic refrigerator from the 1950s has baffled, amused, and intrigued visitors to Hunt Library.

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Welcome, Joelen Pastva, Director of Library Services

We asked Joelen, who uses she/her/hers pronouns, a few questions about herself, and her plans for her new role.

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Fair Use Week 2022: Feb. 21-25

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration hosted every February by the Association of Research Libraries to spotlight the importance of fair use/fair dealing in aiding education and expression.

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Faculty and Staff Achievements: February 2022

We celebrate the many contributions of the Libraries’ faculty and staff who make the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries the destination for scholarly information.

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Filmed in Pittsburgh: Black History Month

We’re lucky to have the legacy of August Wilson’s cycle of plays set in Pittsburgh, and more films celebrating African Americans who came to Pittsburgh to survive, thrive, and change the history of medicine and sports.

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Building Up Diversity in the Architecture Collection

The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and the School of Architecture are adding books and library resources for developing culture, curriculum and research to greater inclusion.

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Danger in the Everyday: Bridge Failures in Poetry

We were lucky this time. I only hope our luck holds out, the survivors recover, and our other bridges receive the life-saving repairs they need.