The Columbia University Libraries held the “Welcome the Class of ’89” exhibit in Butler Library Main Reading Room in the afternoon of Saturday, June 1, celebrating the 35th reunion of the Class of ’89 in the Columbia Reunion 2024. The Starr Library participated in the CUL concerted effort by contributing a group of items carefully […]
Renovation update
FIXING THE CHRONIC LEAKING, A PEEK AT THE CRITICAL RENOVATION SITES OF THE STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY IN KENT HALL Jim Cheng, 5/14/2024 During a sunny morning on May 14, 2024, we, including Richard Heaps, Associate Director of Library Facilities, David Maddox and Alex Ray from CPM, walked through the renovation sites of the […]
Upcoming talk on Tibetan-language AI
C.V. Starr East Asian Library and the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University present: Artificial Intelligence for Tibetan Knowledge Systems: a talk by Geshe Lobsang Monlam, PhD Friday, January 19, 2024, 2 pm – 3:30 pm International Affairs Buildings (IAB) Room 918, Columbia University This event is in-person and online. Please see below […]
Film Series Tribute for Tibetan Director Pema Tseden
C.V. Starr East Asian Library is pleased to announce: LEGACIES: PEMA TSEDEN & NEW TIBETAN CINEMA A tribute to the late Pema Tseden, with screenings and discussions of his films, and those of young filmmakers he has inspired. Join us for the opening screening: The Silent Holy Stones ལྷིང་འཇགས་ཀྱི་མ་ཎི་རྡོ་འབུམ། Friday, December 1, 6-8 pm […]
East Asian Library Orientation Workshops coming up
East Asian Studies Library Resources Fall 2023 Orientation Area-specific Workshops (1.5-hour sessions): (sign-up required; all sessions take place in Room 306, Butler Library) Chinese Studies: Wednesday, 9/20, 1:00-2:30 PM Sign up: https://events.columbia.edu/go/Chinese1 Friday, 9/22, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sign up: https://events.columbia.edu/go/Chinese2 Japanese Studies: Friday, 9/29, 3:00-4:30 PM Sign up: https://events.columbia.edu/go/Japanese1 […]
THE CRITIAL RENOVATION, LIBRARY CLOSURE, AND LIMITED LIBRARY SERVICES OF C.V. STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY, MAY 2023-JAN. 2024, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
By Jim Cheng, 8/3/2023 Due to outdated library facilities, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library collection suffered several major disasters in the past. On the recommendation of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on the Libraries (PACL), and with budgetary support from the Provost’s office, a critical renovation plan, including installation of a fire sprinkler and […]
Starr Duplicate Book Sale/Giveaway, April 6–7
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library Duplicates Sale is returning April 6–7, 2023. Every year, the library accumulates duplicate books and journals which we make available to the public through an annual book sale, raising funds for the library in the process. This year, because of a large surplus due to a Covid-related hiatus of […]
The Event of “Affirming Queer Intimacies in Sinophone Cinema” Successfully Held
As part of Columbia University Libraries ADEI (Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) awarded programs, the event of “Affirming Queer Intimacies in Sinophone Cinema” was held successfully during February 15-17, 2023. It featured representative films of such critically acclaimed sinophone filmmakers of queer cinema as Zi’en Cui, Popo Fan (China), Zero Chou and Yunhou Liu (Taiwan). […]
Starr Library co-sponsors film series
As part of Columbia University Libraries ADEI (Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) awarded programs, “Affirming Queer Intimacies in Sinophone Cinema” features the screening of critically acclaimed films of such leading independent filmmakers as Zi’en Cui, Popo Fan and Zero Chou, panel discussions, and roundtable dialogues with the directors. Click here for more details and to […]
Visit our newly-expanded Reading Room
The Starr East Asian Library is delighted to announce the opening of the recently-renovated west wing of our Reading Room. In a special ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Columbia Vice Provost & University Librarian Ann Thornton, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Eugenia Lean, faculty from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and other CUL friends and colleagues, […]