Spring Fling has been rescheduled to Monday, 4/27. We hope to see you then!
In the meantime, we have environment and climate related books available for checkout on Plaza. See s.uconn.edu/EarthDayCollection for our selection of titles.
View through a window showing a grassy field, a lone tree, and a person walking near a body of water under a partly cloudy sky.
Dare we say the view from the library at the Avery Point campus is better than the fourth floor of Homer Babbidge?
Celebrate Earth Day with the UConn Library! Browse our collection of books at s.uconn.edu/EarthDayCollection and visit us at 2026 Spring Fling on 4/22 from 11am to 2pm on Fairfield Way.
This time next week, we'll be celebrating Earth Day as part of the campus Spring Fling on Fairfield Way! Come visit us between 11am - 2pm for books about the environment and some eco-inspired giveaways! 👀🌎📖
You can also peruse s.uconn.edu/EarthDayCollection
Do you need to make a zine for class? OR...do you wanna make a zine for fun?
We've got drop-in zine-making hours over the next few weeks! Come hang out, use our supplies, make friends, get expert opinions, and harness the power of body doubling!
😎🎨🧑🎨
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We are on the road this weekend at the Jorgensen's Women of Americana-A Celebration of American Music on Saturday. Ask us about the Joe Duffy 1970s campaign exhibit or our plans for the 250th celebration (we kinda 💙history). Tickets are available, so stop by and say hi! https://jorgensen.uconn.edu/
A pink piggy bank with wings flying over a rainbow with the phrase 'Financial Literacy' in a cloud above. "Don't wait until pigs fly! Learn financial basics books at s.uconn.edu/FinLit
April is Financial Literacy Month. Don't wait until pigs fly to learn how to manage your finances! Explore our diverse collection of finance books at s.uconn.edu/FinLit 🐷💸
UConn Library workshop flyer promoting a session on digital storytelling using ArcGIS StoryMaps for GIS beginners on April 17 from 10 to 11:30 am in HBL 1136. Register at s.uconn/edu/LibraryWorkshops
Did you miss our ArcGIS StoryMaps workshops earlier in the semester? Well guess what? 😁
You have one more opportunity this semester - next Friday 4/17 - to learn how to make interactive stories. Could it be the secret sauce for an end of semester project? Sign up at s.uconn.edu/LibraryWorkshops
Homer Babbidge will be closing at 7pm today, including 23-hour spaces and Bookworms
A reminder that Homer B will be closing today at 7pm. This includes Bookworms and the 24-7 spaces. 🏀🏀
Jonathan XV hangs out at the UConn men's basketball sendoff before the team's trip to Indianapolis for the Final Four outside the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
We plan on watching with you, so Homer Babbidge will be closed at 7:00pm on Monday, April 6. This includes no access to Bookworms and the 24-hour spaces. We will open our normal time on Tuesday. Go Huskies! 🏀
Sherlock beats Offred by just one vote!
Game of Thrones ain't afraid of no ghosts.
And we've got ourselves a final showdown!
Knighted author, vs. an author who write about knights.
There can be only one! 🕵️⚔️👑
Vote here! https://forms.office.com/r/8VphGU88XN
🙋♀️Be heard!!! UConn is asking for undergrads to take a moment and answer this survey to provide valuable insights on your experience here. Get on it - https://studentlife.uconn.edu/seru/
Commuter students! Let us show you where the good stuff is. Guides, tools and your questions answered! HBL Plaza, Wednesday April 1, from 10am - 1pm.
Commuter students! Do you have questions about the library? Visit us on HBL Plaza tomorrow between 10am - 1pm and get the scoop on guides and tools just for you. While you're here, get all of your questions answered by our library staff 😄
Virtual chat with the author of A Pity Party is Still A Party, Chelsea Harvey Garner. March 31 at 4:30
Be the cringe you want to see! Join us tomorrow for a chat with Chelsea Harvey Garner, author of A Pity Party is Still A Party. The virtual link is at uconnreads.uconn.edu or join a viewing party at the Avery Point Library, or the Dean of Students Office or PRLACC (Storrs)
The heavy hitters have moved on to the Final Four in our March Madness Book Bracket!
Sherlock vs. Offred
Jon Snow vs. Hill House
Timeless classic vs. modern vs. fantasy vs. horror
Vote here! https://forms.office.com/r/8VphGU88XN
Pity Party Fever!! The last of the Pity Parties is happening tomorrow in HBL from 12-2. As you traverse the library, you'll find wellness reads, mindfulness activities, peer support, student lifesavers, party food, pizza and prizes.
Cartoon people in the background of a call for undergrad volunteers to participate in focus groups to better understand how students think and talk about their research projects. The survey with information can be found at s.uconn.edu/libraryinstructionresearch
Getting ready to write that paper? Can you spare an hour and a half? We want to know how you tackle a research project. Focus groups are happening in Storrs and Stamford, with pizza and gift bags too. s.uconn.edu/libraryinstructionresearch
You're invited to a pity party! Join one of the main locations having a pity party before the UConn Reads author talk on March 31. Avery Point Library - March 24, 12:15-1:15; Hartford Library - March 25, 11am-1pm; Stamford Library - March 25, 12:15-1:15pm; Homer Babbidge Library - March 26, 12-2pm
What if sadness is the key to happiness, and can even be . . . fun? Explore this year's UConn Read's title 'A Pity Party is Still a Party' at a pre-pity party with activities like shredding your feelings, mindfulness activities, peer support, party food, and prizes!
March Madness Book Bracket. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood vs. the Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez vs. Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu vs. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes vs. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Vote today!
March Madness is here! Get in on the fun and cast your votes with our "Books That Became TV Shows" bracket! Which titles will be in the Final Four? https://forms.office.com/r/8VphGU88XN
Books available @ HBL on Level 1!
(We know Queen Charlotte is a Bridgerton tie-in. Working with what we have 😄)
Journalism student Nora Broderick talks with conservator Natalie Granados in the Conservation Lab
Student employee Hannah works on a book in the Conservation Lab
Variety of tools used in the Conservation Lab
Student employee Emma using a microscope in the Conservation Lab
Gold for UConn Library’s Conservation Lab! 💪 We received recognition from My Green Lab for major sustainability gains — from big waste reductions to smarter energy use. blogs.lib.uconn.edu/news/uconn-library-conse...
New UConn Archives & Special Collections exhibit! Senate candidate Joe Duffey, “galvanized a generation of campus liberals" and inspired others like Bill Clinton to become political leaders themselves. Check out the campaign - Schimmelpfeng Gallery through May 15. library.uconn.edu/about/exhibits
Cartoon people in the background of a call for undergrad volunteers to participate in focus groups to better understand how students think and talk about their research projects. The survey with information can be found at s.uconn.edu/libraryinstructionresearch
How do you tackle a research project? Start with an outline? Dive right into writing? If you are an undergrad and are willing to share your process, we are hosting focus groups to understand how you research. Did we mention there will be 🍕? s.uconn.edu/libraryinstructionresearch
Homer Babbidge Library will be closing at 11pm. Avery Point, Hartford & Waterbury will close at 6pm. Stamford will close at 9pm.
Homer Babbidge Library will be closing at 11pm tonight. Avery Point, Hartford & Waterbury will close at 6pm. Stamford will close at 9pm. Please send spring....🌷
Homer Babbidge Library is open with limited services this morning. All other libraries will be open by 10:00am. Thanks for the free image Becris from Flaticon
Homer Babbidge Library is open with limited services this morning. All other libraries will be open by 10:00am
Homer Babbidge Library closing early at 5 PM on Tuesday, March 3, while other locations close at 3:15 PM.
All of our libraries are closed for the evening.
Our Waterbury and Stamford libraries will be opening on a delay.
All librayr locations closed on Tuesday, February 24
☃️All library locations are closed on Tuesday, February 24 ❄️
Don't forget that you can still access many of our resources online! library.uconn.edu
Homer Babbidge Library closing at 9:00pm Sunday, Feb 22 and all locations are closed on Monday, Feb 23. For more information go to lib.uconn.edu
In addition to Homer Babbidge Library closing at 9pm this evening, all UConn LIbrary locations will be closed on Monday.
Homer Babbidge Library will be closing at 9:00pm on Sunday, February 22.
Due to the weather, Homer Babbidge Library will close at 9:00pm tonight. ❄️☃️
Archives & Special Collections is closed early today, Friday February 20
The John McDonald Reading Room in UConn Archives & Special Collections is closed for the afternoon.
Who doesn't love an interactive map? Ever wonder how these maps get made? Learn all about it in our beginner-friendly, in-person workshop: Getting Started with ArcGIS Online! Two sessions available - sign up today at s.uconn.edu/libraryworkshops