Diane Biunno, metadata archivist at the Institute of Jazz Studies, and Tara Kelley, audiovisual archivist for Special Collections and University Archives, are among the organizers of the New Jersey Archival Film Festival, which takes place Saturday, November 1, at Monmouth University.
Becky Libourel Diamond, business instruction librarian at James Dickson Carr Library, published The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America’s Golden Era (Lyons Press, September 2025).
Bart Everts, reference and instruction librarian at Paul Robeson Library, wrote the essay “Admiral Wilson Boulevard” in the book The Greater Philadelphia Region (from the Greater Philadelphia series) (October 2025, Penn Press). Everts also was quoted in a WHYY story on the significance of preserving the Peter Mott House. The site once was a stop on the Underground Railroad and now serves the public as a museum.
Ermira Mitre, a library technician at Smith Library, is also a poet, essayist, and translator. Recently, she translated a short story, “The Boundless View,” from her native language, Albanian, into English. The translation was published by the National Translation Month newsletter. In addition, her poem “SILENCED” has been included in the Brownstone Poets Anthology 2025, published in Brooklyn, New York.
Tony Nguyen, associate university librarian, Rutgers Health, coathored The Librarian’s Grants Handbook: Understanding the Grant Process from Start to Finish (Bloomsbury Publishing, January 2026), which is now available for preorder.
Mary Beth Weber, coordinator for training and mentorship, was appointed editor-in-chief of Technical Services Quarterly, a peer-reviewed library science journal published by Taylor and Francis. She also copresented with children’s book author Mona Kerby as part of Edi and Neal’s Book Club, a monthly professional development initiative produced by ALA Editions that facilitates a dialogue between authors and working librarians. Their presentation, “Collection Development Tips for All Librarians,” was arranged to promote Weber’s recently co-authored book, Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 5th edition (ALA Editions, 2025).
UK Jazz News covered a special Rutgers alumni event in London spotlighting the Institute of Jazz Studies, including an exhibit of items from IJS collections.
This Banned Books Weeks roundup by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) includes content from the Books We Read Blog, John Cotton Dana Library, and Paul Robeson Library.
ARL’s Open Access Week roundup features all the events that were hosted by Rutgers University Libraries.
This feature on our the Libraries’ major expansion of ProQuest offerings appeared in Rutgers Today (Around the University) on Wednesday, October 15.
The #RUArchives50th social media campaign, which has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University Archives all year, continued with this #WorldFarmDay post and this Homecoming post.
The completion of the 24/7 Pickup Lockers was promoted on all four social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X), and the Instagram post was linked in the Rutgers Today newsletter (Around the University) on Tuesday, September 16.
Robeson Library participated in Archives Month Philly, with two exhibits running the entire month of October:
- Highlights of Camden Special Collections: This exhibit showcases select items from the Camden campus archives, spanning the near century of campus history, curated by Bart Everts, acting history and Camden special collections librarian.
- Whose Story? Narratives of Philadelphia History A collaboration with Rutgers Camden’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH), this exhibit examines how traditional narratives (such as Philadelphia as the birthplace of American liberty and democracy) came to be, the development of organizations dedicated to preserving and telling Philadelphia history, and the stories that have been challenged, censored, expanded and debated. Curated by MARCH’s Isabel Steven with John Powell, reference and instruction librarian at Robeson Library.
