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A History of the Technology Lending Program

by Michael Hughes

Detail of a poster showing the title of the exhibit: "Beyond the Stacks: the history of tech lending at Newman Library."

The Newman Library has long been a leader in lending technology to Baruch students. Back in 1998, Baruch led the way in CUNY by being the first CUNY library to let students check out laptop computers. Twenty-seven years later, we are commemorating how far we’ve come since then with a new exhibit in the library documenting how our popular tech loan service has changed and expanded.

Stop by the Technology Loan Desk on the third floor of the Newman Library to see this new exhibit exploring the past and present of our lending program and then help shape its future; the exhibit includes a QR code so you can submit suggestions for technology we should purchase and lend. You’ll find the exhibit just around the corner from the elevators and just before the Technology Loan Desk.

C-SPAN Broadcasted Program with Library’s Distinguished Lecturer, Ralph Blumenthal

by adowning

CSPAN info page for FDR & the Supreme CourtC-SPAN2 broadcasted a recorded program on Franklin Roosevelt and the Supreme Court that was hosted by the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum on September 17, 2021.  The participants are Ralph Blumenthal, Distinguished Lecturer in the Newman Library, John Barrett, Professor at St. John’s University Law School, and FDR library director Paul Sparrow, who leads the discussion.  The dates that the program aired are listed on the CSPAN web site along with  a link to the recording.