Elmer Holmes Bobst Library Archives - Washington Square News

Opinion: Bobst’s construction is too disruptive for studying

Between taking away places to study and making it hard to focus in class, construction in the library is doing students more harm than good.

Molly Koch, Opinion Editor • September 13, 2023

The first week of classes is typically a favorite among students, as assignments tend to be lighter and exams are still months away. For the unlucky students who already have labs...

Your Love-Hate Relationship with Bobst

The good, the bad and the ugly of your new home away from your dorm.

Samson Tu, Creative Director • August 4, 2023

Opinion: For a building so big, Bobst has little seating room

More than four million volumes, 53,320 serial titles, 43,000 linear feet of archives, and yet there’s little room for students in Bobst Library.

Hogan Bingel, Contributing Writer • March 6, 2023

If it isn’t the excessive heat or stench of body odor that prevents you from stepping foot into Bobst Library, then perhaps it’s the lack of seating. Thanks to the donation...

Bobst Library’s enduring history of suicide

Alyssa Goldberg, Features Staff • March 7, 2022

How a string of student deaths in the early 2000s shaped NYU’s architecture, curriculum and mental health services.

NYU to install 304 solar panels atop Bobst

The university will finish installing the panels by the end of the semester as part of the university’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2040.

Bella Ingber, Contributing Writer • March 3, 2022

Bobst Library will be equipped with 304 solar panels as part of NYU’s push for greater sustainability, according to a February email from NYU president Andrew Hamilton. The solar...

Off-Third: Bobst Library needs a slide

The title says it all. NYU can do more with Bobst Library. Put a slide in it.

Jules Roscoe, UTA Staff Editor • February 10, 2022

The installation of solar panels on the roof of Bobst Library is a welcome move by a university that has faced substantial environmentalist criticisms. But sustainability isn't...

‘A walking encyclopedia’: Late NYU librarian impassioned friends, family

Jennifer Steenshorne, a historian and former librarian, died from COVID-19 in early January.

Kayla Hardersen, Staff Writer • February 2, 2022

Jennifer Steenshorne, a former NYU librarian, died last month after testing positive for COVID-19. She was fully vaccinated and had recovered from the virus earlier in the pandemic,...