On January 11, Kimberly Williams brought her Black Culture & Society class to SBU. The students had chosen a Black historical figure to research, with the goal of creating a presentation. When they came to SBU, they were able to explore a plethora of primary sources using databases such as video interviews with prominent twentieth…Continue Reading Using Primary Sources to Research Black Historical Figures

On Wednesday, January 4, two of Patricia Orechovsky’s tenth grade honors English classes came to SBU for an exploratory journey through both the open web and the SBU’s databases. They were searching for content related to Elie Wiesel’s Night, which they will be studying and writing about for several weeks. They found so much! Students…Continue Reading Exploring Sources on Elie Wiesel

When we were designing the proposal for the Ready for Success grant, we were driven by a number of goals. While one of the main objectives was to reinforce the importance of research skills at all levels of a student’s education, another was to emphasize the fact that research skills are not just for completing…Continue Reading Engineering a Practical Experience

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, SBU Libraries hosted the first of several BHS student visits. We welcomed two AP Seminar classes to campus, along with their teacher Sydney Bryan and BHS librarians Diane Longo and Maureen Ryan. In the library’s computer classrooms, the students learned about what information is available using academic library resources, practiced…Continue Reading The first BHS classes to visit SBU!