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Celebrate Women’s History Month with a screening of Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde, presented by Hunter College Libraries in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Affinity Space and Department of Women and Gender Studies.

Directed by Ada Gay Griffin & Michelle Parkerson, the film is “An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings -- spanning five decades -- articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in NYC's Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights.”

Following the screening, attendees are invited to visit an archival exhibit of materials related to Lorde’s time as a student and faculty member at Hunter College, currently on display outside of room EB403 on the 4th floor of the Cooperman Library. The exhibit contains materials created by and about Lorde, including a rare copy of a 1959 student literary magazine, Echo, in which Lorde published a short story under her own name and a poem under her pen name, Rey Domini. The exhibit will be on display for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

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What: Screening of the documentary, A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde 
Where: Hemmerdinger Screening Room, 7th floor of the Cooperman Library (EB706)
When: Tuesday, March 24th, 2-4 pm 

Questions? Contact Dorian Onifer at dorian.onifer@hunter.cuny.edu

Photo: Allison Ransom/Hunter College

Celebrate women's history this month by exploring and reading Hunter College Libraries' collections. Check out our display of recently acquired print books at the end of the Welcome Desk in front of the Cooperman Library's entrance on the third floor. We also have a collection of recently acquired e-books addressing women's history that you can read online. 

If you would like to learn about searching for books like these on your own, you can get started by searching words like "women" and "history" in the subject fields of an advanced search in OneSearch. Then, on your results page, use the "resource type" filter for books. Limit to "currently on shelf" for available print books, or "full text online" for ebooks. Lastly, use the date filter for the last couple years to get to the new stuff. The results for print books would look something like what you see by following this link. Note that this includes books at Hunter locations like Zabar Art Library, Silberman Building Library, and Centro. 

Interested in more ideas for searching for books on women's history? This Library of Congress research guide has some great tips for subject searching. 

National Women's History Alliance has a page on this year's theme for Women's History Month: Women shaping a sustainable future. They also have a toolkit with ideas for incorporating women's history into the classroom and the community. 

Is there a book in our collection you would like to see featured in this display? Let us know! 

Tending Library Collections displayed at the entrance of Cooperman Library. Photo: CJ Gardella/Hunter College.

Tending Library Collections: Weeding for Management and Renewal is an original exhibition on view at Cooperman Library, Floor 3, in Spring and Summer 2026. Introducing the practice of "weeding," a little-known, but essential component of collection management, the exhibition presents how withdrawing outdated, damaged, and extraneous library books is a key step in the collection lifestyle. Weeding is crucial for increasing the browsability and appeal of library shelves, as well as freeing up space for new acquisitions. The cases display examples of deaccessioned volumes from the Hunter College Libraries along with the professional rationale for their removal. The circularity of collection turnover is highlighted by an invitation to browse new books at Cooperman Library and at the Welcome Desk. 

The exhibition is curated by Jennifer Newman, Lily Susman, and Allison Ransom with the support of the Hunter College Libraries (HCL) and the HCL Collection Development and Curation Committee.

Old and new books are showcased in the exhibition. Photo: CJ Gardella/Hunter College.

Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series

“It is better to be the thorn in the side of your friend than his echo”: The Value of Political Pluralism in Academia

Professor Philip Swan of Hunter College will be joined by Laura Beltz, Director of Policy Reform and Ryne Weiss, Director of Research, at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) as well as Manhattan Institute Fellows John Ketcham and Renu Mukherjee in a discussion exploring ways academia can represent the diverse political views of our larger society while also honoring the academic freedom of faculty and students. The speakers from FIRE will provide information on recent free speech challenges, will discuss where Hunter ranks on the issue of free speech, and will suggest policies that can help us navigate this volatile environment with our principles of fairness intact. The speakers from the Manhattan Institute and City Journal will share insights from the new City Journal College Rankings, a project that provides students and families with information on how different universities value free speech, ideological diversity, classroom experience, and other factors often excluded from traditional college ranking systems, such as U.S. News & World Report.

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Feb 18 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm