Milne Library is pleased to welcome our alumni and friends!
• Library Sciences Special Reunion (Friday, 6/6, 3pm-4:30pm)
• Opportunities Rising: Geneseo for Generations Celebration Toast (Friday, 6/6, 7pm-8pm)
• Milne Library Open House (Saturday, 6/7, 9am-11am)
COPLAC (The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges) Summer Summit (Monday, 6/9, 7am-8pm)
Milne Library wishes everyone a safe and happy summer break!
Please note:
There will be no entry through the Milne First Floor (Lower Level) Entrance doors from May 18 through August 24.
Exit through the doors is allowed at any time.
Our Main Entrance doors will be open during Library Hours throughout the summer.
Good luck to everyone during finals week!
Our Library Hours for finals:
Sunday 5/11 10am - 1am
Monday 5/12 7:30am - 1am
Tuesday 5/13 7:30am - 1am
Wednesday 5/14 7:30am - 1am
Thursday 5/15 7:30am - 8pm
Friday 5/16 8am - 4pm
Saturday 5/17 8am - 5pm COMMENCEMENT!
During the month of May, Milne Library will be celebrating Geneseo authors in the following ways:
Faculty works which were published between fall of 2023 and early spring of 2025 will be on display as a slideshow on Milne’s digital signs. The complete list of faculty works for that period are available in the 2024/2025 program.
The Library is growing the circulating Geneseo Authors Hall collection which is shelved on the main level of Milne Library, near the Service Desk. The collection includes works authored or edited by SUNY Geneseo faculty, staff, and alumni. Copies of works are also archived in the College Archives and can be browsed digitally.
Geneseo authors will also be receiving a small gift to acknowledge their accomplishments.
Milne Library is eager to celebrate Geneseo Authors in the fall of this year as part of the annual Geneseo Authors Celebration! Keep a lookout for the fall 2025 celebration date!
Read more about the Geneseo Authors Celebration!
Everyone is invited to the Milne Library Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on Friday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m!
Watch the exterior lights shine brightly on the renovated Milne building!
Mark your calendars for the Milne Library Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, at 8 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served.
Location: 2nd Floor (Main), Room 215
The Publishing & Creativity Studio is a space with supplies, tools, and equipment for the Geneseo community to engage with both digital and physical bookmaking on multiple levels—from single-issue handmade zines to fully digital publications.
The studio has markers, paper, crafting supplies, computers, and even a typewriter! Come on in and create!
Hours: Same as Library Hours
The first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!" The 2025 celebration marks the 67th anniversary of the first event. Tools to celebrate are available on the National Library Week web page.
Visit Milne Library and learn about all our features and services!
Milne Library will be hosting a trial of the database, Statista, from March 24 through April 24.
During the trial, students, faculty, and staff are welcome to explore the database, consider possible applications, identify strengths and weaknesses, and share feedback with Alana Nuth, head of Collection Management (nuth@geneseo.edu).
Statista offers a robust search interface and access to more than one million statistics from more than 40,000 trusted sources, which cover more than 1,000 markets.
Read more details about the Statista database (PDF).
Access the Statista trial database HERE.
Features & Service Locations at Milne
Geneseo Authors Hall preserves over 90 years of scholarly works.
KnightScholar facilitates creation of works by the SUNY Geneseo community.
IDS Project is a resource-sharing cooperative.
Milne Library 203
WLC Website
Congratulations to Milne Library Research Instruction Librarians Max Sparkman and Alan Witt on their article publication in the journal Library Trends! Their article, "Claude AI and Literature Reviews: An Experiment in Utility and Ethical Use," scans the literature on the benefits and drawbacks of using LLMs in teaching and research. It compares and contrasts two literature reviews on the subject, one written by a human author and one produced by Claude (AI). Alan and Max's article can be viewed in KnightScholar.