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.
Milne Library is very pleased to announce the release of its latest digital collection: The Civil War Letters of Elisha Randolph Robinson.
This collection is a digital version of Civil War Letters held in the Milne Library Special Collections which were donated to the College by Paul and Lynn Kelly of Portland, OR. The original letters were donated with type-written transcripts which are included in the digital collection.
The letters are correspondence from soldier and sergeant E. Randolph Robinson to various members of his family during his nearly three years serving with the Union army in the U.S. Civil War. The bulk of his letters were sent from locations in Virginia, including Suffolk, Manassas Junction, Culpeper and Harpers Ferry. Robinson was present at Appomattox when Lee surrendered and wrote of what he witnessed among the troops that day in the field. Most of the letters written to him were from family members in LaGrange and other locations in New York state and include several written prior to and after Robinson's Civil War service.
Library staff and work study student, Sage Asquith, began work on the digital collection in the fall 2024 semester. Asquith digitized all 168 letters, edited PDF files for all 168 transcripts, and took meticulous care in editing and converting PDF and TIFF files to ensure proper digital preservation and access. Milne Library would also like to thank Maureen “Moe” Weinman, Tracy Paradis, Allison Brown, and Steve Dresbach for their efforts in making this digital collection openly accessible to all.
The Civil War Letters of Elisha Randolph Robinson can be accessed in KnightScholar.
Milne Library Hours this week:
Monday March 17 through Friday March 21: 8am - 4pm
Saturday March 22: Closed
Sunday March 23: 2am - 11pm
Have a safe and peaceful Spring Break!
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
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.