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April is National Poetry Month and Librarian Camilla Yohn-Barr has curated a list of recommendations all about poetry, verse and the power of words.
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Camilla Yohn-Barr
Librarian
T: 212-497-6505
Library Resources
Our Libraries
The Neen Hunt Library is located in our 81st Street building and the Lois/Ronan/Phillips Library is at our 74th Street building.
Borrowing Library Materials
Library resources are available to all members of the Calhoun community, including students, faculty, staff and parents. At the 81st Street library, books and other materials circulate for two weeks (with an option to renew).
- Current students can find more Library Resources on the Student Portal.
- Read Calhoun's Hybrid Library Policy.
- See what we have in our library collection on the online catalog.
- Request a book on the Remote Book Request Form.
Collections & Database Resources
In addition to general and reference collections, the library maintains numerous special collections in audiobooks, world languages and professional development. The library subscribes to several online databases, including Brain Pop, Brain Pop Jr., Infobase Learning, JSTOR, ProQuest, Gale/InfoTrac,Teaching Books.net, Grolier Encyclopedia and World Book Encyclopedia.
Library Round-Up
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Librarian Camilla Yohn-Barr shares recommendations for reading over spring break, including selections honoring Women's History Month.
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As the Calhoun community commemorates Black History/Futures Month, Camilla continues the celebration in the library, sharing book recommendations that reflect this year's theme of The Future is Black: Radical Joy and Justice.