News Archive

Faculty & Staff Scholarship and Creativity Celebration Deadline

The Faculty & Staff Scholarship and Creativity submission deadline is around the corner!

Drake Library Launches Libby by OverDrive

The SUNY Brockport community now has access to over 10,000 audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines through OverDrive.

Recap of 2026 Douglass Day Celebration

Drake Library celebrated the legacy of Frederick Douglass by hosting a Transcribe-a-thon where students, faculty, staff, and friends tried their hands at transcription as part of a crowdsourcing event on February 13, 2026. 

Library Research Award Deadline Extended

Undergraduate students are invited to submit research papers for the Friends of Drake Library Undergraduate Research Award, with the submission deadline extended to February 18, 2026.

Drake Memorial Library Has New Accessible Entrance

Drake Memorial Library welcomes Spring 2026 with open arms and an important accessibility improvement announcement: the opening of a new Ground Floor Entrance.

Celebrate Douglass Day 2026

There will be a transcribe-a-thon event to celebrate Douglass Day on Friday, February 13, from 3 pm to 4:30 pm in the Kiefer Room at Drake Memorial Library. 

Drake Memorial Library Receives Coordinated Collections Development Aid Award

Drake Memorial Library has been awarded $12,883 through the Library Coordinated Collections Development Aid (CCDA) for 2025–2026, sponsored by the New York State Education Department.

Library Reference Services Available Over Break & Shutdown

You can refer your students to Library References Services over break and shutdown! Read the full content for more details.

Scholars Day Journal Publishes New Issue

The Fall 2025 issue of The Spectrum: Scholars Day Journal is now available online. 

Successful Trivia Night Fundraiser for Drake Library

The Friends of Drake Library hosted a successful Trivia Night fundraiser on October 16.

Register for Drake Library’s Trivia Night

The Friends of Drake Library (FODL) are hosting their Second Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser on Thursday October 16, at Pinewood Country Club.

International Student Tea and Talk

Visit Drake Library for an International-themed “Tea and Talk” refreshment break Friday, 10/3, 2:30 pm

The Archives are Now Searchable Online

The Rose Archives at Drake Library has completed a project to create online, searchable Finding Aids that describe the University Archives physical and digital collections. 

Web Accessibility Regulations Guidance Webinar

This 90-minute webinar will discuss web accessibility regulations, including the current work being done to support campuses in meeting these requirements.

Call For Proposals: SUNY OER Summit 2025

Submit an abstract and mark your calendar for the online SUNY OER Summit, Oct 15-16.    Abstracts are due August 15.

Access to The Chronicle of Higher Education now available

Drake Library now subscribes to The Chronicle of Higher Education. This is the preeminent resource for news and advice for those in higher education.

Documenting The COVID-19 Pandemic at The Rose Archives

The Rose Archives are in search of resources and materials related to life on campus for students, faculty, and staff through the COVID-19 pandemic, from Spring 2020 - Fall 2022.

Brockport Faculty Present at SUNY CIT Conference

Brockport was well represented by several presentations at the SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology Conference (CIT) held in Oneonta from May 20-23.

Open Access Excellence and Impact Award

Brockport faculty Dr. Kathy Olmstead (Education and Human Development) and Dr. Logan Rath (Drake Memorial Library) received Brockport’s first “Open Access Excellence and Impact Award” for their collaborative project with students in creating an open access literacy handbook based on NYS standards.

Wells and Cornell Drake Library Student Awards

Drake library student staff recognized for excellence at recent library award luncheon.