Tour of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library ACRL/NY – Professional Development Committee May 22, 2015

Photos & texts by Mayumi Miyaoka ACRL Professional Development Committee Member

Thomas J. Watson Library At The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sponsored by ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee April 29, 2016

Entrance to Thomas J. Watson Library

Mr. Ken Soehner, Chief Librarian, welcomed the tour participants and introduced the history of the Thomas J. Watson Library.

Mr. Jared Ash, Assistant Museum Librarian, introduced the Library’s unique and interesting collections.

Visiting the stacks in the basement. Ms. Jessica Ranne, Associate Manager of Circulation & Technical Services, demonstrating the book elevator.

Conservation Lab with Ms. Mindell Dubansky, Preservation Librarian.

A custom-made book folder for a small book.

Mr. John Lindaman, Assistant Museum Librarian, introducing “legacy” information technology collections.

Thomas J. Watson Library welcomes class visits. Please contact watson.library@metmuseum.org / (212) 650-2225 to schedule a visit for your class or group. On behalf of the ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee, we would like to thank the staff members at the Thomas J. Watson Library for their hospitality.

ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee