
We invite you to browse a collection by the Bowdoin Environmental Action Team (BEAT), a student club focused on environmental action and advocacy on campus. Kylie Binder (’29), a representative from the club, shares that the “crippling anxiety, fear, and altogether feeling of helplessness surrounding the climate crisis has the power to paralyze us. For the sake of ourselves and each other, for all of humanity and the natural world, we must not let that happen. The only way to truly conquer this fear is to “ecocate” ourselves as much as possible, to learn about the solutions, to seek out the truth, to shine a flashlight into this dark corner of our minds. This collection features forward-facing, solution-focused books and documentaries that aren’t only enlightening and educational, but entertaining reads and films. Don’t walk in these turbulent times alone, and most especially don’t walk blind and unaware. Open your eyes, open a book.” We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with BEAT! Their display will be up through early March—come take a look!






Bowdoin Library commemorates Banned Books Week (October 5-11) with a selection of well-loved banned books from the collection, on display on H-L first floor.
The 2024-25 BIPOC Book Display, “The Black Artist,” curated by Neiman Mocombe ’26, opened with a kickoff event on Friday, September 27 at Hawthorne-Longfellow.
The 2023-24 BIPOC Book Display, “Asian America and Asian Diasporas,” curated by Hannah Kim, ’24, opened with a kickoff event on Friday, October 13 at Hawthorne-Longfellow. You can watch 
The BIPOC Book Display, curated by Shandiin Largo ’23, was on display on the first floor of H-L Library through the 2021-22 academic year. The display highlighted materials held at the Bowdoin Library.