News & Events

Kathleen DeLaurenti Is Swem's First Arts Librarian

Posted August 15, 2011

Pittsburgh native combines a background in the arts with a love of football.

Government Information Blog Passes 10,000th Document Posting

Posted August 4, 2011

Since 2005, Swem Library's government information specialist Alan Zoellner has posted a blog that lists new and notable government documents.  He recently posted the 10,000th blog entry!

Explore Women and Social Movements in the United States

Posted July 20, 2011

There's a lot of emphasis these days on teaching students how to use primary source materials.  And there's great interest among W&M students in women's issues.

New Dean of University Libraries Begins August 1

Posted July 19, 2011

Carrie Cooper brings experience, enthusiasm, and energy to her new post.

National Project Raises Funds

Posted July 18, 2011

The National Society Children of the American Colonists honorary national president Graham Randolph Lerner and honorary president general Melanie K. Platte presented a check on behalf of NSCAC to the…

An Exciting New Look for the Library Website!

Posted June 30, 2011

As observant users have already noticed, we have a new website!  The old one, while comfortably familiar, needed more than a facelift to complement the W&M site.  So it was that more than a year ago,…

Record-Setting Year for Swem Support by Alumni

Posted June 30, 2011

We've had one of our best years ever---highest number of alumni donors, 2nd-highest number of overall donors, and 4th highest amount raised.

Help Transcribe Civil War Documents

Posted June 28, 2011

We’re looking for volunteers to help transcribe diaries, letters, and other documents in our digital archive from the Civil War era. Interested in helping?

William & Mary Catalogs Now Available

Posted June 28, 2011

Need descriptions of your classes? Researching your ancestor who attended or worked at the College? W&M catalogs from 1829 to the present are now available through the W&M Digital Archive.

Swem Starbucks Cafe Open for the Summer

Posted May 31, 2011

Our very own MEWS Cafe is now open. Hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am--1:00pm. Stop by for light refreshments, coffee, and other beverages. Thanks, Dining Services!

New Exhibits at Swem Library

Posted May 27, 2011

Two new exhibits in Swem Library from the “From Fights to Rights: The Long Road to a More Perfect Union” project are now open through September 2011.

Deloris Thomas Named Virginia’s Outstanding Paraprofessional of the Year

Posted May 25, 2011

At the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Conference held last week in Richmond, Deloris Thomas received the Outstanding Paraprofessional Award.

Kudos to ILL

Posted May 18, 2011

Our Interlibrary Loan Department has been named a “Rethinking Resource Sharing Star” by the Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section of the American Library Association.

"A Century of Student Voices" Exhibit

Posted April 25, 2011

Swem Library presents the exhibit "A Century of Student Voices," a project curated by students in Prof. Sharon Zuber’s LCST 201 class.

The World of Henry Billups Exhibit

Posted April 19, 2011

Swem Library presents the exhibit "The World of Henry Billups: Jim Crow at the College of William & Mary."

Carrie Cooper Named William & Mary’s Dean of University Libraries

Posted March 30, 2011

Carrie Cooper has been named the next dean of university libraries at William & Mary. She will begin her new position August 1, 2011.

Winner: Civil War and Civil Rights Movement Project Naming Contest

Posted March 29, 2011

We are pleased to announce the winner of the contest to name Swem’s four-year project to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement.

New Exhibit: Slavery at William & Mary

Posted March 7, 2011

A new exhibit in Swem Library is now open through September 2011. “Prejudice So Prevalent in the Present Generation”: Slavery at William &Mary offers an overview of slavery at William & Mary through…

Naming Contest

Posted February 17, 2011

We are planning a series of exhibits, programs, & projects to commemorate 150 years since the Civil War & the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement.

Exhibit of Government Faculty Publications

Posted February 16, 2011

The fifth in a series of library exhibits of W&M faculty publications has opened at Swem. "Title Pages: An Exhibit of Publications from Faculty in the Government Department" is on display in the…