Posted June 12, 2013
William & Mary’s libraries now offer access to more than 4,500 new e-books from three premier collections available through the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA). VIVA, a consortium of nonprofit…
Posted June 6, 2013
Summertime at William & Mary means a slightly quieter campus. But at Swem Library, we are using this “downtime” to tackle a number of projects. Here are some highlights of what’s happening in the…
Posted May 17, 2013
Swem Library will have a two-hour delayed opening on Wednesday, June 5.
Posted May 16, 2013
William & Mary’s more than 90,000 alumni now have access to JSTOR.
Posted April 29, 2013
Commencement is almost upon us! Will you be walking in the ceremony?
Posted April 26, 2013
Swem Library has been named one of the 100 Most Social Media Friendly College & University Libraries for 2013.
Posted April 24, 2013
Swem Library has planned stress-busting, fun activities at the library during final exams such as visits from therapy dogs, free Ben & Jerry's ice cream and more!
Posted April 23, 2013
Brandon Butler, director of Public Policy Initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries, will be at William & Mary to discuss fair use, copyright and other issues on April 26.
Posted April 22, 2013
Swem Library kicked off Earth Day celebrations last week with its annual Earth Day Readers lunch!
Posted April 22, 2013
April 21-27 is Preservation Week! Swem Library is hosting two webinars on preserving family photos and digital files in honor of Preservation Week.
Posted April 15, 2013
This week is National Library Week! Swem is celebrating with a variety of events. Come by & celebrate with us!
Posted April 11, 2013
Naomi Marrow's search for details on a man who died 170 years ago led her to Swem. Here, she found answers. Marrow entered her story in Swem’s archives contest, winning over voters, and now advances…
Posted April 8, 2013
On April 19, Special Collections will launch the W&M Hip-Hop Collection, the most comprehensive collection of its kind devoted to Virginia’s hip-hop past.
Posted March 22, 2013
On February 28 nearly 30 William & Mary faculty, staff and librarians boarded a bus before sunrise bound for Washington, D.C. The destination of the trip was the Library of Congress, where…
Posted March 21, 2013
Swem Library celebrates the launch of the William & Mary Hip Hop Collection with a special event Friday, April 19.
Posted March 18, 2013
Swem Library welcomes local author Richard Pflederer for a lecture and book signing on Tuesday, April 9.
Posted March 18, 2013
Swing by the Swem Music Library this month for music and movies.
Posted March 11, 2013
Swem Library dedicated the first day of spring break to serving at local non-profit organizations.
Posted March 11, 2013
During spring break, two library collections - our DVD and juvenile collections - relocated to new spaces.
Posted March 7, 2013
Kick off Earth Day celebrations at Swem Library with lunch and a discussion of the book The Forest Unseen.