On the third episode of the Reeder Reel, Sarah and Drea talk to Sedra Olabi '25 about a documentary storying the evolution of ceramics in Williamsburg that she is producing with Taiga Lewis '26
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- As the academic year comes to an end, we’d like to recognize and celebrate our graduating student employees.
- Don't forget to take a break – even a short one – to recharge during final exams. W&M Libraries has you covered with pet therapy, free snacks, and more!
- On the second episode of the Reeder Reel, Sarah and Drea speak to senior Jarel White '25 about his thesis project supported by the Reeder Media Center.
- Happy National Librarian Day! We asked people to write thank you notes to librarians and library staff who make W&M Libraries so special.
- On the inaugural episode of the Reeder Reel, Sarah and Drea speak to alumni Sam Gruber '24 about his video project supported by the Reeder Media Center.
- One of Special Collections’ oldest books, Caesar’s Commentaries, which details Caesar’s eight-year campaign in Gaul, turned 545 years old this year.
- Evan De Buglio ’23 and Meredith Salesses ’22 started their relationship at William & Mary, with the happy couple now engaged.
- During Love Data Week, William & Mary Libraries will participate in Douglass Day hosted by the Center for Black Digital Research at Penn State and the Library of Congress to celebrate Douglass Day on February 14th.
- This week, we celebrated the winners of the inaugural W&M Libraries Draw the Line Comics Contest
- Introducing the newest member of the Special Collections Research Center team, David Wall!
- The Provost's Office and W&M Libraries offer a twice-yearly Writers’ Retreat in Swem Library. The purpose of the retreat is to give faculty uninterrupted time to work on a specific writing project of their choosing.
- The following books were authored or edited by William & Mary faculty members and published in 2024.
- The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) of William & Mary Libraries is pleased to announce that it will award travel grants to faculty members, graduate students, and/or independent researchers to support research use of its collections. Writers, creative and performing artists, filmmakers, and journalists are welcome to apply.
- Rachel Priesman Marquez's internship with W&M Libraries’ Research and Instruction department is coming to a close. Here she shares her thoughts on the experience.
- Creative writing students contribute to the short story machine.
- Introducing the newest member of the Special Collections Research Center team, Dillon Thomas!
- Revolutionary war General Marquis de Lafayette’s honorary degree awarded to him in 1824 by William & Mary returned to France this week. Over 1,400 people viewed the historic item at the Special Collections Research Center.
- Every year, Swem Library hosts its annual Two-Sentence Horror Story Competition to encourage students, faculty, and alumni to share their scariest short stories. The competition challenges community members to use their creativity to create these bone-chilling tales in the most concise way possible.
- “Restoring Williamsburg’s Woods, One Plant at a Time” was written by Tracy Melton ’85 and published in the Alumni Magazine August 28th, 2024. Tracy is a current W&M Libraries Board member and environmentalist. He spent more than 2,000 hours in the woods removing a range of invasive species from Williamsburg. Here is a reshare of that story.