Bill Cole ('70) shares the stories behind the names in Catherine Sheild's 20th-century Yorktown guest book.
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As we reflect on the past thirty years of the Americans with Disabilities Act at W&M—and the even longer history of activism preceding it—now we ask: What might the next thirty years look like?
Did you know July is International Zine Month? To celebrate, Mosaic Fellow Shayna Gutcho introduces zines and their importance in our library.
In celebration of Pride Month, discover collections that highlight community and peer LGBTQ+ organizations.
Artist Jen Fisher documents the beauty of the everyday, and finding the silver linings in our new normal. Her artwork will become part of the Special Collections' archive of personal experiences and documentaries of the coronavirus pandemic.
Digitized manuscripts reveal the injustices of slavery, the hope for liberation, and opportunities to critically engage with the present.
The path to allyship is not easy; it is paved by unlearning practices, thoughts, and challenging those around you that hold onto racist ways. Changing our societal structure is not the mission of one person, but the mission of all of us.
Nature builds sharing into our DNA. Even the most cynical of us needs to be part of other people's lives by giving at least a bit of our selves. During a pandemic, however, sharing is not a good thing.
When the Libraries closed our buildings for safety reasons, students and faculty who rely on our print collections suddenly found themselves in a bind. Librarians jumped in to help our scholars make it through this difficult time.
Ferdison Cayetano '20 discusses collections at SCRC that document Asian and Pacific American history.
A new W&M blog series. In this post, Natalie Rowland chronicles what it's like to work in the time of Corona.
Kelvin Ramsey '79 shares the history behind a name you may pass by regularly.
A new W&M blog series. In this post, Jamie Brandenburg chronicles what it's like to work in the time of Corona.
Since most students left campus for spring break on March 6—and were unable to return because of the COVID-19 pandemic—I've walked campus several times every week. There's a stunning quiet, yet campus has a heartbeat. Many operations continue.
Azana Carr, External Relations Assistant, struggles to put into words what it feels like to be a graduating senior during the Covid-19 pandemic and describes how her love of libraries has kept her going through such a tumultuous time.
A new W&M blog series. In this post, Chela Aufderheide chronicles what it's like to work in the time of Corona.
W&M students, faculty, and staff aren't the only people who write into the Research desk looking for assistance. Here Paul Showalter, Coordinator of Library Instruction and Assessment, recounts an especially tricky community researcher request.
A new W&M blog series. In this post, CeeCee Bishop chronicles what it's like to work in the time of Corona.
Getting access to materials for courses is on all of our minds. Professors need course materials they assigned available in electronic formats and librarians were here to answer the call.
A new W&M blog series. In this post, Anne Johnson chronicles what it's like to work in the time of Corona.