An Acquired Taste
All PostsEnhancement of a collection lost in the 1705 library fire
A book on the fascinating history of the W&M library was published by John M. Jennings in 1968 - The Library of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1693-1793.
SCRC Research Travel Grants Program Returns for 2025-2026
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.
Current Exhibit
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Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865
Traveling Exhibition
On display: March 17 - April 30, 2026
Location: Read & Relax
A traveling version of the Virginia Museum of History and Culture's exhibition, Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865, which tells the stories of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865.