News & Events

Swem Library offers study breaks during finals week

Posted April 27, 2015

From free coffee to therapy dogs to chair massages, the library provides students with a variety of activities to help them relieve stress during final exams.

OER faculty grants available

Posted April 23, 2015

Swem Library will be hosting two information sessions for grant opportunities to support the incorporation of open educational resources into faculty courses for the 2015-16 academic year.

Duke winner Dudley delivers service with a smile

Posted April 21, 2015

Music Library Assistant Diane Dudley has been chosen as the 2015 recipient of the Charles and Virginia Duke Award.

Library expands eMarketer access campus-wide

Posted April 16, 2015

Swem Library has expanded its partnership with eMarketer, the marketing industry’s leading research firm, bringing access to the entire campus.

Unbox Lord Botetourt during National Library Week

Posted April 14, 2015

Swem Library will celebrate National Library Week on Wednesday, April 15 by unboxing Lord Botetourt! Lord Bot, as he is affectionately known, has been boxed up during the renovation of the Media…

Talk explores women’s role during World War I

Posted April 1, 2015

William & Mary’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of World War I continues with a lecture by noted historian Susan Grayzel on Friday, April 10 at Swem Library.

Swem Library implements new room booking process

Posted March 19, 2015

You told us you wanted a room booking system that was more user-friendly. Now you have it!

Celebrate Women's History Month

Posted March 17, 2015

Swem Library is marking Women’s History Month with an event celebrating women in hip hop. The highlight of the evening will be two panel discussions featuring local women in the Virginia music…

24 Speed Filmmaking Competition: 2015 Winners

Posted March 9, 2015

Swem Library, in partnership with the William & Mary Global Film Festival, recently hosted the 11th annual 24 Speed Filmmaking competition.

Resource Spotlight: lynda.com

Posted February 25, 2015

Lynda.com, an online subscription library, teaches the latest software tools and skills through high-quality instructional videos.

Winter Weather at W&M: Library Updates

Posted February 25, 2015

Swem Library will close at 4 p.m. on March 5 and open at 10 a.m. on March 6.

Swem Library welcomes new associate dean

Posted February 20, 2015

Swem Library recently welcomed Georgie Donovan as its new associate dean for collections and content services.

Swem Library to open at noon Wednesday

Posted February 16, 2015

Due to anticipated early-morning conditions, the College, including Swem Library, will open at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Come See DC

Posted February 11, 2015

Swem Library and the W&M Washington Office have partnered with the Library of Congress to offer a day trip to Washington, DC exclusively for W&M faculty.

Swem Library celebrates Black History Month

Posted February 9, 2015

Swem Library is celebrating Black History Month with several special events: screenings of the film "12 Years a Slave," a talk with author Jack Trammell and an exhibit of the photography of Louis…

24 hour filmmaking challenge

Posted February 6, 2015

The William & Mary Global Film Festival, in partnership with Swem Library's Media Center, brings you the 24 Speed Filmmaking Competition. Teams of W&M students and alumni will have 24 hours to write,…

Apply for a summer internship at the Library of Congress

Posted February 5, 2015

The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is looking for William & Mary students to serve as interns this summer. To be considered, students must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age and…

Library welcomes new development director

Posted January 27, 2015

This month Swem Library welcomed Kimberly Separ ‘91 as its new director of development.

Re-Mixing the Old Dominion: 35 Years of Hip Hop Culture and History

Posted January 21, 2015

In honor of Charter Day 2015, Swem Library will celebrate its new exhibit chronicling more than three decades of Virginia hip hop culture and history.

Swem Library closed on MLK Day

Posted January 13, 2015

William & Mary will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.