News & Events

Jane Austen fans visit William & Mary

Posted October 9, 2019

More than three dozen women and men donning bonnets and top hats visited Swem Library last week in search of new insights into their favorite author, Jane Austen.

Bringing Stories to Life

Posted September 30, 2019

W&M Libraries offered human "books" for checkout last week. The unique opportunity allowed attendants to learn from those whose backgrounds and identities differed from their own.  

Q&A with Mark Hofer, director of W&M’s new Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation

Posted September 27, 2019

As the fall semester gets underway, the university’s Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation is taking shape in Swem Library. Established this spring by Provost Michael Halleran upon the…

William & Mary awarded grant to support digital humanities project

Posted August 14, 2019

William & Mary has been awarded a digital humanities grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that will support a collaborative project between the university’s libraries and computer…

W&M librarian named academic innovator

Posted July 15, 2019

William & Mary librarian Liz Bellamy ‘13 and Alyssa Archer, Susan Van Patten and Charley Cosmato of Radford were recognized for their initiative to re-envision and renovate an information literacy…

W&M Libraries Collaborates with Next Move Program

Posted July 9, 2019

William & Mary Libraries partners with The Next Move Program to provide summer internships for young adults with disabilities.

Aceto Award honors Roche’s efforts for the greater good

Posted June 12, 2019

For his years of efforts in myriad areas, Gene Roche was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Shirley Aceto Award. Roche spent this past academic year working with William & Mary Libraries and co…

Professor emeritus donates poetry collection to library

Posted June 3, 2019

The latest donation to the Special Collections Research Center shatters the common perception of Victorian literature.

W&M Libraries selects new faculty scholar

Posted May 7, 2019

Dr. Lawrence Leemis, professor of mathematics at William & Mary, has been named the next William & Mary Libraries Faculty Scholar.

Six students selected for Libraries' 2019 Mosaic Diversity Program

Posted May 8, 2019

William & Mary Libraries has selected its next set of members for the Mosaic Diversity Program, which is granted to both post-baccalaureate and undergraduate students.

Finals Week Activities at Swem Library

Posted April 12, 2019

Take a minute each day during final exams to recharge with these activities at Swem! All events will take place in the first floor lobby area, unless otherwise noted.

California Elsevier Decision: A Virginia Response

Posted April 11, 2019

The following open letter has been prepared and released by the deans and directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation…

W&M to establish Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation

Posted April 8, 2019

William & Mary will establish a Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation at the start of the 2019-20 academic year. Plans are for the Studio eventually to be located in Swem Library.  

Swem Library debuts short story dispenser, first of its kind in Virginia

Posted March 25, 2019

On the first night of its debut in Swem Library, the new short story dispenser printed so many short stories – 200 to be exact – that the machine ran out of paper.

W&M Library of Congress 2019 faculty trip

Posted January 24, 2019

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

Research travel grants available

Posted January 11, 2019

The Special Collections Research Center will award travel grants of up to $1,500 to faculty, graduate students, and/or independent researchers to support use of its collections. 

Digital Virginias brings together historical materials from universities in Virginia and West Virginia

Posted January 10, 2019

William & Mary Libraries has partnered with five universities in Virginia and West Virginia to create a digital hub of historical materials related to the region.

Volunteer Spotlight: Margaret Cook '60

Posted December 14, 2018

For more than five decades, Margaret Cook '60 has been a staple in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center, first as a graduate student, then an archivist, a volunteer and now a researcher…

Grants available for adoption of open education resources

Posted December 11, 2018

Interested in textbook affordability for students? Virginia’s academic library consortium, VIVA, is funding grants up to $30,000 for adopting, adapting or creating openly-licensed textbooks or course…

Students selected for library diversity internship program

Posted November 28, 2018

William & Mary Libraries is pleased to announce the second cohort of the Mosaic Diversity Program for post-baccalaureate and undergraduate students.