News & Events

Library offers study breaks during finals week

Posted December 4, 2015

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

Swem has new options for streaming video

Posted December 1, 2015

The library adds new resources that offer access to thousands of hours of streaming video.

Museum docents brush up on artists

Posted November 13, 2015

Brushing up on American photographer Eadweard Muybridge and Japanese painter Ando Hiroshige was the mission of a group of docents from Muscarelle Museum of Art.

Brooks shares copyright insights with W&M students

Posted November 11, 2015

Tim Brooks, who retired in 2007 as executive vice president of research for Lifetime Television, met last week with several groups of students and faculty at William & Mary.

Homecoming is here

Posted October 21, 2015

It is Homecoming week at William & Mary, and there are a lot of activities planned. Here at Swem Library, we are celebrating Homecoming with a very special open house.

Library leads way in open access movement

Posted October 19, 2015

This fall Swem launched the university’s first pilot OER grants. Supported by the Provost’s Creative Adaptation Fund, the grants support the incorporation of open educational resources into courses…

Swem Library obtains photography book collection from D.C. art gallery owner

Posted October 14, 2015

Swem Library recently obtained a collection of photography books from art gallery owner Kathleen Ewing.

W&M alumna leaves Swem Library largest gift in its history

Posted October 8, 2015

Swem Library received a nearly $2 million commitment from the late Frances Lightfoot Robb ’48 to meet the most pressing needs of the library.

Director of law library receives hall of fame award

Posted September 16, 2015

James S. Heller, director of the Wolf Law Library, received the American Association of Law Libraries' (AALL) Hall of Fame Award.

A new space for graduate students

Posted September 15, 2015

Swem Library has a new Graduate Student Commons. Brought to you by Swem and Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies, this area is a dedicated study space for all graduate students.

Swem open for Labor Day

Posted September 2, 2015

William & Mary will observe the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7. While many campus offices will be closed, classes will be held. Swem Library will be open, 8 a.m.-2 a.m.

Keio University & Swem Library: A Research Partnership

Posted August 31, 2015

More than three dozen students from Japan's Keio University recently visited William & Mary as part of a cross-cultural collaboration.

New online system for special collections services

Posted August 11, 2015

Swem Library has instituted a new online registration and request system for Special Collections services.

W&M's library, community engagement lauded by Princeton Review

Posted August 4, 2015

William & Mary is among the best colleges in the nation and can boast one of the top libraries and commitments to community engagement.

Re-Imagining a Ruin

Posted August 3, 2015

The Menokin foundation has partnered with Swem Library to help share the story of Menokin, the home of Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee, through a photography exhibit in the…

W&M arts librarian receives scholarship

Posted June 29, 2015

The American Library Association recently awarded William & Mary arts librarian Kathleen DeLaurenti the 2015 Robert L. Oakley Memorial Scholarship.

Swem Library holiday closings

Posted June 22, 2015

Swem Library will be open, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., on Friday, July 3. The library and its branches will be closed July 4.

Three honored for 40 years of service to W&M

Posted June 16, 2015

During the Service Awards Ceremony on June 16, three William & Mary staff members were honored for 40 years of service.

William & Mary launches historical campus walking tour

Posted June 10, 2015

William & Mary has launched a new campus walking tour that allows guests to explore the people, places and events in the university’s history.

By the numbers: Library data displayed in new dashboard

Posted May 19, 2015

How do you measure a semester at Swem Library? In book checkouts? In research questions? All these measures and more can be found on the new Swem Library Dashboard.