Student employees are vital to the day-to-day functioning of the libraries. They hold down the fort at our public service desks, catalog and shelf materials in the stacks, digitize materials from Special Collections, help patrons check out and use media equipment, design exhibits, and appear on our social media.
We are extremely grateful to have these students be a part of the library team. While we are sad to see you go, we are cheering you on as you enter a new phase of life.
Each year, graduating students choose a book to add to our collection. All the graduating students’ book selections will be on display during the month of May in the lobby of Swem Library. Read some of the student’s selections and why they chose them below.
Circulation & Delivery
- Elie Bide
"Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth
One of my favorite books given to me by a friend of my mom. Example of good book recommendations can come from anywhere and that's why being apart of a library and its community can be awesome!
- Ellie Scott
- Hunter Dyal
- Sofia Jameson Strick
- Adriana Giles
- David Cantor
Special Collections Research Center
- Jacob Alberto Badal
"Montevideo, or The New Troy" by Alexander Dumas
This lesser-known work encapsulates the major themes of my scholarly endeavors: the verdant South American pampas, rugged gauchos, the hero José Artigas, and the commingling of Atlantic empires. Yet, it also embodies the narratives nations and individuals tell themselves, the narratives that form the great literature of our lives and the landscapes of our spirits.
- Meredith Glahn
- Rachael Rademacher
- Kara Park
- Sierra Manja
- Andre Poniewozik
- Skylar Brotz
Reeder Media Center
- Carrington Sample
"The Little Prince" 75th Anniversary Edition by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I love The Little Prince so much that I have the fox tattooed on my body. It’s my daily reminder that putting love into something is what gives it worth, not its intrinsic value. It’s a beautiful book for all ages, and everyone should read it at least once!
- Izzy Cheung
- Florence Wang
- Atticus Nafziger
Cataloging & Metadata
- Adeline Steel
"Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery (the Folio Society edition)
Anne of Green Gables was the book that made me fall in love with reading. I felt, and still feel, a kinship with Anne Shirley, and she reminds me to feed my whimsical inner child.
- Eveline Josselyn
- Alayanna Geron
Digital Services
- Sage Futrell
- Stephanie Kent
- Aggie Augustine
- Caitlin Monaghan
- Sonya Stacia
External Relations
- Rose Caisley
"Becky Lynch: The Man, Not Your Average Average Girl" by Rebecca Quinn
I absolutely adore this book! It is a wonderful lesson in perseverance, believing in your self, and how it is never to late to pursue your dreams!
McLeod Business Library
- Kayla Jones
"Goodnight Lab" by Chris Ferrie
Goodnight Lab" represents both where I started and how far I've come. It's cute, comforting, and a reminder to go home after a hard day's work.
- Ethiana Hacsh
- Jake Ponte
- Marab Khan
Makerspace
- Andrew François
"The Art of Julius Caesar's Bellum Civile: Literature, Ideology, and Community," by Luca Grillo
This unassuming monograph, which I was able to access through the interlibrary loan system, has formed an integral component of several undergraduate research projects of mine, including my honors thesis, and I would love for future scholars of the ancient world at William & Mary to benefit from its presence at Swem.
InterLibrary Loan
- Mia Kanani Reginelli
Library Ambassadors
- Elissa Press
"All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today" by Elizabeth Comen
As someone who studies the history of medicine, I could not recommend this book enough! It’s a historical account of how the medical system is structured against the pain and plight of women, especially in the cases of gynecological cancer. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the medical humanities who wants to understand why our systems are the way they are today.
- Sabrina Saifuden
- Elaine Ji