By Jenna Massey '24
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W&M Libraries Blog
Previous Posts
Aug 2020
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August 31, 2020Tracy Melton '85, member of the William & Mary Libraries Board of Directors, reflects on the university's previous experience with pandemic. Melton is generously donating the journal that he is keeping during the global health crisis; the journal will be open to research in 2022. -
August 19, 2020In today's blog post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new oral historian!
Jul 2020
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July 24, 2020As we reflect on the past thirty years of the Americans with Disabilities Act at W&M—and the even longer history of activism preceding it—now we ask: What might the next thirty years look like? -
July 9, 2020Did you know July is International Zine Month? To celebrate, Mosaic Fellow Shayna Gutcho introduces zines and their importance in our library.
Jun 2020
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June 30, 2020In celebration of Pride Month, discover collections that highlight community and peer LGBTQ+ organizations. -
June 24, 2020Artist Jen Fisher documents the beauty of the everyday, and finding the silver linings in our new normal. Her artwork will become part of the Special Collections' archive of personal experiences and documentaries of the coronavirus pandemic. -
June 18, 2020Digitized manuscripts reveal the injustices of slavery, the hope for liberation, and opportunities to critically engage with the present. -
June 1, 2020The path to allyship is not easy; it is paved by unlearning practices, thoughts, and challenging those around you that hold onto racist ways. Changing our societal structure is not the mission of one person, but the mission of all of us.
May 2020
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May 28, 2020Nature builds sharing into our DNA. Even the most cynical of us needs to be part of other people’s lives by giving at least a bit of our selves. During a pandemic, however, sharing is not a good thing. -
May 26, 2020When the Libraries closed our buildings for safety reasons, students and faculty who rely on our print collections suddenly found themselves in a bind. Librarians jumped in to help our scholars make it through this difficult time.