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Dead wisteria vines climbing trees, among a field of wisteria, from the W&M Alumni House roof, June 2023
Posted on September 26, 2024

“Restoring Williamsburg’s Woods, One Plant at a Time” was written by Tracy Melton ’85 and published in the Alumni Magazine August 28th, 2024. Tracy is a current W&M Libraries Board member and environmentalist. He spent more than 2,000 hours in the woods removing a range of invasive species from Williamsburg. Here is a reshare of that story.

Previous Posts

Apr 2020

Mar 2020

Feb 2020

  • Preston Neukirch
    Posted on February 26, 2020
    Preston Neukirch '18 writes about his experience curating two exhibits showcasing selections of Black literary work.

Jan 2019

  • sarah wicker
    Posted on January 21, 2019
    The best part of working at the library is certainly the patrons and the people I work with.

Dec 2019

  • Exterior and interior of a greeting card, which reads, "Happy Kwanzaa" in gold text. A drawing of Africa (colored in shades of green and brown) is in the center of the card. Superimposed on the continent is a fully-lit Kinara.
    Posted on December 18, 2019
    Shayna Gutcho offers an introduction to Kwanzaa and related resources available at the SCRC.
  • yitazba and activist
    Posted on December 16, 2019
    In October, I attended a week-long conference in Temecula, California called the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and came back to William & Mary feeling empowered.