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Library to offer stress relief activities during finals week

Posted on April 25, 2024

Final exams week can be stressful for many students. W&M Libraries reminds you to take a minute each day during finals to recharge with free activities at Swem!

Thank you to our partners: W&M Campus Recreation, McLeod Tyler Wellness Center, K-9 Connection, Marisol Lambert, Anne-Lise Gere, Kevin Downing, and Physics Department.

Previous Posts

Oct 2013

  • Outreach to students

    Posted on October 7, 2013
    Like many special collections at universities across the country, the Special Collections Research Center at Swem Library is dedicated to supporting the research mission of the College, but just as important is its role in enhancing the College's commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching.

  • Blog Backlogs

    Posted on October 3, 2013
    In the world of archives, the topic of backlogs always comes up: Do you have one? How big is it? What are your plans to attack it?

  • Posters: Not Just For Teenagers Anymore

    Posted on October 3, 2013
    Before starting work at the Special Collections Research Center, I assumed archives were repositories of serious things relating to very serious matters.  There are most certainly serious documents which serve very important purposes, but there are just so many more things housed in the archives here.  Many of these things

Sep 2013

  • Exhibits

    Posted on September 30, 2013
    Another semester is coming to an end at Swem Library’s Special Collections and student employees are getting ready for the hustle of the last few weeks of classes. It is my last semester working at Special Collections, and the year I have spent as a graduate apprentice here has gone by in the blink of an eye.

  • The Civil War Centennial in the Archives

    Posted on September 26, 2013
    I have been researching, writing, and planning an exhibit on the Civil War Centennial to be displayed outside the Special Collections Research Center in the Nancy Marshall Gallery.

  • I Couldn’t Say….

    Posted on September 26, 2013
    It might be an exaggeration to say that it’s been a dream of mine to work at a library, but I was pretty darn excited when I found out that I would be serving my graduate assistantship in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center.

Jan 2013

  • Nuevos Borders Argentinos : Antología Cartonera donated to Swem Library

    Posted on January 6, 2013
    The generosity of Eloísa Cartonera and the relationship of Professor of Hispanic Studies Regina Root with this publishing cooperative has brought the book Nuevos Borders Argentinos : Antología Cartonera to the Rare Book Collection in Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center.

Dec 2012

Nov 2012

  • Examining Material Culture

    Posted on November 28, 2012
    If you have ever seen the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, then you can understand what I do here.

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