News and Exhibits

Library provides campus Access to Wall Street Journal

Williams Libraries now offers campus-wide access to the Wall Street Journal web site. This includes unlimited access to wsj.com,  WSJ mobile and tablet apps,  and membership in WSJ+. The service is available to all students, faculty, and staff. It is accessible from anywhere in the world.  Get started at wsj.com/Williams Send questions to Ask A Librarian Continue reading »

Libraries closed Dec. 21 – Jan. 4 for winter break.

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The library catalog and online resources remain available. Remote access instructions are available on the Researching Off Campus guide. Any acquisitions, interlibrary loan, or streaming requests submitted during the break will be processed after January 4. Wishing everyone a peaceful and restful break.  See you in 2021. Continue reading »

Reading by Ocean Vuong – Friday, November 9th, 7:00 PM, Sawyer Reading Room

Promotional poster for 11/9 reading by Ocean Vuong. 7:00 p.m. Sawyer Reading Room.

Ocean Vuong is the author of a forthcoming novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, and of the critically acclaimed poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, which was awarded the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Whiting Award, the Thom Gunn Award, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. A Ruth Lilly fellow from the Poetry Foundation, his honors include fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, The Academy of American Poets, and the Pushcart Prize. Born in Vietnam, he is currently an Assistant Professor at UMass-Amherst. Continue reading »

Lowe Fellow Aramis Sanchez ’17

Special Collections welcomes Aramis Sanchez as our John A. Lowe III '73 Special Collections Fellow for the 2018-2019 year. The fellowship is designed to promote diversity in the library profession by introducing recent Williams graduates from underrepresented groups to a career in Special Collections librarianship. Continue reading »

New: Access NYT.com

Williams Libraries now offers campus-wide access to nytimes.com. Access includes published articles since 1980, and premium content previously unaccessible through the library.   Get Started: library.williams.edu/nyt Continue reading »

Fall into Snow: The Science of Seasonal Change

Books in the Schow display case

The processes behind the change of seasons from autumn to winter has captured the attention of scientists from diverse disciplines, from botanists and ecologists to geologists and physicists. This display, located outside of Schow, celebrates and explores the shift from autumn to winter, even as we observe these changes here in the Berkshires. Continue reading »

Fall Into a New Favorite

Photo of the Schow display case, filled with books.

It’s a new school year and things are quickly gearing up. If you happen to find yourself with some free time and enjoy unwinding with a good book, check out recommendations from the Schow Student Desk Assistants! Located in the display case outside of Schow Science Library. Continue reading »