May 1 marks the 121st birthday of Sterling A. Brown, poet, folklorist, professor, and graduate of Williams College (class of 1922). Join us in remembrance and celebration with an audio mix curated by DJ Kailyn Hype. Does this playlist inspire you to submit a proposal for the symposium to… Continue reading »
In celebration of National Poetry Month, this display showcases poetry collections from around the world. With a focus on poetry in translation, international poets writing in English, and writing that melds English and Spanish, it shares the breadth of work breaking down borders and challenging the effects… Continue reading »
Stressed about citations? The Libraries are here to help! Come to a quick half-hour workshop (or two) on EndNote, a citation manager that will save you time and work as you research and write. Citation managers are great for: keeping all your citations for different projects organized; attaching and… Continue reading »
Williams Libraries seeks an enthusiastic, user-centered Research Services Librarian to provide instruction and reference services for the social sciences. Continue reading »
Williams Libraries seeks an enthusiastic, user-centered educator to join the Research Services department as Data Librarian. Continue reading »
Zines, chapbooks, artist books, blogs, and other “do-it-yourself” (D.I.Y.) forms of publication have served as mechanisms of communication, expression, and community building that give voice to marginalized creators. The publications included in these exhibit were created by Williams ENGL12 students who used Winter Study to develop their own practical… Continue reading »
In connection with Claiming Williams, Stockbridge-Munsee Community: Past, Present, and Future features a new collection of books and work by Stockbridge-Munsee authors. Funded by a TIDE grant and assembled by a Fall 2021 Mohican history independent study, uses college funds to to respectfully display Mohican cultural heritage items and… Continue reading »
On display in Sawyer’s Lippmann Atrium until January 31st, 2022. “For so long, gender-diverse and trans* representation has been constrained as a spectacle of curiosity” starts Hen Carnell ‘22.5 in their description for Trans* as Audience: Why Trans* Literature is Important. In their exhibit, now on… Continue reading »
In a recent conversation with library staff, Dr Kijua Sanders-McMurtry, VP for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at Mount Holyoke College, spoke about Cultivating a Community of Care, and encouraged the library to make its work visible and to participate in National Day of Racial Healing, on January 18th. In this spirit, we are sharing a list of some of the actions taken in the library in the last year. Continue reading »
Mission Park, photograph, 1956. (Haystack Monument photograph files) *On view beginning January 20th, 2022* At Williams and other institutions of higher education, places, spaces, and names are not only historical objects, they are the interpretations they evoke in each one of us. The Williams Reads… Continue reading »
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