News – Wellesley College Libraries

Call for Submissions – Student Library Research Awards 2026

Please see the Wellesley College Student Library Research Awards website for full eligibility guidelines, evaluation criteria, and application procedure. Did you write a fabulous research paper or create an outstanding research-based project in 2025? Don’t miss this opportunity to win money, acclaim, and a great addition to your resume! All current Wellesley students and recent grads …

Call for Submissions – Student Library Research Awards 2026 Read More »

Clapp Library Open House – November 5

We hope you will join us for an Open House to celebrate the reopening of Clapp Library on Wednesday, November 5, from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. This event is co-hosted by LTS, PLTC, ADR, the Writing Program, the Quantitative Reasoning program, and the Humanities Hub. Attendees can visit various service areas in Clapp Library, …

Clapp Library Open House – November 5 Read More »

Clapp Library Reopens

New Public Service Desk area in Clapp Library

After 18 months of construction, Clapp Library re-opened on Tuesday, September 2nd! We hope you will visit the library to see all the changes that have been made to make it more comfortable and accessible to the community. We have some big new developments: This renovation has been complex and some work will continue over …

Clapp Library Reopens Read More »

Announcing the 2025 Student Library Research Award Winners

The Student Library Research Award Evaluation Committee is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Student Library Research Awards, sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley College Library (more about the awards). Award recipients demonstrated a thoughtful, methodical, and scholarly approach to research and made creative use of a variety of library resources, which …

Announcing the 2025 Student Library Research Award Winners Read More »

Updates Coming for SuperSearch and EBSCOhost databases

On May 27, 2025, Wellesley College will update platforms for our SuperSearch and EBSCOhost databases. We want to update the community about these changes before they go live. SuperSearch EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) is the search engine behind SuperSearch. The new interface will bring several important new features, including: Filters were previously on the left …

Updates Coming for SuperSearch and EBSCOhost databases Read More »

Fall Reads: Book Displays in the Mods

Over the fall semester, we had a variety of book displays, making our temporary space in the Modulars feel more like home. You can find our most recent displays outside the library service desk (M103) near the north entrance and outside the Lounge (M406). Here are some of the book displays we featured this semester: …

Fall Reads: Book Displays in the Mods Read More »

Drama Online and Other New Resources for Fall 2024

The following are new electronic resources available to the Wellesley College community this semester. Find a full listing of our new e-resources (as well as those we are evaluating for potential subscription) on our New and Trial Databases page.