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Spring SpotlightMay 6, 2025Annual Spring Spotlight to be Held on Campus May 23

Students and faculty will summarize and display their Spring Term research and coursework.

Faculty AccoladeMarch 27, 2025John Tombarge Earns Outstanding Librarian Award

The professor and resource librarian received the honor from the Capital Area Business Academic Librarians.

Campus EventsMarch 18, 2025Justin Davis is the Next Speaker in the Anne and Edgar Basse Jr. Author Talk Series

Davis will deliver a lecture titled “Web Scraping for Research on Novel Data” on campus on March 27.

Faculty FocusFebruary 27, 2025Innovation and Collaboration

Mackenzie Brooks, associate professor and digital humanities librarian, has made an impact on campus through her innovative and collaborative approach to teaching and scholarship.

Campus EventsJanuary 29, 2025Candice Robinson is the Next Speaker in the Anne and Edgar Basse Jr. Author Talk Series

Robinson will deliver a lecture titled “The Sociology of Cardi B: A Trap Feminist Approach” on campus on Mar. 4.

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Campus EventsJanuary 16, 2025Sandy de Lissovoy is the Next Speaker in the Anne and Edgar Basse Jr. Author Talk Series

De Lissovoy will deliver a lecture on “Unpacking an Art Exhibit and Thinking Like Collage” on Jan. 27.

Campus EventsSeptember 16, 2024The Lenfest Center Presents ‘Native American Peoples and Lands: Historic Connections to W&L’

The public talk will take place in Kamen Gallery on Sept. 27 and is part of the Lenfest Center’s Outreach & Engagement Series.

Campus EventsMarch 15, 2024Sybil Prince Nelson is the Next Speaker in the Anne and Edgar Basse Jr. Author Talk Series

Nelson will deliver a lecture on “Where Math Meets Imagination” on March 19.

On CampusFebruary 28, 2024W&L’s Librarians Recommended Library Finds

Washington and Lee’s library staff share their recommendations for your next trip to the University Library.

On CampusFebruary 9, 2024Unjudge Someone

The Human Library, a collaboration between the Mudd Center for Ethics and Leyburn Library, brought the W&L community together in conversation.

On CampusMay 9, 2023W&L’s DeLaney Center Launches Research Project on Black Women and Desegregation

The DeLaney Center’s latest research project connects current students with a rich legacy.

Faculty AccoladeJanuary 13, 2022W&L’s K.T. Vaughan Elected President of the Virginia Library Association

The Virginia Library Association is the primary statewide professional association for public, academic and special librarians and libraries in Virginia.

Program SpotlightOctober 19, 2021Program Spotlight: The University Library

At the heart of campus, both physically and virtually, is the University Library.

Faculty AccoladeMay 10, 2021W&L’s Miranda Honored with New Library Collection

The Miranda Collection for Native American Library Acquisitions will feature books by Native American and Indigenous authors and literature on relevant topics.

Library NewsNovember 23, 2020W&L Joins HathiTrust, Gains Access to Massive Digital Library

Membership in HathiTrust allows the W&L community to access millions of digital books that the university does not have in print in the Leyburn, Telford or Law libraries.

Institutional HistorySeptember 28, 2020‘Preserving as Much as We Can’

The Washington and Lee University library is working to preserve documents relating to COVID-19 and diversity and inclusion discussions.

Don't Miss ItNovember 2, 2018W&L Presents Author Talk Featuring Harvey Markowitz

The talk is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.

Leyburn Library October 18, 2018John Tombarge to Give 2018 Endowed Chair Lecture

Tombarge’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Championing the Lead Casket: Library Leadership in the 21st Century.”