College Library

Lots of useful information!

How to access Libraries resources after spring 2026 graduation No longer a student? Not to worry. Just because you’ve left the classroom behind doesn’t mean you must bid an immediate farewell […]

SOAR Advising returns to College Library tomorrow! https://www.library.wisc.edu/college/2026/05/28/soar-into-the-future/

Just a reminder that College Library closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22, in honor of the Memorial Day holiday and will remain closed through Monday. We reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26.

Find more information at: https://www.library.wisc.edu/college/about-college/library-hours/

Check out this helpful resource on basic summer needs: https://basicneeds.students.wisc.edu/summer-resources/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=wordpress_theweekly&utm_campaign=student_comms&utm_content=2026_05_13

College Library was honored to host a reception today featuring presentations from this year’s Student Historians and Undergraduate Research Award winner, plus selected Undergraduate Symposium Poster Flash Talks!

Presentations include:

Student Historian, Haleigh Smith: "Our Own Words: Oral History and AIDS Activism at UW-Madison"

Student Historian, V Hernandez-White: "Trans Talks: Oral Histories from UW-Madison's Gender Inclusive Housing Community"

Undergraduate Research Award Winner, Marie Meyer: "Seemingly Secular Public Health Campaigns and Their Appeal to the Broader Moral Authority of Americans: An Analysis of the TB and COVID-19 Pandemics Through a Religious Studies Perspective"

Undergraduate Symposium Poster Flash Talks

Congratulations, Janice! Well-deserved.

Janice Rice, emerita senior academic librarian at College Library, was recognized on April 24 with a 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award from the UW-Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences. This award acknowledged Rice's long career with UW–Madison Libraries and her significant impact on expanding information access for Indigenous communities.

Read the UW-Madison Information School story about her work across Wisconsin and the nation: https://ischool.wisc.edu/2026/04/27/including-indigenous-people-in-the-pathway-forward-janice-rice-ma75-receives-2026-cdis-distinguished-achievement-award/

Pictured: Janice Rice (left) and Carrie Kruse (right), associate dean for learning and engagement at UW–Madison Libraries

The dogs are in the library! The dogs are in the library!

Shout out to Megan & Sidney for receiving our "Excellence-in-Service" Award this semester. Read about their accomplishments at: https://www.library.wisc.edu/college/2026/04/29/excellence-in-service-recognized/

The adventure begins tomorrow with the UW-Madison Libraries first Study Crawl event! This daylong series of study break activities takes place across multiple library locations, so it’s the perfect chance to visit your favorite study spot — and explore new ones.

https://www.library.wisc.edu/news/2026/04/22/attend-libraries-first-ever-study-crawl-on-may-1/

Extended hours with the Writing Center this Sunday!