Why I love my job..
I have the lucky job of being able to go through Robert Seydel’s collection of materials that his family is donating …
The popcorn maker works!!!
We had to test out our popcorn maker on loan from the Farm Center… and it works! So come by the library …
Does your brain prefer to read paper or a screen?
A recent article in Scientific American posits that people often understand and remember text better when they read from a printed page than …
Transforming artist books
A project at the Tate explored how digital transformations are changing the way artists books are created, accessed, and explored. It harkens …
Hampshire College Library Zine Collection
The Hampshire College Zine Collection just moved to the main floor of the Harold F. Johnson Library. The collection was started …
Interest in the humanities at Hampshire
Did you read today’s article in the New York Times about how interest is fading in the humanities at many universities and …
New cool stuff in the Bradford Room!
We have recently acquired some new (old) cool stuff that is in the Bradford Room, our Special Collections space on the 2nd …
New: You can request cds from all Five Colleges!
When you find a cd that you want to listen to in the Five College Library catalog and it’s not at Hampshire….. …
10 new local newspapers to read!
The Five College libraries now have access to 10 Western Massachusetts newspapers: -The Advocate -Amherst Bulletin -The Berkshire Eagle -Daily Hampshire Gazette …
6300+ new images available at Hampshire!
The latest module of our purchased Archivision images (module 8) is now available in Luna Commons (you can get to Luna Commons …
Ask a question at the InfoBar!
InfoBar Main Floor, Harold F. Johnson Library Center Your place to get the help you need! Visit the library for …
Welcome to all transfer students!
We were so glad to welcome so many transfer students to the Hampshire College library this morning with coffee, cookies, and lots …
Getty makes 4600 images available to the public
At Hampshire, we get excited about all open content projects that serve to benefit our library patrons. We have added this new …
Hampshire College represented at Art Library Conference
At the end of April, I presented a poster at the Art Library Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) conference in Pasadena, CA. …
Read Gretchen Henderson’s article – a shortened version of her talk at Hampshire!
A shortened version of Gretchen’s keynote talk at Hampshire College last fall is now published in the Journal of Artists Books. …
Writers Reading Event a huge success!
If you missed it, we had a great audience yesterday for our Writers Reading event. Talya Kingston, Djola Branner, Will MacAdams, and …
Hampshire alums go on to become librarians!
I just got back from the Art Library Society conference (this year in sunny Pasadena, CA) where I got to have lunch …
Writers Reading: A Hampshire Library Event
Come hear Hampshire theater faculty read from their work. Djola Branner, Natalie Sowell, Talya Kingston, and Will MacAdams. Wednesday, May 1 at …
New resource to try from the Society of Architectural Historians
We have a trial of Archipedia set up — try it before May 11 and let me know your thoughts. This site …
Listen to a podcast of our Student Readers
Click here to listen to a podcast of our Hampshire students reading in the library on April 10 if you missed it …