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Friends of SMU Libraries awards $45,500 in scholarships and grants

A true friend of SMU Libraries The Friends of SMU Libraries had another successful year of programming and raising funds to support SMU Libraries. At this year’s Annual Dinner and Meeting, Friends director Amy Carver announced the organization has awarded $45,500 to vital projects and programs at SMU Libraries. The Friends celebrated this achievement and…Continue Reading Friends of SMU Libraries awards $45,500 in scholarships and grants

Breaking ground on the Rees-Jones Library of the American West

Forging ahead to a new frontier in scholarship SMU broke ground on the Rees-Jones Library of the American West on May 1, forging ahead to a new frontier of research, discovery and scholarly impact at the University. The library will enhance SMU’s ability to promote teaching and research on the American West, housing the world-class…Continue Reading Breaking ground on the Rees-Jones Library of the American West

A League of Our Own

This Saturday, the Mustangs will take on the Stanford University Cardinals football team at Stanford in Palo Alto, CA. I like to think that our SMU family will feel at home on the Stanford campus. While SMU enters a new era as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), we are not new to…Continue Reading A League of Our Own

Welcome Back to Hamon and Pardon Our Dust

Photo of a room filled with construction equipment.

The Hamon Arts Library welcomes our students and faculty back for the fall term. If you visit Hamon spaces, you will notice that multiple changes are in progress. First is the renovation of restrooms on the first and second floors. We apologize for the dust. This is the first phase of a project that started…Continue Reading Welcome Back to Hamon and Pardon Our Dust

Friends of SMU Libraries awards $49,700

The Friends of SMU Libraries convened on May 6, 2024, for their Annual Dinner and Meeting. The Friends hosted author and journalist Rena Pederson, who served on the Pulitzer Prize Board for nine years and as the Vice President and Editorial Page Editor of the Dallas Morning News for sixteen. Also during the meeting, the…Continue Reading Friends of SMU Libraries awards $49,700

Announcing the Jalesia Horton Memorial Library School Scholarship

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SMU Libraries is proud to announce that our Friends of SMU Libraries Library School Scholarship has been renamed in honor of our friend and colleague, Jalesia Horton. Jalesia joined SMU Libraries in 2019 and worked here until her passing on February 28, 2024, following a courageous battle with cancer. The newly renamed Jalesia Horton Memorial…Continue Reading Announcing the Jalesia Horton Memorial Library School Scholarship

What’s New at Bridwell Library? Winter 2024

Bridwell Library has been busy acquiring new manuscripts and hosting a number of exciting events over the winter months. You can read all about them in our latest publications, which are now available to view online. We hope you will enjoy the Winter 2024 issues of The Bridwell Quarterly and The Bridwell Quill, a Note from the Director. …Continue Reading What’s New at Bridwell Library? Winter 2024

Congratulations to James Glenn, Access Services Manager, Hamon

James standing with his diploma

Among the graduations this spring semester, the Hamon Arts Library congratulates James Glenn on attaining his Master of Science in Library Science degree with a concentration in Archival Studies & Imaging Technology from the University of North Texas on May 12. Coincidentally, his graduation date took place exactly twelve years to the date that he…Continue Reading Congratulations to James Glenn, Access Services Manager, Hamon

Bridwell Edible Book Festival & Samuel Wesley Bad Poetry Contest, April 25

Announcing Bridwell Library’s 4th Annual Edible Book Festival (BEBFest) & 1st Annual Samuel Wesley Bad Poetry Contest April 25 from 3-5pm SAVE THE DATE Bridwell proudly announces its 4th annual Bridwell Edible Book Festival (BEBFest) and its first annual Samuel Wesley Bad Poetry Contest. Bridwell Edible Book Festival (BEBFest) In our first year, we held…Continue Reading Bridwell Edible Book Festival & Samuel Wesley Bad Poetry Contest, April 25