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2023 Edible Book Festival

Celebrate Literature at the Edible Book Festival

Join us for the SLC’s 2023 Edible Book Festival sponsored by Mosaic.

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Special Collections Temporary Closure

Special Collections: Temporary Closure

January - February 2023

Due to the upcoming start of the releveling project, access to Special Collections has been temporarily suspended while collections are relocated. This does not affect access to the main collection.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. Inquiries about Special Collections may be sent to Megan Firestone at firestom@southwestern.edu.

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See our guide on how to print a poster at the library.

Poster Printing: How-to

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Featured in Special Collections

Stella Van Buskirk photographed by N.M. Wilcox.

Uncovering the Lost Galleries of Stone and Wilcox: Part One

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Letter from Mary Simons to her fiancé, O.A. Fisher, 1861

Love Letters: From Beginning to Happily Ever After

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A case from my miniature book exhibit

My Time as a Student Worker in Special Collections

Recent SU graduate Natalia Kapacinskas ’18 shares how her time in Special Collections transformed her both academically and professionally.

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Hours of Operation
Student Hours

Students, click the link above to see the library calendar. 

Public Hours

On Thursday, June 15 only very limited services are available due to internet updates. Please call 512-863-1563 before visiting.

Summer hours beginning May 15 are 9 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday.

Public Hours while classes are in session during the Spring 2023 semester.

  • 1 pm - 8 pm Sunday
  • 8 am - 8 pm Monday - Thursday. Visitors must leave by 9 pm.
  • 8 am - 5:45 pm Friday
  • 1 pm - 5:45 pm Saturday

Hours will be reduced on holidays and during breaks.

Smith Library Center is open for community use. We ask all visitors to follow library signage and respect students working in the library. Visitors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Tour groups over 25 must give the library advanced notice before touring to limit interruptions to instruction and research by Southwestern students and faculty.