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A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center
The A. Frank Smith Library Center is home to our library collection, special collections, classrooms, and study areas.
A King Creativity Fund high-powered rocket project launches a student’s interest in aerospace engineering.
more informationSenior kinesiology students’ capstone project assisted older adults and was a finalist at a national conference.
more informationCheck out this video about wellness and counseling services offered at Southwestern.
more informationCheck out this video and photo gallery from the Outdoor Adventure Program’s recent trip to the San Marcos River.
more informationThree rising juniors have been recognized for their academic excellence, civic engagement, and leadership capacity in the realm of political science.
more informationA King Creativity Fund high-powered rocket project launches a student’s interest in aerospace engineering.
more informationSenior kinesiology students’ capstone project assisted older adults and was a finalist at a national conference.
more informationCheck out this video about wellness and counseling services offered at Southwestern.
more informationAs war rages in her home country of Ukraine, seventeen-year-old Yeva-Mariya Hayko ’26 finds a home away from home at Southwestern.
more informationAs war rages in her home country of Ukraine, seventeen-year-old Yeva-Mariya Hayko ’26 finds a home away from home at Southwestern.
more informationSouthwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.
more informationA recognized leader in building successful athletics programs, Ken Ralph will join Southwestern University as athletic director effective Sept. 15.
more informationAs war rages in her home country of Ukraine, seventeen-year-old Yeva-Mariya Hayko ’26 finds a home away from home at Southwestern.
more informationThe annual awards recognized students, staff, and organizations making a difference on the Southwestern Campus.
more informationAn assistant professor and a Board of Trustees member collaborate on studying the human-animal bond in stress management.
more informationThe annual awards recognized students, staff, and organizations making a difference on the Southwestern Campus.
more informationAlumna uses her passion for helping others as a lawyer, mentor, and nonprofit founder.
more informationThe A. Frank Smith Library Center is home to our library collection, special collections, classrooms, and study areas.
The A. Frank Smith Library Center is the centerpiece of our academic buildings. Its growing collection comprises more than a quarter of a million volumes, including print and non-print materials, periodicals, and electronic information sources to meet the needs of Southwestern University’s students.
The library offers a range of services and facilities including circulation and reserve services, reference services, a periodicals reading area and service desk, group study rooms, music listening facilities, and for meetings and special events, the Prothro Room overlooking the campus mall. The library also offers audiovisual services to the campus.
The library center houses University Information Technology Services and the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education South Technology Center.
The library was dedicated in 1988. It is an expansion of the University’s Cody Memorial Library, providing space for a growing library collection and expanded services. The facility is named for A. Frank Smith, Jr. of Houston, a distinguished trustee of Southwestern University for more than 25 years and former chair of the Board of Trustees.
The Special Collections Reading Room, located in the original Cody Memorial Library building.