Swarthmore College Libraries

04/02/2026

08/27/2025

Library orientation starts now! Come meet our new cohort of Research & Information Ambassadors 📚🪱

08/20/2025

Fam, you did it! Participants in the first ever Staff Summer Reading program read an astonishing 223,129 pages. You blew through expectations — we had to redraw the Read-o-Meter twice! And it was big to begin with…Abbie for scale…

Join us at tomorrow’s pizza party to celebrate this incredible community accomplishment and find out who takes top honors!

08/13/2025

Many members of the Swarthmore College community know Benedicta Geraldo Delima as a beloved member of the Environmental Services team, but did you know that she is also a published author?

You can borrow Benedicta’a debut book Widow and Son from our college here in McCabe Library.

08/05/2025

Looking for a librarian? Now we’re easier to find than ever. Look for the “Ask Me Anything” sign hanging outside the offices of our Research & Instruction Librarians—we are at your service.

07/21/2025

We did it friends! The College Staff reading community blew past 50,000 pages!! You all are exceeding our expectations, we had to redraw the chart 🤯

06/30/2025

06/24/2025

Shout out to our summer student workers who completed this literary puzzle in the staff break room, among other important work!