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In observance of Veterans Day, the University Library is open 12pm-11pm on Tuesday, November 11th
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Ready to roll? Join us for Game Night during International Games Week!
Nov 12 | 6–10 PM | MTW, Library 1st Floor
Snacks, board games, & a D&D campaign led by Dean Kevin Kidd!
Sign up: tinyurl.com/RWUGameNight25
#RWULibrary #GameNight #RWU
Image Alt Text: Flyer for International Games Week Game Night hosted by the RWU Library and Alternative Entertainment Club. The design resembles a colorful board game with yellow, blue, and orange tiles. Event details: November 12, 6–10 PM, Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, Library 1st Floor. Snacks and board games provided, plus a Dungeons & Dragons campaign led by Dean Kevin Kidd. Includes a QR code for sign-up and logos for RWU Library and the Alternative Entertainment Club.
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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To mark the beginning of our Halloween season, the library has put up a new book display, “Spectral Stories.” 😱 These books all have one thing in common: GHOSTS! 👻 Beware the spirits that roam around the shelf!
📚👻Display curated by student Kristine Johnson
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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⚠️Please use caution when accessing the 3rd floor of the University Library stacks due to a leak after yesterday's rain.☔ Some of our books needed to me moved, if you need assistance looking for a book, please come to the library information desk and we will be happy to help!📚
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September 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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🚨Attention! The University Library has updated hours for the fall semester. The library will now be closing at 6pm on Saturdays🚨
September 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The University Library will open at 12pm on Monday in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.
August 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The Library has a few things for your To Do List this fall 📝 📚
1. Scope out the library, find your favorite study spot 📖
2. Sign up for your FREE digital access 🤳 🗞️ to the NYT & WSJ (🔗 in bio)
3. Follow us on our socials! (🔗 in bio)
#RogerWilliamsUniversity #myrwu #UniversityLibrary
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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University Library Hours for the week of August 18th ... it's almost time for the fall semester, Hawks!! 📚
August 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The University Library has new summer hours in effect beginning the week of July 7 through August 8. The library will close at 1pm on Fridays and will be closed on weekends.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The University Library is closed today in observance of the July 4th holiday🎆 🗽
July 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, the #RWU_Library will be closed on June 19th. We will reopen tomorrow, Friday, 20th, at 8am
June 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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📣 Calling all @RWUAlumni authors! Want to add your book to the Library's Alumni Authors Collection? To contribute, contact RWU's Alumni Relations Office - alumni@rwu.edu to donate your book to our collection 📚 🎓
Stop by the first floor of the #RWU_Library & check out the Alumni Authors Collection
May 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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It's @rwualumni Weekend! Stop by the #RWU_Library and check out the Alumni Archive display! Our featured book display is the Alumni and RWU Authors Collections 📚

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May 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Swoop’s journey: a little fuzzy, sometimes inflatable, always iconic. First seen in 1980 as “The Hawk,” our mascot has changed over the years—but the spirit never left. Here’s to 45 years of Hawk pride this Alumni & Reunion Weekend! #LibSky #AcademicSky #Archives #RWU #RI
Slide 1: Illustration of the current Swoop mascot logo mid-flight with bold text reading “45 Years of Swoop” and “Roger Williams University” along the left side in the style of a yearbook cover. Slide 2: A collage featuring black-and-white and color photos of the original Hawk mascot from the early 1980s, alongside cheerleaders and students. Includes a fun fact about the mascot first appearing in 1980. Slide 3: Black-and-white photos of Hawk mascot costumes from 1991 and 1998. The bottom image introduces the name “Horatio” on a larger, inflatable version of the costume. Slide 4: A side-by-side comparison showing the 2003 and 2008 versions of Swoop, including photos of students hugging the mascot and Swoop posing with Homecoming royalty.
May 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The University Library is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. The Library will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, May 27th, at 8am.
May 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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It's that time of year again! As we head into finals, the #RWU_Library has extended hours until Midnight on Friday, May 2nd, & Saturday, May 3rd. Come hunker down this weekend and work on final papers, presentations, and start studying for those exams 📚 📝 📖
April 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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We’re wrapping up National Poetry Month with a few titles that invite reflection, curiosity, and maybe a little inspiration. Stop by the library and spend some time browsing our poetry collection.
#RogerWilliamsUniversity #RWULibraries #AcademicLibrary #NationalPoetryMonth #ReadPoetry
April 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Save The Bay Hamilton Family Aquarium Passes are now available at the Library Information Desk. The Library Pass allows 2 adults & 4 children half-price admission to the aquarium in Newport. The pass can be borrowed from the library for up to three days
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April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The votes are in for round 3 of our Tournament of Books.

Moving on to our semi-finals:

The Song of Achilles
The Hunger Games
The Great Gatsby
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Round 4 voting is open. Cast your vote and help decide who makes it to the semifinals!

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Graphic for RWU Library’s “Tournament of Books.” Text at the top reads, “32 Books Enter. 1 Book Wins. Round 3 Winners.” Four book matchups are shown: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren vs. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Bright yellow background with teal arrows and speckles throughout. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald vs. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen vs. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Blue background with green and yellow arrows. Text at the bottom reads, “Thanks for voting in Round 3. Which book will become our champion? Vote for your favorites and let’s find out. Round 4 starts right now.”
April 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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What do librarians do when we’re not in the library? We learn, advocate, and imagine better futures for you. Haley, our Research & Student Engagement Librarian, spent the week at #ACRL2025 with thousands of academic librarians. #LibSky
Saaed Jones at ACRL 2025 closing Keynote in front of large blue letters spelling ‘ACRL’ and purple and white cloud cutouts. Conference swag including Haley’s badge, a plush hippo wearing a Hein Online blue hoodie, and a copy of Teacher by Teacher. Haley at the Hathi Trust booth holding Trusty, their plush Elephant mascot. The screen for Academic Freedom under Attack panel session.
April 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The votes are in. Our Round 2 winners are:

Pride and Prejudice
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Paradise Problem
The Song of Achilles
The Great Gatsby
Where the Crawdads Sing
Hunger Games
Fahrenheit 451

Vote in Round 3 now at the library or on IG stories.

#LibSky #BookSky #LibraryBracket #RWU
A colorful graphic titled “RWU Library’s Tournament of Books: 32 Books Enter. 1 Book Wins.” It announces the Round 2 Winners and shows updated matchups for Round 3. The matchups displayed are: Never Let Me Go vs. The Paradise Problem The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy vs. An American Marriage Covers of the winning books are shown in full color; eliminated books are grayed out. Pink and green arrows emphasize the flow of the bracket. Continuation of the Tournament of Books bracket with updated Round 3 matchups: The Nightingale (grayed out) vs. Fahrenheit 451 (winner) The Hunger Games vs. The Underground Railroad Lessons in Chemistry (grayed out) vs. Pride and Prejudice (winner) Books advancing are shown in color. Background is blue with colored arrows showing bracket flow. Final section of the Round 3 bracket reveals these matchups: Where the Crawdads Sing vs. The Left Hand of Darkness The Great Gatsby vs. The Mighty Red (grayed out) Horse (grayed out) vs. The Song of Achilles Only the winning books remain in color. Arrows and a bright orange background guide the viewer through the bracket. Text graphic with a blue speckled background reads: “Thanks for voting in Round 2. Which book will become our champion? Vote for your favorites and let’s find out. Round 3 starts right now.” Includes the Roger Williams University Library logo.
April 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Round 1 Results Are In! The votes are counted, and your favorites have advanced in our Tournament of Books! 🏆

Round 2 voting is OPEN! Vote in person at the library or on IG stories. Which book moves on? You decide!

#LibSky #BookSky
A promotional graphic for RWU Library’s Tournament of Books with the tagline “32 Books Enter. 1 Book Wins.” Below, bold text announces “Round 1 Winners.” The graphic features a bracket layout with book covers of the winners from the first round. Pairings include: Pride and Prejudice (w) vs. Jane Eyre (l) An American Marriage (w) vs. Homegoing (l) Demon Copperhead (l) vs. Lessons in Chemistry (w) Never Let Me Go (w) vs. Station Eleven (l) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (w) vs. Ender’s Game (l) The Paradise Problem (w) vs. Funny Story (l) Books that won are in full color, while the eliminated books are faded. A continuation of the Round 1 Winners bracket with additional matchups. Winners are in full color, and eliminated books are grayed out. The matchups include: The Fraud (l) vs. Horse (w) Circe (l) vs. The Song of Achilles (w) Where the Crawdads Sing (w) vs. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (l) The Left Hand of Darkness (w) vs. Kindred (l) The Underground Railroad (w) vs. The Vanishing Half (l) The Hunger Games (w) vs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (l) Wandering Stars (l) vs. The Mighty Red (w) The Catcher in the Rye (l) vs. The Great Gatsby (w) Brave New World (l) vs. Fahrenheit 451 (w) A bold blue text graphic that thanks participants for voting in Round 1 and asks, “Which book will become our champion?” It encourages people to vote for their favorites and announces “Round 2 starts right now.” The RWU Library logo is at the bottom.
March 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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This Sunday, our Research and Student Engagement Librarian, Haley Lott, will be at Barrington Public Library with the RI Freedom to Read coalition. Join us to learn more about our Freedom to Read Act that's currently introduced in both the RI House and Senate.

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Freedom to Read Event advertisement reading: Sunday March 30th at 2pm Advocacy Event - Learn about Banned Books & the Law Hear from Rep. Jennifer Boylan Sharpen your advocacy tools At Barrington Public Library, 281 County Road, Barrington, RI
March 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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It’s time for our Tournament of Books. Vote for your picks in person at the library or in our Instagram stories.

#LibSky #AcademicSky #BookSky
Tournament of Books bracket in a whiteboard Voting table for tournament of books with orange tablecloth, clear jars, and tokens. Basketball themed book display Tournament of Books set up in the library
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Need research help? Librarians worldwide create LibGuides full of expert-vetted sources! Just Google your topic + LibGuide.

Look for words like Open Access, Primary Sources, or Websites.

We have LibGuides too. Check our website!
#LibSky #AcademicSky #RWU #ResearchShortcuts

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Unleash The Power Of LibGuides
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March 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM