Judging our Books by the Numbers
Davis Family Library stands as an intellectual cornerstone of our campus, maintaining a diverse collection and a wide array of services which support our liberal arts curriculum. Here is a brief ‘year in review’ look at the numbers for 2025.
What's circulating?
The library provides a wealth of primary and secondary sources that span every discipline we teach. These resources are available in our building and online. Whether providing essential equipment such as power adapters and laptops or facilitating access to scholarly resources for thesis research, the library fosters a vibrant culture of inquiry fundamental to the collegiate experience.
Electronic Resources
A vast majority of academic work is now completed digitally. The library’s digital footprint ensures research can happen anywhere, anytime.
Our Special Collections serves as the institutional memory of the college and houses our rare book, manuscript, and archival collections, ranging from an ancient cuneiform tablet to Instagram posts, photographs, and pop-up books. Our digital collections can be found on the Internet Archive, including 423 historic WRMC radio recordings recently cataloged and transcribed using artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
Ask a Librarian
Our librarians serve as dedicated educators, empowering students with essential information literacy competencies. These interactions cultivate critical thinking skills and prepare students to become discerning information consumers.
Librarians Sarika Sharma and Julia Deen attended a welcome event for incoming freshman. When librarians step out of the stacks and into campus life, they transform from mysterious gatekeepers into approachable allies who meet students on their own terms. These informal interactions help dismantle the hurdle of “library anxiety.” At the event pictured here, students shared some of their favorite books.
Beyond Our Walls
No single library can hold everything. Our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service ensures that our faculty and students are never limited by the size of our collection and that the information we do hold is shared with the broader academic community.