UMass Amherst Libraries

09/10/2026

The University Libraries cordially invite you to our annual Fall Reception on September 18, 2026, 6 p.m., Bromery Center for the Arts. This year's reception, "W. E. B. Du Bois on Film: An Evening with Director Rita Coburn" celebrates the recent PBS documentary film "W. E. B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause" with the film’s director, Rita Coburn. Free and open to all; RSVP required.

Link: bit.ly/fallreception91826

09/08/2026

Welcome back to UMass Amherst! The Libraries are here for you with resources, spaces, services, and even study break activities. Stop by the W. E. B. Du Bois Library and the Science and Engineering Library on campus, and visit us online at library.umass.edu.

09/07/2026

Looking for something to do this Labor Day? Stop by the Science and Engineering Library from 3-5 p.m. for button making and a scavenger hunt! You can also check out SEL's fall semester exhibits, "Framing resilience: adaptation science meets art" and "Medicinal Plants & Plant Patents: An Exhibit Exploring Medicinal Plants and Their Intersection with Plant Patents."

09/04/2026

We had an absolute blast at Libapalooza 2026! Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and to everyone who worked on this event!

09/02/2026

The University Libraries Annual Fall Reception on September 18, 2026, 6 p.m., in the Bromery Center for the Arts, celebrates the recent PBS documentary film W. E. B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause with the film’s director, Rita Coburn. Coburn will be joined by scholars and collaborators Dr. Karida Brown and Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste to share how archival discoveries, scholarship, and partnership with the Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center (SCUA) helped shape this powerful portrait of Du Bois’s life and legacy. Free and open to all; RSVP required.
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University Libraries Fall Reception – W. E. B. Du Bois on Film: An Evening with Director Rita Coburn posted August 13, 2026 The University Libraries Annual Fall Reception on September 18, 2026, 6 p.m., in the Bromery Center for the Arts, celebrates the recent PBS documentary film W. E. B. Du Bois:...

08/28/2026

Libapalooza is BACK and bigger than ever! Join us on September 4, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Du Bois Library for games, crafts, music, and more! Check out what the Libraries can do for you!

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! Looking forward to seeing our favorite Bright Spot Therapy Dogs, Inc. again at the Libraries this semester. 🥰🐾

08/25/2026

The Libraries are pleased to welcome Justin Randolph Thompson on September 9 for "Surveying Gravity: A Mirror for Growing Contradictions," a day of performances, displays, exhibits, conversation, and film in collaboration with the W. E. B. Du Bois Center and the Augusta Savage Gallery.
Schedule of events: https://libcal.library.umass.edu/event/17403102