Fred L. Mathews Library at Southwestern Michigan College

06/01/2026

Welcome, summer semester students and faculty—and happy Pride Month!

05/21/2026

The library will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday.

Memorial Day, a federal holiday in May, honors the men and women who died serving in the U.S. military. It began as D...

05/11/2026

In case you're wondering, we do stay open during intersession! Our hours are 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. These hours will continue through the summer semester and until our later hours resume in the fall. The Roadrunner Kitchen also remains open for students.

05/10/2026

Congrats to all our new alumni!! We were especially excited to celebrate our recent library clerk, Kaylyn Moore, and current library clerk, Michael Burks, at commencement yesterday!

Both Kaylyn and Michael completed their associate degree programs after the fall semester. We were sad to see Kaylyn go at that time, but happy to celebrate her exciting addition to her family with baby Juliette. 💚💛

We are fortunate to have Michael continue with us as he works toward a bachelor’s degree with the Ferris at SMC program. Pictured with Michael is his girlfriend, Nevaeh Hemminger, who also graduated and worked with our neighbors in the TLC.

Kaylyn, Michael, AND Nevaeh ALL were named as Outstanding Graduates!! 🤩

We’d also like to give shout outs to a couple more favorite former student library staff members. It was great to once again have Hunter Schuur as the guest conductor of the choir for commencement! And we’re so proud of Courtney Mathews, who just graduated this weekend with her Master of Public Administration degree!

04/29/2026

We were so happy to have our therapy dog friends join us for our Stay, Study, & Play event again yesterday!

04/26/2026

It’s doggo day tomorrow!!

We want to help you relieve stress while studying as you prepare for final exams, papers, and projects! All day long, as you work/study in the library, give yourself little breaks with Legos, games,etc. See if you can figure out how to open our mysterious puzzle box and grab some treasure!

For as long as supplies last, enjoy refreshments. We’ll have donuts starting at 8:00, and we’ll have turtle brownies and lemon bars starting at noon.

Between 1:00 and 2:30, jump over to MCC West to snuggle with the therapy dogs!

04/07/2026

Congrats to our March reading program drawing winner, Kaylynn!! You can fill out entries for our April drawing every time you read a book of poetry, a book from ANY of our library displays, any nonfiction book, or a book with nature on the cover!

03/27/2026

People often are surprised to find out that we stay open over spring break! Just note that we will be on reduced hours, just 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will be closed, along with the rest of campus, on Friday, April 3rd. Enjoy your spring break!!

03/18/2026

Join us tomorrow at 2:30 to enjoy poetry and gourmet cheesecake! We are pleased to join the Communications and Media Studies Department in hosting Dr. Michelle DeRose, professor emerita and poet-in-residence at Aquinas College. We'll be in MCC East, .

03/10/2026

Always be prepared for potential severe weather! Charge your phone and any external power banks. Make sure you have your phone’s emergency alert notifications turned on.

📱 iPhone (iOS)
1️⃣ Go to Settings
2️⃣ Tap Notifications
3️⃣ Scroll down to Government Alerts
4️⃣ Make sure Emergency Alerts and Public Safety
Alerts are turned ON

📱 Android (menu names may vary)
1️⃣ Go to Settings
2️⃣ Search for Emergency Alerts, Wireless Emergency Alerts, or Safety & Emergency
3️⃣ Make sure Extreme Threats and Severe Threats are turned ON

Taking a moment to check this setting can help ensure you receive critical emergency information quickly to keep you and your loved ones safe. ⛈️🚨