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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Join us October 8th at 3:30pm in the Mary Tefft White Cultural Center for Revolution: Impact, Diplomacy & Sovereignty with guest speaker Loren Spears. #myrwu #rwu_library #talkinginthelibrary

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The University Library will be open 12pm-10pm on Monday, September 7. Enjoy your holiday weekend, Hawks!

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

University Library Summer Hours! The #rwu_library is open weekdays, 8am-4pm, and closed on weekends. #myrwu #rogerwilliamsuniversity #academiclibraries

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

In honor of tomorrow's ceremonies and the 70th anniversary of #myrwu, the 1956 Commencement program! #fromthearchives #rwualumni #RWU_Library

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Happy Last Day of Classes Hawks!! Don't forget, the #RWU_Library has another weekend of extended hours and we're open until 11pm this Friday and Saturday. 📚️ #myrwu #rogerwilliamsuniversity #academiclibrary

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The #RWU_Library will be closed Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 for the Easter Holiday Weekend. We will reopen Sunday, April 5th at 6pm.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Books… but make them edible. Join us on April 16 (2–4, Mary Tefft White) for our Edible Book Festival. Create an entry or stop by to see what others make. 🔗 rwu.libguides.com/EdibleBookFe... #LibrarySky #EdibleBookFestival #NationalLibraryWeek #LibraryEvents

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LibGuides: 2026 Edible Book Festival: Home

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Spring Break Hours for the University Library. Enjoy your break, Hawks. See you next week!

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The University Library will be open 12pm-11pm on Monday February, 16th in observance of the Presidents Day holiday 📚

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

If you're planning a visit to Providence and looking for fun activities, be sure to add the RISD Museum to your list! Students, faculty, and staff from RWU can enjoy free entry by showing their RWU ID. Venture into the city and enjoy!🏛️

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Welcome back, Hawks! It's been pretty quiet around here, and the #RWU_Library is excited to have everyone back on campus. The University Library will resume regular semester hours on Wednesday, January 21, when classes begin. #RWU #myrwu #academiclibraries #rogerwilliamsuniversity

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Happy Holidays, Hawks!! We'll see you next year 🎉 🥳

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The University Library is operating on intersession hours. We will be open Monday - Friday 8am-4pm and closed weekends.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The University Library hours for the last week of the semester. Best of luck as you finish up finals and into winter break, hawks!

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

It's Reading Day!! Enjoy some snacks and hot drinks while you study and work on your final projects in the library! Snack table located on the first floor 📝 📚 ☕

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Finals Crunch Time! 💪 The Library has another weekend of extended hours this week! We are open until 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Good luck on all of your final exams, papers and projects, Hawks!! #myrwu #rwu_library #rwulibraries #academiclibraries

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

📣Library Extended Hours Begin This Weekend How's it possible that finals start next week?! The University Library's got your back for all your studying needs. The Library will be open Friday, December 5th from 7:30am-11pm and Saturday, December 6th from 10am-11pm. #myrwu #rwu_library #rwulibraries

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The University Library is closing at 8pm on Tuesday, November 25th and will reopen Sunday, November 30th at 12pm. Enjoy the Thanksgiving break, Hawks!🦃 🥧 🍂

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

In observance of Veterans Day, the University Library is open 12pm-11pm on Tuesday, November 11th

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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 #myrwu #rwu_library #academiclibraries

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

⚠️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!📚 #myrwu #rwu_library

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

🚨Attention! The University Library has updated hours for the fall semester. The library will now be closing at 6pm on Saturdays🚨

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The University Library will open at 12pm on Monday in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

University Library Hours for the week of August 18th ... it's almost time for the fall semester, Hawks!! 📚

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The University Library is closed today in observance of the July 4th holiday🎆 🗽

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, the #RWU_Library will be closed on June 19th. We will reopen tomorrow, Friday, 20th, at 8am

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

📣 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

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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 📚 #rogerwilliamsuniversity #rwualumni

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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 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.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The University Library is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. The Library will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, May 27th, at 8am.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

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 📚 📝 📖

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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 #savethebay #hamiltonfamilyaquarium

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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! #LibSky #RWU #RhodeIsland

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.”

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

P.S. Haley visited Louise Erdrich’s bookstore and it was a great experience! She was sad she didn’t have more room in her suitcase because she left behind so many good books.

The front of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

From new edtech in the exhibit hall to a mixer at the Minneapolis Orchestra, it was a full week. Haley returns with tools, ideas, and energy for student success. See you in the library! #LibrariansOfBluesky #HigherEdLibraries #ACRL2025

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Ruha Benjamin challenged us to rethink tech and justice. Saeed Jones closed with humor, heartbreak, and truth about identity and storytelling.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We tackled big challenges: AI in the classroom, media and image literacy, inclusive collections, and fighting disinformation. Academic freedom and resilience in learning were key themes.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

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.

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Round 2 Matchups Pride&Prejudice 🆚 Lessons in Chemistry Hitchhiker’s Guide 🆚 An American Marriage Never Let Me Go 🆚 The Paradise Problem Horse 🆚 Song of Achilles The Great Gatsby 🆚 The Mighty Red Left Hand of Darkness 🆚 Crawdads Underground Railroad 🆚 Hunger Games The Nightingale 🆚 Fahrenheit 451

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

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)

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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. #LibSky #AcademicSky #RhodeIsland

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

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

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.

Tournament of Books set up in the library

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Roger Williams University Library @rwulibrary.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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 youtu.be/XBFAyoDXas8

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Unleash The Power Of LibGuides

YouTube video by Roger Williams University Libraries

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