Library

Changes in Library Services

Frost is open to students, faculty, and staff in the testing program. Other Amherst campus members not in the testing program can request books for pickup in the lobby lockers. Unfortunately, we're unable to welcome Five College students who aren't enrolled in an Amherst course or local residents at this time. Masks are still required in the library and indoors on campus.

News & Events

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Solidarity Book Project!

Do you believe in the transformative power of books? Do you think art can impact change? The Solidarity Book Project was envisioned by Professor of Art Sonya Clark ‘89, as one way for Amherst College to recommit to a more equitable future in its Bicentennial year. Sonya is hosting workshops this spring where she'll teach us how to sculpt the iconic solidarity fist into pages of books that have shaped our understanding of solidarity. Mail your sculpted books in to be featured in the final exhibition at Frost Library! Read more here, and register for the make-with workshops.
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Martin Garnar named Director of the Library

Martin Garnar has been named director of the library at Amherst College, it was announced by Catherine Epstein, Provost and Dean of the Faculty. He joins the College from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where he was dean of the Kraemer Family Library and a faculty member. Garnar will assume the position on August 1, 2020.

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Fall Zotero Workshops

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free application that collects, manages, and formats citations and bibliographies. Zotero also helps organize your research by allowing you to attach PDFs, notes, and images to your references. You can arrange your sources into collections for different projects and tag them for easy searching.

Registration is open for fall Zotero workshops!  Sign up for one of these dates:​

  • Friday, Sep​t.​ 20​, 10:30 – 11:30am
  • Thursday, Sep​t.​ 26​, 10 – 11am
  • Thursday, Sep​t.​ 26, 5 – 6pm
  • Friday, Sep​t.​ 27​, 3 – 4pm
  • ​Wednesday, Oct​.​ ​2​, 1 – ​2pm
  • Thursday, Oct​.​ 3​, 1 – 2pm

Participate in online website study, enter to win Amazon gift card

Update: Study is now closed. Thank you to all participants!

Want to help make the Library website better? Participate in an online study (10-15 minutes) and enter to win one of three $25 Amazon gift cards! Current Amherst students only, please.

Questions? Contact Kelly Dagan (kdagan@amherst.edu).

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