Mobile Library Website

The library has a mobile-optimized website that includes a mobile-friendly WorldCat Local search, list of research databases, a mobile chat option, and news and events.

A link to the library's mobile site can also be found in the Academics section on the College's mobile site. 

m.macalester.edu/library

Sept. 22 - 28 is National Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982. While library books can be targets of banning, most libraries do not support banning books. Please join the DeWitt Wallace Library in celebrating the freedom to read by participating in any of these events:

• Banned Books Button-Making! Library Entrance, Mon, 9/23, 11:30am-1:30pm


• DeWitt Wallace Variety Hour. Tune in for your favorite banned songs! WMCN, Tues, 9/24, 3-4pm


• Film Screening: The Metamorphosis, A Study: Nabokov on Kafka, Harmon Room, Tues, 9/24, 7-8:30pm. Co-sponsor: Media and Cultural Studies Dept.


• Webinar: Access vs. Privacy: Understanding the Freedom of Information Act, Harmon Room, Thurs, 9/26, 10-11am.


• Public Reading of Dangerous Texts, Harmon Room, Thurs, 9/26 6-7:30pm. Co-sponsor: English Dept.

Mobile-optimized Library Website

The library has a mobile-optimized website that includes a mobile-friendly WorldCat Local search, list of research databases, a mobile chat option, and news and events.

A link to the library's mobile site can also be found in the Academics section on the College's mobile site. 

m.macalester.edu/library

Constitution Day, September 17th

Federal law requires that all schools receiving federal funds provide an educational program for their students on September 17 of each year. September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the creation and signing of the Constitution. You can check out a display on the main floor of the library and an online guide prepared specifically for Constitution Day.

You may also want to try out this Constitution Day Quiz by the Washington Post.

Welcome to Class of 2017!

...and welcome back to returning students, and new and returning faculty and staff! We look forward to working with you on your research and information needs for the coming academic year!