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Read the Libraries' Statement on Anti-racist Solidarity and Action [PDF] and the Oberlin Group Libraries' statement condemning systemic racism and violence, and affirming our commitment to continuous anti-racist work across our libraries and institutions.
Established over 80 years ago, the Peace Collection is one of the most extensive research libraries and archive collections in the country that focuses solely on movements for peace. Housed on the Lower Level of McCabe Library, this extensive collection includes books, manuscripts, photographs, posters, audiovisual items, bumper stickers, buttons, flags and other ephemera that documents "non-governmental efforts for nonviolent social change, disarmament, and conflict resolution between peoples and nations."
Friends Historical Library was established in 1871 to collect, preserve, and make available archival, manuscript, printed, and visual records concerning the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) from their origins in the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Located within McCabe Library, FHL is an outstanding research facility for the study of Quaker history and the collection reflects the Quaker origins of Swarthmore College.
The Libraries are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all users. Should you need assistance accessing library materials or services, please ask at the service desk or contact the library.
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Each year we create an exhibition of newly acquired works in the Swarthmore College Book Arts + Private Press Collection by local artists, along with those featuring the region. In 2020, we take the gallery online.
The Reactor Room is a digital installation featuring the work of students in Professor José Vergara's course Chernobyl: Nuclear Narratives and the Environment (Spring 2020). This interactive exhibition seeks to facilitate public engagement with the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe and its associated mythology.
