News & Events

• McGuigan named as inaugural Associate Dean of Libraries for Research at UW–Madison

  Posted on December 1, 2025

  The UW–Madison Libraries are proud to announce that Niamh McGuigan has begun her role as the first Associate Dean of Libraries for […]

• Update to WorldCat Interface Options

  Posted on November 17, 2025

  Due to significant changes to the WorldCat.org user experience, UW-Madison Libraries have updated most general WorldCat.org links on our web pages to […]

• UW–Madison Libraries Opens the Michael A. West Graduate Room

  Posted on October 14, 2025

  When Michael West reflects back on his childhood, he recalls hearing of the University of Wisconsin–Madison during visits to his grandparents and […]

• Papermaking on Library Mall

  Posted on September 23, 2025

  Join us on Tuesday, September 23, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM for a FREE, hands-on papermaking session with master papermaker Robert Possehl […]

• Libraries Featured in the Capital City Hues

  Posted on September 22, 2025

  In case you missed it, Dean Erla Heyns and Southeast Asian & Hmong Studies Librarian, Larry Ashmun, were featured in the Capital […]

• Saving Hearts and Killing Rats: Karl Paul Link and the Discovery of Warfarin

  Posted on September 4, 2025

  Friends of the Libraries 2025 Annual Schewe Lecture Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Drive […]

• 5 Ways to Start Your Semester Strong with the Libraries

  Posted on September 3, 2025

  1: Need help or an answer? We got your back. Our “Ask a Librarian” service connects you in real-time with a librarian […]

• Fall 2025 Updates to Some Library Services and Hours

  Posted on August 6, 2025

  Learn more about Libraries service and hours updates for Fall 2025

• Change to Remote Delivery Service on July 7

  Posted on July 1, 2025

  Beginning Monday July 7, 2025, all Madison, WI addresses, including on-campus, are no longer eligible for remote delivery service.   For more information […]

• UW Libraries Blood Drive on June 16th

  Posted on May 16, 2025

  The annual UW Libraries Blood Drive will take place on Monday, June 16, 2025 from noon until 5 p.m. in 116 Memorial […]

• Library Staff Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 21

  Posted on May 12, 2025

  In support of a Libraries-wide staff appreciation event on Wednesday, May 21, some libraries are closed or have reduced hours. Some libraries […]

• Remembering Jim Kirchstein

  Posted on February 18, 2025

  It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Cuca Records founder and Mills super-supporter Jim Kirchstein (1931-2025) passed away […]