News – The Claremont Colleges Library

Snapshots in Focus: The Consortium’s History Brought to Life

July 3, 2025

The Claremont Colleges are celebrating a century of collaborative excellence, with 2025 marking the 100th anniversary of the consortium’s founding as envisioned by James A. Blaisdell through the Claremont Group Plan. In honor of this momentous milestone, we invite you to explore the following four fascinating materials that reflect moments of time in the consortium’s.

Night Owls Spring 2025: Fuel for Finals

May 5, 2025

Join us for Spring 2025 Night Owls events which include relaxation activities, brain breaks, snacks, coffee and much more! Building will be open 24 hours a day from May 11-15, 2025.

12th Annual LURA Winners & Ceremony

April 14, 2025

The Claremont Colleges Library has selected the winners of its 12th Annual Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA). Students who demonstrate exemplary original research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources, receive recognition and cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,500 for their work. The Library received a.

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Enjoy Access to The New York Times, LA Times & Washington Post through the Library!

April 12, 2025

Claremont Colleges students, faculty, and staff can now enjoy complimentary full online access to the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post! After creating an account for each of these newspapers, you’ll be able to access the full breadth of content available on their site and apps. Beyond news articles, these platforms also.

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New Fall Exhibit About Civil Rights Icon Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68

January 23, 2025

Join us at The Claremont College Library for an open an exhibit titled, “A Voice for Change: The Life of Myrlie Evers-Williams” to be held on August 26, showcasing items from the Myrlie Evers-Williams Collection, which she donated to Pomona College. The display, featuring photographs, letters, and campaign materials, highlights her influential career as a.

Apply by March 7 to the 2025 Library Undergraduate Research Award

November 22, 2024

Are you finishing a term paper? …starting a senior thesis? …using Library resources in your work? …interested in winning a CASH PRIZE? Get recognized for your amazing work by applying for The Claremont Colleges Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA)! The award is accompanied by a cash prize and recognizes exemplary, original student work demonstrating skill.

Night Owls Fall 2024: Fuel for Finals

November 21, 2024

The Library is here to support you during reading days and finals week by providing a space for brain breaks, relaxation, snacks, coffee breaks, and much more! We will keep the building open 24 hours a day from December 8 to December 12. Come join us and make the most of this time!

Access to Constellate: Text & Data Analysis

November 20, 2024

The Claremont Colleges Library offers institutional access to the Constellate text and data mining platform. It is an open-source educational project from ITHAKA/JSTOR, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve access to education and knowledge, that integrates access to scholarly content and open educational resources into a cloud-based lab to help students learn and faculty.

The Fun Has Arrived: Spring 2024 Night Owls

April 24, 2024

The Library’s Night Owls program is here for you during reading days and finals week (May 1-9) to help create space for brain breaks and de-stressing. Activities will include crafts, Fireside Writing, snack breaks, Paws and Relax and much more!

11th Annual LURA Winners & Ceremony

April 4, 2024

The Claremont Colleges Library has selected the winners of its 11th Annual Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA). Students who demonstrate exemplary original research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources, receive recognition and cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,500 for their work. The Library received submissions.