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The Library will close at 12PM today (Thursday, 8/22) so that all library staff can attend a department retreat. The library will reopen at 8 AM on Friday August 23rd.

Thank you for understanding!

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This Thursday (6/27) Frost will open 1 hour late to accommodate planned plumbing maintenance in the building. Our hours on Thursday will be 9 AM - 5 PM. Thank you for understanding!

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Hi everyone! Frost will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, June 4) to accommodate planned electrical maintenance in the building. The library will reopen at 8 AM on Wednesday June 5th.

We are open today (Monday, June 3) until 5 PM!

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It's the last day of finals! Frost will close today at 5 pm, and then we'll move into our Commencement Week schedule:

Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm; Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Visit our hours page to find all the details: https://t.co/MlQLmGqM0E

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Water bottles, books, clothes and more! If you've lost something in Frost this year, you might find it in the lobby this week. Stop by and take a look!

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Join us on 4/3 at 4:30 in Frost's Reading Room to celebrate The Letters of Emily Dickinson! Editor Cristanne Miller and ED Museum's Senior Director of Programs Brooke Steinhauser will discuss the publication of this beautiful new edition! @DickinsonMuseum @Harvard_Press

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It's LitFest Weekend! We hope you're enjoying the LitFest events (see the full schedule here: https://t.co/HXbXdiuIkp). Stop by Frost to check out a book by LitFest authors. We also have many of the books available as ebooks in our LitFest guide: https://t.co/9z0f91bYZG

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Spring semester thesis write-ins start tonight! Join fellow thesis writers from 7PM - 10PM in Room 211 of Frost (2nd floor). Snacks and drinks will be provided! Peer Research Assistants will have resources to help you work more productively.

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The Library will close today at noon!

We will remain closed throughout the Winter Break college closure and re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd.

We wish everyone a restorative break!

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Today at 4:30 in room 211 of Frost!

Are you graduating this December and looking to share something you’ve learned, worked on, or discovered during your time at Amherst? Or, do you want to support graduating students and hear about projects they’ve been working on? Join us!

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Today our friends @AmherstCollegePress are hosting office hours! Stop by between 3-5 to learn more about their work and enjoy some yummy treats! You can find them on the 2nd floor of Frost.

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We now have EnChroma glasses available for checkout at the circulation desk in Frost! EnChroma glasses enable individuals who are red-green color blind to see an expanded range of colors more clearly, vibrantly and distinctly. Learn more: https://t.co/Su81v2x6RU

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Want to make a zine about your thesis research? Zine-making can be a way to work with images, words, drawings; to reflect on your work in a new way; and to document your process. Come by Frost Room 211 between 7-8 tonight, before the Thesis Write-In, for some zine time!

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There's still time to apply for a Lane Fellowship! The Lane Fellowship provides cohort & research support for creative projects incorporating or inspired by historical materials. Learn more: https://t.co/DNondI88KW

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Frost Library will be closed July 1-4 for the holiday, so be sure to stop in on Friday to grab something to read for the garden, beach, or wherever you're spending the long weekend.
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Happy last day of finals! The Library will close today at 5 PM. Tomorrow we'll move to our summer hours, and we'll be open from 10 AM - 4PM. View all of our hours here: https://t.co/2y6Y4Mgqla

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Yesterday, some of the Library’s Peer Research Assistants gave out finals care bags to students studying in Frost. They’ll be back again this afternoon — stop by the lobby! Good luck on your finals!

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Thesis students! We'll be on the First Year Quad (over on the corner near Barrett) from 2-3 PM with cupcakes and boba to celebrate you! See you there!

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Tonight: Join us for a talk and film screening of Ashes to Ashes, an award-winning film that acknowledges and mourns the African Americans who were racially terrorized during the Jim Crow era after the Civil War and until this very day.

https://t.co/CvxoNwEQKY

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The @MorganLibrary rejoiced when it saw this photo from @amherstlibrary.

It's the oldest known image of Belle da Costa Greene, who spent a summer studying at the College and went on to become perhaps the most celebrated librarian of her time. https://t.co/kTGWpXt2TD