Friends of Wellesley College Library

Calendar of Events 2009 - 2010

Thursday, November 19, 2009
1/2 Price Note Card & Postcard sale
10:30 - 1:30, Wang Campus Ctr. 4th Floor

October 21, 2009
Margaret Clapp Library
Clapp Centennial Celebration & 25th Anniversary of the Friends of the Library

To mark The Friends of the Library 25th anniversary, the Friends sponsored a “book collecting contest,” inviting all members of the college community to submit essays and bibliographies of their special collections. The winners and prizes were announced at the Clapp Centennial event. They were:

David Haines, (Chemistry) for his collection of books and manuscripts relating to the Society of Friends

Sarah Becker, (Library) for her collection of cookbooks

John Cameron (Biological Sciences) for his collection of the science fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Mary Durden (2010) for her collection on the music and life of Tori Amos

Kelly Pendergast (2010) for her collection on math and mathematicians

Congratulations to all of our book collectors!