Come Home to Smith and Family Weekend in the Libraries! October 24

As part of Family Weekend and the Come Home to Smith celebration, the Libraries look forward to welcoming Smithies, families, and friends to campus!

Check out the Family Weekend website for the most up-to-date information on building hours, events, and more.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Friends Welcome Table
Neilson Library First Floor
1-4 p.m.

Stop by to chat with Library Development Officer Mary Irwin and learn about all the great library benefits available to Smith alums! Our adorable new bear bag charms, posters, stickers, and other fun Libraries swag will be available.

Relaxation Station
Neilson Library Browsing Room
1-4 p.m.

Need a place to recharge yourself and your phone? Come pull up a chair and take a breather at our relaxation station! Refreshments, puzzles, light music, and device chargers will be available to help you feel refreshed for the rest of the afternoon.

Uniquely Smith: Connecting Past, Present, and Future Scholars in Special Collections
Neilson Library Third Floor
10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-4:45 p.m.

How do Smith students use Special Collections? Come engage with the same primary sources students use in their classes – rare books and scrapbooks, women’s health manuals and lesbian pulp fiction, activist photos and Smithie yearbooks, and so much more!

Stack Tours
Tours will take place 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.