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Sawyer Library Dedication

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Williams dedicated Sawyer Library on September 20, 2014.

The keynote was given by David Spadafora ’72, president and librarian of the Newberry Library. Williams President Adam Falk and Dean of College Sarah Bolton also made remarks. 

The music was performed by Robert Yang ’15, followed by Williams students reading excerpts from books in the library's collection:

1. Lectiones Evangeliorum de Circulo Anni [Gospel Lectionary]. Tours, 9th century. Chapin Library Manuscript (De Ricci 7; Lowes, CLA XI 1668) 
Read by Lauren Miller ’15, Classics and Comparative Literature major

2. Hannah Adams, A View of Religions, in Two Parts. 2nd edition. Boston, 1791. Archives Rare Books 1794 1
Read by Jeremy Markson ’15, Religion major 

3. Robert Simson, The Elements of Euclid. Glasgow, 1781. Archives Rare Books 1794 258
Read by Jesse Freeman ’15, Mathematics and Economics major

4. W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago, 1903. 
Sawyer E185.5 .D8 
Read by Adrianna DeGazon ’16, History major

5. Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems. Boston, 1960.
Sawyer PS1540 1960
Read by Madeline Gilmore ’15, English major

6. Appendix to the Congressional Globe, Washington, D.C., 1857.
Sawyer KF35.U55
Read by Niharika Pendurthi ’15, Political Science major

7. Jorge Luis Borges, Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. New York, 1962. 
Sawyer PQ7797.B635 A29 1962
Read by Siri at the request of Juliette Norrmén-Smith ’17

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