Kelvin Smith Library

Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserve requests for the spring 2026 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and CDs). Requests must be submitted via the form on the library’s website. Course reserves staff recommend submitting requests…

Thanks to the visionary generosity of the Freedman Family nearly two decades ago, the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship has reopened after an upgrade with a new footprint, new technology, new digital resources and expanded services. This transformation, both physical and technical, was the…

As Case Western Reserve University marks its bicentennial, we celebrate the vital role the University Archives plays in preserving and sharing the stories of the people, programs and places that brought us to this milestone. Every day, archivists make it possible to explore images, records,…

In June of 2025, Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) staff pushed together conference room tables and began to unroll large cloth banners and strings of tassels wrapped around sturdy poles. As each banner stretched across the tables, the staff guessed, based on the symbolism, which banner represented which…

After 37 years of dedicated service, the Kelvin Smith Library community bids a fond farewell to William “Bill” Claspy, who will retire tomorrow (Oct. 3)—the same day he celebrates his work anniversary at Case Western Reserve University. Following in the footsteps of his father—a professor of…

Case Western Reserve University graduate students are encouraged to apply for a Kelvin Smith Library study carrel, which offers space to work quietly and conduct research. Each carrel includes two locking upper bins to store materials during the 2025-26 academic year. Individuals who would like…

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship has relaunched for fall semester with a completely reimagined experience in the redesigned Kelvin Smith Library. Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to explore the refreshed physical space on the library’s first floor, as…

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship has relaunched for Fall 2025 with an entirely new experience in the redesigned Kelvin Smith Library space. CWRU faculty, students, and staff are invited to visit the updated physical footprint on the first floor of KSL and digital footprint on the library…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to experience John James Audubon’s Birds of America through an exhibit at Kelvin Smith Library. First published between 1827 and 1838, Audubon’s Birds of America is renowned for the life-sized prints that detail nearly 435 species…

Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserves requests for the fall 2025 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs and CDs). Requests can be submitted via the form on the library’s website. The course reserves staff members recommend requests…