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Librarians offer access to UCLA library

Erin Ryu, Assistant News Editor
October 31, 2024

The school library announced that it will be partnering with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to grant current Honors and AP students library cards. Students will be able to access the...

New bookshelves run along the east wing of Mudd Library. The building was formally opened to students after winter break following a renovation project that took roughly six months.

Inside the new Mudd Library

Connor Tang, Assistant News Editor
January 6, 2024

The school formally reopened Mudd Library Jan. 2 after an interior remodeling project that began in June was completed. The building is currently open to students during school hours. The renovations...

Remodeled library set to open

Everett Lakey and Hannah Shahidi
December 13, 2023

Mudd Library will open to students for the first time since construction started over the summer Dec. 15. The library was initially set to be opened after Thanksgiving break but was pushed back due to...

Mudd Library will be closed from June through November for construction as it is remodeled and renovated.

Library to undergo renovations following end of the school year

Lily Lee
May 28, 2023

Mudd Library will be closed for renovations  from the end of the school year to late November, according to Director of Operations Dave Mintz. During the construction period, the Feldman-Horn Gallery...

Departing Teacher: Shannon Acedo

Allegra Drago
June 2, 2021

After working in the upper school library for 14 years, Head Upper School Librarian Shannon Acedo will retire and devote her time to traveling and the outdoors. During her time at the school, Acedo took...

Lawler to retire, travel with husband

Ethan Lachman
June 1, 2019

After 21 years at the school, librarian Clare Lawler will depart at the end of the year in order to spend more time traveling with her husband. Lawler began her career at Harvard-Westlake in 1998 working...

Library to extend operating hours following new after-school rules

Anusha Mathur
January 18, 2018

Beginning Jan. 22, students who wish to remain on campus after 4 p.m. will be required to stay in adult-supervised areas, as individual classrooms and gathering places will be locked. To provide students...

Image taken by Sophie Cohen and Claudia Wong.

Library Stress Relievers

Jackson Novick
May 21, 2016

Students visiting the front desk of the Mudd Library in the last few months may have noticed a whiteboard covered with quotes, goofy drawings, opinions and responses to current events. They might also...

Librarians allow food inside Mudd space

Sabrina de Brito
October 14, 2014

The ban on food in the Upper School’s library has been lifted, and students are now allowed to eat indoors. With this change, Head Librarian Shannon Acedo hopes there will be no need for students to...

New library batteries to fix service problem

Benjamin Most
April 30, 2014

New internal batteries have been ordered for every laptop in the library due to wireless settings issues. A computer services investigation revealed that the frequent removal of the main batteries from...

Save the written word in this new digital age

October 21, 2013

One question I often get these days with regard to books is, "Isn’t it all online?" I’ll usually respond with, "Well, we’re not quite at that stage yet." When someone asks "Isn’t everything online?",...

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