Calvin student Alison Chen first used the Michigan e-Library Catalog — better known as MeLCat — to request a book when she was 10. Her relatively small local library didn't have the biography of a...

On Jan. 27, Hekman Library staff announced in a Viva Engage post that the elevator in Hekman Library will be shut down for several months due to “serious mechanical issues.” The mechanical issues,...

Hekman Library reopened its newly renovated first three floors just in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. The redesigned space includes Peet’s coffee shop, increased study spaces and new...

Calvin is currently in the process of implementing its “master plan.” The master plan appears in a booklet by the Campus Master Plan Steering Committee that presents Calvin College’s renovation plans...

If you are a student, faculty or staff member of Calvin College or the Calvin Theological Seminary, then you would be considered eligible for the Hekman Library’s 10th annual Disc Golf Tournament on...

The Hekman Library Committee unanimously voted to open the library on Sundays for a trial period this spring semester, but President Michael Le Roy is hitting the pause button while top administrators...

“Books in the Baking,” a contest for Calvin students and staff to showcase their creative culinary skills, returned to the Hekman Library for a strong fourth-year showing. On April 1, more than a...

Maybe it was the intense Philadelphia heat that drew me into the modest old meetinghouse. Perhaps it was historical curiosity — Philadelphia can be intoxicating for historians — or the quiet calling...