The Library In Depth: Distinctive Collections

This collections contains print and digital resources covering historical, scientific, business and sociological aspects of Connecticut.

Reading just for fun, including science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and many award winners.

For body and mind

Explores the intersections between race-ethnicity, gender and sexuality, identity, technology, sci-fi, horror, and magical realism to imagine BIPOC and LGBTQ+ futures and re-envision the past in ways that recognize the agency and resilience of people who must carry the burden of historical consciousness and trauma. it also redresses the erasure of BIPOC and queer voices in mainstream speculative fiction and science fiction while also reimagining more just and vibrant futures.

Stories told through comics and art.

Learn new creative skills, or hone your current techniques with books from this collection covering podcasting, knit & crochet, paper crafts, and more.

Inspired by Nest Artists and funded in part by a grant from the Wikimedia foundation on behalf of Art+Feminism, this collection includes a variety of art and crafting supplies for numerous mediums, including drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, and crochet, among others. The collection offers fully self-service checkouts and is accessible 24/7 to all Trinity students.

Housed in the Watkinson Library at Trinity College, the HMS Library is a historical collection of volumes and artifacts dating back to the 1500s. Founded in the nineteenth century as a training tool for Connecticut’s medical professionals, the HMS collection has grown into something much larger.

A gift from Mr. Henry D. B. B. Moore of Norfolk, Connecticut, who donated 3,500 volumes in 1938 and funding to expand our East Asian materials in all formats. A portion of the collection has been digitized and is viewable in the Digital Repository. Read about the origin of the collection in a 1963 issue of the alumni magazine.