Athenaeum
Wilbraham & Monson offers an engaging community space in our Athenaeum, a 5,500-square-foot space located between Smith Hall and Alumni Memorial Chapel, and it is connected to Gill Memorial Hall. The Athenaeum was dedicated as the Griffin Athenaeum, in memory of former Board of Trustees member William A. Griffin '68W.
The Griffin Athenaeum - which doubles as our library - was built to accommodate the need for intentional community space, academic collaborative space and the beginning of a campus reorganization that satisfies several needs of our Campus Master Plan.
About the Griffin Athenaeum
Click below for access to the Library's catalog, databases, and other resources. If you are prompted to log in, use your WMA username and password.
The Griffin Athenaeum's catalog is automated and available to students, faculty, and staff from anywhere ... your dorm room, at home, your classroom, you name it!
Bookmark the link so you can visit the catalog any time.
If you have any problems accessing the catalog or any questions about its features, please email Mrs. Pratt.
Room Reservations
Rooms 108 and 109 can be booked here:
These are our two smaller group study rooms, and they are on the wall behind the circulation desk. There is seating for six people, and they are reserved for groups of two or more.
Room 104 can be booked there:
This is our larger study room in the corner of the library. There is seating for 12 and it is reserved for groups of four or more.
Before you book your room, please review these rules!
- Bookings can be done both within the library through our booking station and remotely.
- These rooms are meant for group work. Individuals looking for a quiet place to work may use the quiet room within the library.
- You can reserve a room up to four weeks in advance, however if your plans change please be sure to cancel your reservation to free the room up for others to reserve.
- Your reservation is forfeit if you are more than 10 minutes late. We will cancel your reservation and allow another group to use your room if you do not arrive within the 10-minute window.
- Student usage has priority booking for the rooms.
- Room 104 is for larger groups of five or more. If you book the room for a group smaller than five, you may be bumped for a larger group. Please keep this in mind when selecting your room.
Gill Memorial Hall
With its rich history, Gill Memorial Hall serves as an extension of the Athenaeum as well as classroom space and community functions. The space includes two large conference tables for meetings.
Gill Memorial Hall was named after Benjamin Gill, who taught at the Academy from 1872-1892. It housed the Academy's library from 1960 through the early 2020s.
Alumni Memorial Chapel
Alumni Memorial Chapel houses the Academy's all-school meeting space. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style in the 1860s and dedicated in 1870. Its construction was interrupted by the Civil War.
The chapel was said to be part of the Underground Railroad at around the same time. When the Chapel was first built it was not technically part of the Academy’s campus and was simply called “The stone church.” The Chapel was used by the Academy and the town of Wilbraham. In the mid-1930s, the Church was falling into disrepair. Ownership was turned over to the Academy by the Methodist Society,and the Academy then funded a complete renovation.