CLS Library
OVERVIEW
Organized in 2005, The Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies Program library offers materials related to our interdisciplinary field. Our collection includes an ever-expanding number of books and movies.
Because the Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies Program is moving to the new Levy Hall in July, the CLS Library will be closed for the summer starting May 11, 2026. Starting this summer, CLS library materials will not be available through the General Libraries catalog. The Program will manage the circulation of its library materials in-house starting Fall 2026.
A printer, and small reading area is available for CLS students in the library. Only CLS students may use the printers in the library and ARC.
Note: Some of the films in the CLS Library are also available in streaming format to patrons with UW NetID through the PBS Video, Academic Video Online, and Kanopy databases. Need an introduction to the UW-Madison Libraries? Check out the online orientation page to get started.
Dolores Huerta and César Chávez Community Room ~ CLS Academic Resource Center (ARC)
The ARC is a colorful place where you can relax, do homework, or simply gather to build an academic community with other CLS students. The lounge offers access to desktop computers with internet access, printing, a scanner, and snacks. An academic community and connection awaits you! The murals on the walls of the ARC were painted in 2000 by students under the guidance of artist Deborah Kuetzpal Vasquez with assistance from Malaquias Montoya. Vasquez received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin that same year and served as a lecturer for the CLS Program. She is now an Associate Professor of Visual Art at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.
Hours: During summer 2026, the Academic Resource Center will be closed as the CLS Program moves to Levy Hall. We expect the home space in the new office suite that the Program will occupy in Levy will function much as the ARC did.
The CLS Program is working in consultation with campus leadership and our community to ensure the preservation of the murals in Ingraham 338W and to replace the image of César Chávez on the room’s wall with an image honoring farmworkers. For more information about the mural, please see our Director’s recent statement.
Location: 338W Ingraham Hall