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Calling All Adventure Seekers! Two Incredible events…

Go forth BOLDLY with knowledge and inspiration from these TWO INCREDIBLE TALKS! Walking the Pacific Crest Trail March 26, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Thompson Hall 175 Join Elena Wimberger and staff of the Slater Museum at the University of … Continue reading

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“Fangirl,” a new arrival in the Popular Collection!

For Cath, being a Simon Snow fan is the meaning of life-and she’s rather good at it.  She and her twin sister Wren spent their childhood reading and rereading the series, attending Simon Snow forums, and writing fan fiction; but … Continue reading

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Gather Round the Press: Remembering Al-Mutanabbi

March 7, 2014 • 12 p.m. Collins Memorial Library Last fall, students at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University had the opportunity to view the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here book arts exhibit and meet the founder of … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Whatta Bust – Slang in Ye Olden Days of Our University

Have you ever wondered where some of the phrases you use every day come from? Probably not, since you use them every day. But I’m here to tell you that some of those very phrases and slang words have been … Continue reading

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Popular Reading Collection: “The Museum of Extraordinary Things”

From the Bestselling author of Practical Magic, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, By Alice Hoffman It’s a story about an exhilarating love between two extremely different people in New York during the first decades of the twentieth century.  Coralie Sardie … Continue reading

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From the Library Comments Box: More Natural Light!

The Collins Library values the thoughts and feedback of our patrons! What’s new in the Collins library comments box? Read on… Suggestion: Building needs more natural light. No more fluorescents. Response: We are lucky to have so many windows in … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Yowsah Yowsah! Yearbook Ads in the Tamanawas

The structure of a yearbook, it seems, has changed little in past decades. There is a sports section, and club sections, and there are group photos of the classes, and more often than not the seniors (be they high school … Continue reading

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Popular Reading Collection: NEW in Mystery – Tim Dorsey’s “Tiger Shrimp Tango”

In an America plagued by ruthless Internet scam artists, obsessive Florida trivia buff and reluctant serial killer Serge Storms is forced to intervene when a digital plot results in innocent death and a missing young woman.  He embarks on a … Continue reading

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The Times Digital Archive

Since its first publication in 1785, The Times (London) has become one of the most preeminent, global daily (except Sundays) newspapers of the 18th century through the early 21st century, covering international events, people, places, politics, business news, opinion and … Continue reading

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From the Archives: You STILL Can’t Eat Mt. Rainier

“In a country where everyone else is blind, the man who can see is king. And in a lumber country where only one mill can saw straight boards, the major city is born.” William C. Speidel, Jr. tells a satirical … Continue reading

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