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Fall books: Six must-read titles by Northwest authors
Read some wonderful books by Northwest authors – from this Seattle times Fall list. Get The Seattle Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/seattletimesmobile Copyright (c) 2013 The Seattle Times
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Alice Munro awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian writer Alice Munro has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Calling her “a master of the contemporary short story,” the Swedish Academy announced the award late last week. Find Munro’s short story collections at Collins Library!
“Open Shutters” Screening & Discussion: October 15, 7:30 p.m., WSC Rotunda.
Open Shutters October 15, 2013 7:30 p.m. Beau Beausoleil, poet and book artist, will host a screening and discussion of the movie Open Shutters. This film documents the photography project of five women living together in Damascus. They learn to … Continue reading
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From the Archives: Archives& Special Collections Experiments with Tumblr!
This semester the Archives & Special Collections are experimenting with Tumblr. Our goal is to post an image from the collections every other weekday. Check it out! http://pugetsoundarchives.tumblr.com/
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Camp Stories Exhibit, Jennifer Kennard, Nov. 16, 2013, 2 p.m.
Shows runs November 6, 2013 – January 14, 2014 November 16, 2013, 2 p.m. Collins Memorial Library, Tacoma Camp Stories, an exhibit of work by two Northwest native artists, Gladiola Flowers and her daughter Jennifer Kennard, will be held at … Continue reading
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Did You Know? Laptop printing
Laptop printing is available exclusively through vDesk!
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Friday Fun – Recommended Film: “Hustle & Flow”
You may enjoy this inspiring film: Hustle & Flow, PS3602.R48 H87 2006. DJay, a very smalltime streetwise Memphis hustler and pimp, lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. A chance encounter with Key, a sound engineer, spurs DJay … Continue reading
From the Archives: October is Archives Month!
Throughout the country, we celebrate Archives Month in October. This is an opportunity to celebrate our written and oral history. Visit the Washington State Archives Month website and browse President Thompson’s oral histories with Puget Sound faculty from the 1940s-1970s. … Continue reading
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From the Archives: National Treasure, EVEN WRONGER THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS
The white-gloved historian is a staple of popular culture. After all, old things are delicate! You can’t touch them with your dirty, dirty, fingers. Who knows what kinds of oils or flakes of skin could be there to cause untold … Continue reading
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How many have you read? From Goodnight Moon to Harry Potter…
How many have you read? From Goodnight Moon to Harry Potter, The New York Public Library’s 100 greatest children’s books of the past 100 years The list includes picture books for preschoolers as well as books for older readers like … Continue reading
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