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Art Moment at Collins Library – June 25, 11:00-1:00pm, Celebrating the Kelmscott Press and our new Book Arts/Printing Press Studio!
At the end of the month, Collins Library will be joining other libraries and museums around the world to celebrate William Morris’s Kelmscott Press and the 125th anniversary of the Kelmscott edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Four years in the making, with … Continue reading
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Collins Library Updates for Summer and Fall
Collins Library Updates for Summer and Fall Dear Faculty: Collins Library staff hope your summer is off to a good start! We want to update you on just a few library-related matters: Summer: We will continue most of our current COVID-19 practices … Continue reading
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Puyallup Tribe Lushootseed Land Acknowledgement
University of Puget Sound is on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup Tribe. The Puyallup people have lived on and stewarded these lands since the beginning of time, and continue to do so today. We recognize that this land acknowledgement … Continue reading
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Collins Library receives INSPIRING WOMEN PORTFOLIO
INSPIRING WOMEN PORTFOLIO was created in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The women featured here are from many time periods, all possessing a radical spirit of creating change in the world. The portfolio was printed during … Continue reading
Sound Ideas Readership
University of Puget Sound’s institutional repository, Sound Ideas has logged more than 1.3 million text downloads over its nearly decade-long lifespan. Every month we log the repository’s usage statistics by researchers around the world. April Readership TotalsLast month, Sound Ideas … Continue reading
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Spring Update from Lever Press
Lever Press reports, “This February we were delighted to have Richard Benson, Associate Professor of Education from Spelman College, join our Editorial Board. Dr. Benson’s research interests combine a wealth of experiences and scholarship in critical pedagogy, history of American … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Volvelles
Back in January, I was able to participate in a short class on crafting volvelles taught by book artist Stephanie Wolff. She led us through the creation of three different variations on the structure as well as shared examples of … Continue reading
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Writing Resources for the Aspiring Poet
Throughout National Poetry Month, we’ve featured a variety of poets and their writing, as well as tools for discovering new poetic works. By now, you may be inspired to experiment with writing your own poems! This post features guides to … Continue reading
Science Stories: A unique collaboration of artists and scientists, October 15, 2021 – January 14, 2022
What happens when a book artist and scientist get together? The answer: a lot! Science Stories is a unique project supported by the University of Puget Sound that brings together Pacific Northwest scientists and book artists with the end … Continue reading
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Featured Resource: Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center is a collection of full-text classic and contemporary poetry, short stories, and supplemental content, as well as biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques. It also includes high-quality … Continue reading