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Collins Library endorses the Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History

Posted on August 24, 2021 by jmkyoung

Collins Library endorses the American Historical Association, the American Association of University Professors, the Association of American Colleges & Universities, and PEN America’s Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History. The statement is a repudiation of … Continue reading →

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Puget Sound Book Artists Returns to Collins Library

Posted on August 23, 2021 by jmkyoung

2020 was the 10th anniversary of the Puget Sound Book Artists.  This grass roots organization started with just a few members and a big dream.  It has evolved into an organization of over 100 members with a robust program of … Continue reading →

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Welcome back!  Collins Library extends a warm welcome to new and returning students!

Posted on August 17, 2021 by jmkyoung

Come to the library to participate in Discover Collins Library, a fun activity designed to introduce or re-introduce you to some of our services and resources.  You’ll earn small prizes along the way and can enter drawings for a large … Continue reading →

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Collins Library Links: Welcome Back Edition: Part II

Posted on August 17, 2021 by jmkyoung

Welcome Back Edition:  Part II Library Study Space Access: The Library front Reading Rooms will be open for individual study from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday and Saturday 1:00 pm to … Continue reading →

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Collins Library Links: Open Stacks and More!

Posted on August 4, 2021 by jmkyoung

Open Stacks and More! We are so pleased to share some updates on our Collins Library collections, spaces, and services. Mark Monday, August 9!  We will be reopening our library stacks on all floors for our users. If you have missed the serendipitous discoveries made through browsing, the stacks await … Continue reading →

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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!

Posted on June 15, 2021 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on June 15, 2021 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on June 7, 2021 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on May 10, 2021 by jmkyoung

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 →

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Sound Ideas Readership

Posted on May 4, 2021 by jmkyoung

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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