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Collins Library Adopts Dragonfly for YWCA Women's Shelter Mural
In addition to supporting the YWCA Women’s Shelter by donating toys during the holidays, last year the library adopted a creature to be painted on their shelter mural: “Collins” the dragonfly, named after our beloved campus cat.
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Feline Fridays Series 5: Literary Cats in the Library!
Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Call No.: PZ8.B327 P16), a story about a cat made of glass. Also, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, (Call No.: PR2823.A2 W3 1966) … Continue reading
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It's not too early: Collins Library Book Collecting Contest!
It’s not too early to start thinking about the Collins Library Book Collecting Contest! Have you collected items on your favorite topic – mostly books, but maybe including materials like photos, illustrations, maps, ephemera, CDs, music scores, or posters? Say … Continue reading
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Collins Library Welcomes Katie Henningsen, new Archivist and Digital Collections Coordinator
Collins Memorial Library Welcomes new Archivist and Digital Collections Coordinator: Katie Henningsen What better way to start off an academic year in which the university will celebrate its 125th anniversary than with the appointment of a university archivist! Katie Henningsen … Continue reading
Feline Fridays Series 4: Literary Cats in the Library!
Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Call No.: PZ10.3.O19 Mi), by Robert C. O’Brien, a story including the character Dragon, the farmer’s cat. In Dorothy … Continue reading
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"Food For Fines" November 12-25, 2012!
“Food for Fines” November 12-25, 2012 In support of National Hunger Week, Collins Memorial Library and Spirituality, Service and Social Justice are co-sponsoring Food for Fines. Pay off your library fines with food instead of cash, November 12-25. Donate to … Continue reading
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Student "Woodcut" art work in Collins Library Hallway
Have you seen the latest “Woodcut” student art work in the Collins Library hallway? Stroll past the Learning Commons, and down the hall on the right – you will find these intriguing pieces done from Professor Janet Marcavage’s Beginning and … Continue reading
Feline Fridays Series 3: Literary Cats in the Library!
Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Call No.: PR4611 .A7 2011), by Lewis Carroll. It includes a short story about The Cheshire Cat, known for its distinctive mischievous … Continue reading
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Reading 125 Titles A Year? That's 'One For The Books'
NPR Article – November 1, 2012 Joe Queenan reads so many books, it’s amazing that he can also find time to write them. Queenan estimates he’s read between 6,000 and 7,000 books total, at a rate of about 125 books … Continue reading
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November is National Novel Writing Month!
Do you like to write, but avoid the huge, daunting task? Now’s your chance to start! November is National Novel Writing Month! And this is your opportunity to take a fun, fast approach to novel writing. You can begin writing … Continue reading
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