Author Archives: jmkyoung

Science Stories: A unique collaboration of artists and scientists, October 15, 2021 – January 14, 2022

Posted on April 22, 2021 by jmkyoung

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

Posted on April 19, 2021 by jmkyoung

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 →

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Recent Poetry Titles at Collins Library

Posted on April 12, 2021 by jmkyoung

National Poetry Month is an annual celebration of poets and their craft, and this week we’re featuring some of our favorite recent poetry titles available at Collins Library. These collections showcase the unique and powerful ways that poetry has been … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Women’s History Month through Feminist Manifestos

Posted on March 8, 2021 by jmkyoung

Women’s History Month is an annual celebration of women’s contributions to American history and contemporary society, and a great time to familiarize yourself with women’s stories, women authors, organizers, and media makers. This week, we’re featuring feminist manifestos, old and … Continue reading →

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Black Freedom Struggle – an open access collection covering the ongoing fight for equal rights.

Posted on February 22, 2021 by jmkyoung

Black Freedom Struggle is an open access collection of selective primary source documents covering the ongoing fight for equal rights. The collection includes approximately 1,600 documents from six phases of the struggle to obtain Black freedom: Slavery and the Abolitionist … Continue reading →

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Collins Library Links: UPDATES – Introducing the HathiTrust Digital Library

Posted on February 22, 2021 by jmkyoung

UPDATES Introducing the HathiTrust Digital Library We’re pleased to announce that the University of Puget Sound has recently joined HathiTrust, providing our students, faculty and staff access to a majority of the digitized items made available through the HathiTrust Digital Library!  … Continue reading →

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Events/Exhibits Fall 2021-22

Posted on February 17, 2021 by jmkyoung

AUGUST August 9 – October 1, 2021: Puget Sound Book Artists – 10th Annual/Redux Members’ Exhibition:  We are delighted to welcome back PSBA for another members’ exhibition. Visit the PSBA web site for information on how you can join this … Continue reading →

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Collins Welcomes New Public Services Specialist Nick Triggs!

Posted on February 16, 2021 by jmkyoung

Collins Library is pleased to welcome new Public Services Specialist Nick Triggs, who started on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Learn more about Nick and his interests: 1. What attracts you to Puget Sound?The variety of learning and inquiry happening at … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice

Posted on February 8, 2021 by jmkyoung

The Collins Memorial Library recently purchased the ebook, Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice. According to the book’s description, After a powerful webinar that included educators from ten cities explaining the many incredible actions they took … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Black History Month: Alisa Banks and her book, Wrongful Termination

Posted on February 3, 2021 by jmkyoung

Collins Memorial Library’s inaugural post celebrating Black History Month takes a look at artist Alisa Banks and her book, Wrongful Termination, which is part of the artists’ book collection in Special Collections N7433.4.B36 A48 2019. According to Anne Evenhaugen at … Continue reading →

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