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Recycled Paper Project: Collins Library Needs Your Clean Cereal, Cracker & Cookie boxes!

Help us reuse materials! Collins Library and Copy Services are running a PILOT project to reuse paper to create small notebooks for students.  We need your clean cereal, cracker, cookie and frozen pizza boxes to complete our project. Please help … Continue reading

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"Food For Fines" November 14-27, 2011!

“Food for Fines” November 14–27, 2011 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 14-27. Donate to … Continue reading

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5 e-Book Collections with Over 100,000 Free e-Books!

Find free e-Books compatible with iPhone, iPad, Kindle, Nook, or smartphone! Here are 5 e-Book collections which contain over 100,000 free e-Books.

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New Collins Furniture for Spring Semester 2012!

Support from the Collins Family continues today with the most recent gift of furniture from Lee Diane Collins Vest ’70, granddaughter of Everell S. Collins, a long-time supporter of the Library. Through her generosity, we are lucky to have beautiful … Continue reading

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Music in the Library: "What She Said"/"Garden Level", Nov.11, 3:30-4 p.m.

Join us for Music in the library for a double feature of “a capella” singers! Friday, November 11, 2011 “What She Said” @ 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. “Garden Level” @ 3:45 – 4 p.m. Collins Library Reading Room

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A Conversation with Helen Hiebert: Nov. 10, 7-8 p.m.

Book artist Helen Hiebert will be presenting November 10, 2011, in Collins Library, Room 020 from 7-8 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Book Artists. (Library Hours – Library located off corner of N.18th and Warner St.) … Continue reading

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Promoting Sustainability through Better World Books

The library promotes sustainability by recycling books we no longer need through a socially conscious redistributor.  The books which have a useful life outside the library are sent to Better World Books for resale or redistribution. Better World Books collects … Continue reading

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Collins Library Heir to Senator Painting

Collins library has acquired a gift from the U.S. Senate Archives – an early 1930’s political themed painting by an unknown artist. Here are some intriguing facts we know about the art piece: It was recovered from a crawl space … Continue reading

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A Conversation with Helen Hiebert: Nov. 10, 7-8 p.m.

Book artist Helen Hiebert will be presenting November 10, 2011, in Collins Library, Room 020  from 7-8 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Book Artists. (Library Hours – Library located off corner of N.18th and Warner St.) … Continue reading

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Music in the Library: Flute Ensembles – Friday, Oct. 28, 2:30-3 p.m.

Join us for more Music in the library as the talented Flute Ensembles play in the Reading room! Musicians: Erin Happenny Annalee Davidson Jillian Andersen Matt Zavortink Melissa Gaugn Heidi Coe Alden Horowitz Kaitlynn Fix Musical Pieces: Terpsichore Dances by … Continue reading

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