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From the Archives & Special Collections: New Acquisitions

Welcome back, Loggers! We are happy to have you back on campus and are looking forward to working with many of you in the Archives & Special Collections this semester. Our open hours have changed a bit for spring. You … Continue reading

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A parent’s worst fear!

When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are put into the international spotlight: desperate and frantic with worry. What were the girls doing before they disappeared? Journalist Kate Waters does everything she can to be first to … Continue reading

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REGINA GLENN, Discover How Archival Treasures Can Connect and Teach! Feb. 20, 4-5pm, Archives Seminar Room, Collins Library

Behind the Archives Door series: Join the Archives & Special Collections as we welcome noted alumni leader Regina Glenn ‘70 to campus. While on campus in the late 1960s, Glenn was an active member of the Black Student Union, VP … Continue reading

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Exhibit: February 1 – May 12, 2019, Transforming Knowledge: Altered Encyclopedias, Collins Library exhibit space.

This exhibit features altered encyclopedias made by local artists. We are grateful to the participating artists who have transformed the discarded volumes into new and vibrant works of art that reflect new ideas. The exhibit also features photographs from local … Continue reading

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A collection of essays that will make you laugh out loud!

Sloane Crosley delivers in Look Alive Out There―a brand-new collection of essays filled with hilarity, wit, and charm. The characteristic heart and punch-packing observations are back, but with a newfound coat of maturity. Sloane Crosley’s life is a series of relatable … Continue reading

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Events/Exhibits in Collins Library – Spring 2019

FEBRUARY Exhibit: February 1 – May 20, Transforming Knowledge: Altered Encyclopedias, Collins Library exhibit space. This exhibit features altered encyclopedias made by local artists. This exhibit provides the opportunity to reflect upon our relationship with the printed word and the … Continue reading

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New Resources in the Public Domain 2019

January 1, 2019 is (finally) Public Domain Day: Works from 1923 are open to all! For the first time in over 20 years, on January 1, 2019, published works will enter the US public domain. Works from 1923 will be … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays from Collins Memorial Library

Happy Holidays from the Collins Memorial Library! Best wishes for the New Year! This image is from The Biography and Typography of William Caxton, England’s First Printer, published in 1877. The image is said to depict the oldest representation of … Continue reading

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Jólabókaflóđ is happening in the Popular Reading Collection!

Jólabókaflóđ is happening in the Popular Reading Collection! Take a book home for the holiday break! For information see posters in the Popular Reading Collection.

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