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If you had to die tomorrow, would you be satisfied with the life you’ve lived?
Walter Mosley invites his readers to join him in uncovering the mysterious ways the mind works through memory and witness. Mosely, recipient of an O. Henry Award, a Grammy, and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, is one of America’s most … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Halloween Hijinks
Sometimes even the Faculty needs a bit of fun. In this photo some staff members from the 1926 faculty basketball team decided to dress up and take this treasure of a photo. As it is October and we are all … Continue reading
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Rocking Chair Room Story Hour, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, 10am, Pacific NW Room
Family Story Hour Saturday, October 22 10:00am—11:00am Pacific NW Room Fall Fun! Come join Puget Sound student, Chase Hutchinson, in celebrating the changing season with fall themed reading and crafts! *Children are encouraged to bring their stuffed animals from home!
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A Bounty at Collins Memorial Library
“Salish Bounty: Native American Foods of Puget Sound,” reads a sign in the open space to the right of the circulation desk in Collin’s Memorial Library. In the glass display cases in the center of the room are carefully pressed … Continue reading
Amanda Clark, “Words in Dust and Literary Fireworks: Contemporary Chinese Book Arts.” October 24, 3pm, Collins Library
Amanda Clark, art historian and scholar will showcase her research on this unique art form. She will cover several works of Chinese book art, broadly defined, including Xu Bing’s Where does the dust itself collect?, Wang Qingsong’s Crazy readers, and … Continue reading
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Diversity and Inclusion Resources: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is an online resource devoted to music research of all the world’s peoples. It includes thousands of pages of material, combined with entries by more than 700 expert contributors from all over the … Continue reading
From a bestselling author: Whipping Boy
Allen Kurzwell invites on his personal conquest to find his childhood nemesis, Cesar Augustus, over a span of forty years. This tale travels across the country, from a Swiss boarding school to the world’s largest law firm to federal prison … Continue reading
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Exhibit Explores the Revitalization of Local Native Food Traditions, Exhibit Opening: October 20th, 5pm, Collins Library
Showing October 15 – December 16, 2016 Opening Reception: October 20, 2016, 5-6:30pm The Collins Memorial Library presents an exhibit from the Burke Museum, Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Food of Puget Sound. Focusing on the revival of traditional Native … Continue reading
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Hamilton Comes to the Classroom: Nonstop avenues for research: Mining Hamilton with undergraduates, by Katy Curtis, Humanities Librarian.
Since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mesmerizing production Hamilton: An American Musical took to the stage in early 2015, it has been an undeniable hit, generated a wealth of public commentary, and brought renewed energy and enthusiasm to musical theater and the study … Continue reading
Hidden Gems in the Collins Memorial Library
On the third floor of the library is a beautiful, quiet, calm study area with panoramic windows that over look the university campus, and a catalogue of children’s books as well. If you explore to the left of the third … Continue reading