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Celebrating Shakespeare: No Legacy is so Rich as Honesty By Aidan Regan

Posted on April 25, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Coming of age in the Popular Collection: Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Posted on April 22, 2016 by jmkyoung

Hermione Winters is a high school student who seems to have it all: captain of the cheerleading team, envied girlfriend, the undisputed queen bee. But in her final year, those labels are disappearing quickly. Everything in Hermione’s world changes forever … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Perspectives on Sonnet 55 By Chelsea Bruen

Posted on April 22, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Dictionary Data

Posted on April 20, 2016 by jmkyoung

I was one of those kids who would read the dictionary for fun. I always enjoyed opening it up and looking for one word I knew, and then that would usually lead to a cascade of finding weird new words. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Transcendent Feminism: Women’s Shifting Perception in Shakespeare and Chicks Flicks By Kaelie Coleman

Posted on April 20, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Why Religion Matters: Shakespeare and the English Reformation By Maddy McCombs

Posted on April 19, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Music in the Library: Harpists on Friday, April 29

Posted on April 18, 2016 by jmkyoung

Please join us for our Music in the Library series: Harpists Friday, April 29th 3:30-3:50 p.m. Collins Library Reading Room Performances by: Christina Sumprer, Frances Welsh and Rosalie Boyle For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu

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Celebrating Shakespeare: Shakespeare in Plague-Ridden London By Lindsey Rachel Hunt

Posted on April 18, 2016 by jmkyoung

In honor of William Shakespeare we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of his death on April 23, 2016. What better way to do this, than by highlighting the writing done by first-year students in Associate Professor of English John Wesley’s … Continue reading →

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Earth Week: Library Answers to some Sustainability Questions

Posted on April 18, 2016 by jmkyoung

Earth Day is Friday April 22, 2016.  Learn more about what you can do to support our environment by visiting:  http://www.earthday.org/earth-day/earth-day-theme/ http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2016/04/08/booklist-books-celebrate-earth-day-environmentalist-us/ The Library recycles discarded books and recently installed a water bottle tap in the Learning Commons.  We support … Continue reading →

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New Nonfiction in the Popular Collection: One Child

Posted on April 15, 2016 by jmkyoung

The goal of the Communist Party’s one-child policy in 1980 was to raise some of China’s poorest and fortify the country’s global stature. However, this policy came with some unforeseen consequences. Now more than thirty years later the country faces … Continue reading →

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