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Music in the Library: Cellist Anna Schierbeek on Friday, April 1st, 2 p.m.
Please join us! Cellist Anna Schierbeek Friday, April 1st 2:00-2:30 p.m. Reading Room, Collins Library For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu
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SCI-HUB: Robin Hood or Nefarious Pirate?
I’ll not mince words: subscriptions to academic journals can be quite pricey. And for students and scholars in the developing world, such subscriptions can be prohibitively expensive. Some may argue that the free market should dictate journal costs, while others … Continue reading
“Unless the Indians are willing”: Flathead Resistance in the 1905 Journals of Abby Williams Hill
Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound Presenters: Laura Edgar, Abby Williams Hill Scholar and Tiffany Aldrich MacBain, Associate Professor, English, University of Puget Sound In 1905, Tacoma landscape painter Abby Williams Hill enjoyed … Continue reading
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Acclaimed photographer Sally Mann’s memoir Hold Still in the Popular Collection
Sally Mann’s stunning memoir uses both word and image to cover topics such as family, race, mortality, and the unique landscape of the American South. As she journeys through boxes of family documents she finds more than she intended from … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Proper Parrot Tweetment
Do you like birds? Did The Birds of North America (see previous post) leave you wanting more? Well, you may be surprised to learn that the Archives & Special Collections is actually full of avian-related literature! The Speaking Parrots: A … Continue reading
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Tacoma Reads 2016: Station Eleven – Book discussion in Library Room 020, Wed., March 23, 6:00pm
Greetings, Loggers! Are you looking for a bit of literary entertainment on your way to Spring Break? Join Collins Library and the Tacoma Public Library for Tacoma Reads 2016! This year’s selection is Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven. Mandel … Continue reading
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins’ debut psychological thriller follows a girl named Rachel. Every morning, Rachel boards the same commuter train, stops at the same signal, and observes the same couple as they eat breakfast on their patio. She’s named them Jess and … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Bosch
Sometime last month, an interactive version of Hieronymous Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights” was released as its own website as part of a documentary. Now, I remembered that I’d spent a while staring at a book about this painting before … Continue reading
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James Allen Opening Reception & Artist Talk March 9th, 5-7pm, Kittredge Gallery
James Allen was a guest of the Puget Sound Book Artists at Collins Memorial Library in January, 2015. Whether you missed his presentation and his excavated books or would just like to meet him again and see new work, this … Continue reading
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The Development and Impact of Social Violence on “Othered” Communities, Warren Blumenfeld, March 10, 5:30pm, Rausch Auditorium (McIntyre 003)
Be sure to mark the date for these important lectures. Browse through our materials on display in the Learning Commons. Review the online resources compiled by Librarian, Andrea Kueter. Gender Identities and Expressions – on Wednesday, March 9, 2:00-3:30pm in … Continue reading
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