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Welcome Loggers! Enjoy the Collins Library Top Ten tips!
Need a break from homework? We’ve got hundreds of movies on DVD, and everything from mysteries to science fiction novels in our popular reading collection. We’ve got a ton of different places to study, whether you want to curl up … Continue reading
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Libraries Celebrate GLBT Book Month
Libraries are open to all. They are welcoming places where people of all ages and cultures are comfortable. For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals, libraries provide valuable information and resources, in particular promoting GLBT literature in their collections. This … Continue reading
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Behind the Archives Door Series: Fall 2015 Events
Each month, the Archives & Special Collections will hold a series of informal presentations on current research, unique resources, and rare books. Join us for informal discussion, refreshments, and the opportunity to handle documents and artifacts hundreds of years old! … Continue reading
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House of Twenty Thousand Books
There is no end to the praise of books, to the value of the library. Who shall estimate their influence on our population where all the millions read and write ? ~Ralph Waldo Emerson in “Address at the Opening of … Continue reading
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From the Archives: Congratulations 2015 Puget Sound Graduates!!
You made it! What an outstanding achievement! Your success is well deserved and all of your hard work certainly does not go unnoticed by your fellow Loggers. Now is the time to take all of what you’ve learned here at … Continue reading
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Presentation by Paper and Book Artist Helen Hiebert, Monday, June 29th, 12:30 – 2 p.m., Library Room 020
Nationally recognized paper and book artist, Helen Hiebert of Edwards, Colorado will share examples from her studio practice, including Interluceo, her newest artists’ book about paper, geometry and light, and The Wish, a community installation project that resides in a Denver … Continue reading
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“Cover Page Markings” Date Back to Libraries Before Computers
Did you know that Markings found on cover pages in books date back to libraries before computers? Back then, library staff created cataloging (to help our users find our books) which had to be typed on cards and filed manually … Continue reading
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Library resources and campus librarians available to assist you this summer
Doing research on or off-campus this summer? Library resources are available to you throughout the summer, including your campus librarians who are here to assist you on-campus or virtually. Here are some great resources to keep in mind, or better … Continue reading
From the Archives: Zodiac Horsemen
One of the more frustrating things about working in Special Collections is that often there are books written in foreign languages, and they don’t come with translations. One example of this is a reproduction of an illustrated manual of military … Continue reading
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“Drawn the Road Again” – Unique Places Visited by Tacoma Artist Chandler O’Leary
Thanks to Chandler – Illustrator, letterer(erer) and entrepreneur living and working in Tacoma, the Collins Memorial Library will soon receive a print of it’s welcoming doors from her illustrated travel blog. Chandler has been a big part of enriching our … Continue reading
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