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A Warm Welcome from Melanie Schaffer, Your Collins Library Peer Research Advisor!

To our new Loggers, welcome to Puget Sound! It’s only been a few days, but I hope you’re settling in nicely and finding a home here on campus. Right now your main focus might be getting to know new people … Continue reading

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Collins Library Welcomes Tracie Clawson

Welcome to Tracie Clawson Collins Library is pleased to welcome Tracie Clawson as our late evening supervisor.  Tracie has worked at St. Martin’s University in a variety of positions including Administrative Assistant, O’Grady Library, Executive Assistant – Office of the … Continue reading

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Collins Library Welcomes Katy Curtis – Humanities Librarian

Welcome to Katy Curtis Collins Memorial Library is delighted to welcome Katy Curtis as our new humanities librarian. Katy will join the liaison team and will be responsible for services in support of English, French Studies, Hispanic Studies, German Studies, … Continue reading

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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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