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Featured Resource: Living Nations, Living Words
Joy Harjo is the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and the first Native American poet to serve in the role. Her signature project, “Living Nations, Living Words” features 47 contemporary Native Nations poets, a story map and an … Continue reading
Featured Magazine: Poetry
Founded by Harriet Monroe in 1912, Poetry is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. It is known for being the first to publish T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” as well as … Continue reading
Collins Library Links: Celebrating the Right to Read – National Library Week
Celebrating the Right to Read – National Library Week This week librarians from across the country celebrate National Library Week. At this critical point in time, it’s vitally important to acknowledge and reflect on the rise in book banning across … Continue reading
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National Poetry Writing Month
Take on a creative writing challenge to celebrate National Poetry Month! NaPoWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, is a creative writing project created by poet Maureen Thorson and held annually in April in which participants attempt to write a poem … Continue reading
Collins Library Links: Spring Research Services
Collins Library Links: Spring Research Services The second half of the spring semester is upon us, and so, too, are the many research-based projects Puget Sound students have undertaken as part of their coursework. Collins Library staff wish to reach … Continue reading
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The Wonderful World of Pop-Up Books: The Stanley W. Hess Collection
Collins Library is delighted to announce the gift of 150 pop-up books from retired art librarian, Stanley W. Hess. Hess currently lives in Bremerton and is the curator of the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum, a division formerly of Evergreen Children’s … Continue reading
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Celebrate National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month! Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Visit https://poets.org/national-poetry-month to find … Continue reading
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Essential Reads on Feminism
Looking for your next feminist read? Check out these recommendations from the New York Public Library and look up the titles in Primo to find the book at Collins Library or request it from Summit.https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/essential-feminism
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Feminist Periodicals
Wondering what’s new in the field? Feminist Periodicals is an open access repository of digitized contents pages of 150 academic journals and pop culture magazines for researchers and scholars to view what is currently being published in the fields of … Continue reading
Peggy Firman, Associate Director for Resource Management Services for the Collins Memorial Library Retires
Peggy Firman, Associate Director for Resource Management Services for the Collins Memorial Library, is retiring after a career that has spanned over three decades. I recently had the chance to sit down and talk to her about her work and … Continue reading