Category Archives: Announcements

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 →

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 →

Collins Library wants you prepared for Finals Week! The library hours during that period will be: May 3 – 5 Sun – Tues 9 a.m. – Open 24 Hours May 10 – 14 Sun – Thur 9 a.m. – Open 24 … Continue reading →

The winners of the 2015 Book Collecting Contest, sponsored by the Collins Library and the Book Club of Washington were announced April 23, 2015. The aim of the contest is to encourage full-time students at Puget Sound to read for … Continue reading →

March 23rd– April 5th This spring, Collins Memorial Library and the Center for Intercultural and Civic Engagement (CICE) are co-sponsoring Food for Fines. Pay off your library fines with food instead of cash, March 23rd to April 5th. Donate to … Continue reading →

In less than a week, over three hundred water bottles have been filled at the new drinking fountain in Collins Library, which incorporates a reusable water bottle filling station into its design. The bottle filling station provides a fast and … Continue reading →

It’s time for the annual Valentine Trivia Challenge sponsored by Collins Library.  This year’s theme is the Spice of Life!  Try your hand at answering these trivia challenge questions using online resources and no Wikipedia!  The first three to submit … Continue reading →

Requesting items through Summit just got a bit easier. As the final piece in a 2 year implementation of the integrated library system, a new version of the Summit request feature will be available via PRIMO, the library’s new discovery … Continue reading →

Good luck on finals & best wishes for the new year! Have a fun holiday – see you next semester! Image from the Collins Memorial Library Special Collections