Category Archives: Events

Collins Memorial Library in association with Puget Sound Book Artists is pleased to welcome artist and gallery owner, Laura Russell in a special presentation. Pricing Principles for Book Artists/Sneak Preview of Blood Quantum now on display at 23 SandyGallery November … Continue reading →

Please join us! HARPISTS—HOLIDAY CONCERT Friday, December 4, 2015 2:00-2:20 p.m. Collins Library Reading Room Performances by: Christina Sumprer, Frances Welsh and Rosalie Boyle For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu    

Please join us!  Ben Johns and friends will be back on Saturday, November 14, 2015 in the Rocking Chair Reading Room, Collins Library, to share stories of farms, family, friends and fall! Readers are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed … Continue reading →

Take a break and walk down memory lane by visiting the A&SC. On display will be yearbooks, newspapers and university memorabilia. Guests will also have a chance to view some of our recently acquired rare books and manuscripts and learn … Continue reading →

Please join us for Behind the Archives Door featuring, Alicia Bailey and the Abecedarian Gallery, in the Archives & Special Collections Alicia has a particular passion for works that include elements beyond surface printed images and text; that move beyond … Continue reading →

Please join us as Bill and Vicky provide the chance to see, read and touch dozens of exemplary books from the current Vamp and Tramp roadshow. Thursday,  October 8, 2015 Collins Library, Room 020 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Vamp & … Continue reading →

Please join us! Ben Johns and students from the Greek Life Council will be reading several books then visiting the DIRT? Exhibit. Painting afterwards in Room 020!

Please join us for Behind the Archives Door featuring Suzanne Moore – a letter artist, painter, and printmaker whose eclectic interests meld in the diversity of her artists’ books. Her books blend abstract and representational imagery, rich color and surface … Continue reading →

Join us for a look into the ongoing research of Tiffany MacBain, Associate Professor of English, as she draws on the Abby Williams Hill collection in the Archives & Special Collections. Many know 19th-century Tacoma local Abby Williams Hill as … Continue reading →

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 →