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National SnapShot Day was April 10, 2013!

Last Wednesday, April 10, we celebrated LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY 2013!  Patrons got a chance to participate in action-shot photos, and comment on what they like best about the library!  It was also National Library Workers Day, a day for library … Continue reading

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Diane Stemper – Out of Scale: Artist’s Books and Collections Exhibit, March 25 – May 25, 2013

March 25 – May 25, 2013 Collins Memorial Library University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA A Conversation with the Artist: Friday, April 19, 2013, 4-5 p.m. Room 020, Collins Memorial Library In this exhibit are selections of artist books from … Continue reading

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Transgender Tuesdays: Film Screening and Discussion with Visiting Scholar Mark Freeman, May 7, 2013

Transgender Tuesdays: Film Screening and Discussion with Visiting Scholar Mark Freeman Tuesday, May 7, 2013 7:00 p.m. Wyatt 101 Free and open to the community The documentary film Transgender Tuesdays provides a uniquely intimate experience, letting viewers go beyond labels … Continue reading

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Music in the Library – Euphonium & Trumpet, Friday, March 25, 2013, 3:30 p.m.!

Please join us as Stephen Abeshima and Gavin Tranter perform the “Euphonium & Trumpet” in our next Music in the library series this Friday, March 29, 2013, 3:30-3:50 p.m. in the library reading room!

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Pierce County Transforms to Paris During Pierce County READS event!

Pierce County Library System is bringing Paris to Pierce County this spring with its community one book program: Pierce County READS. Now through May 17, thousands of people will come together as a community and read copies of this year’s … Continue reading

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CWLT Celebrates Long Night Against Procrastination – March 7!

Join CWLT for a fun night of studying and anti-procrastination, as they celebrate the Long Night Against Procrastination – March 7!

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Rocking Chair Room Reading Hour Showcases Great Collection of Children's Literature

Puget Sound’s youngest readers were out in full force this past Saturday, Feb. 9, during our second Rocking Chair Room Reading Hour.  Chelsea Pemberton read If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant and our young “scholars” had the chance … Continue reading

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125 Years in the Stacks Lecture Series: Abby Williams Hill, Monday, January 28, 2013, 4-5 p.m.

125 Years in the Stacks Lecture Series: Award winning historian, educator, and living history performer Karen Haas will return to campus to perform her one-woman show No Woman Has Ventured As Far:  The Art and Adventures of Abby Williams Hill.  … Continue reading

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Music in the Library: Jazz Recital – Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, 3:30 p.m.!

Join us for another Music in the Library series with a Jazz Recital! Performances by Machado Mijiga, Kelton Mock, and Paul Hirschl. Jazz Recital Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 3:30-4 p.m. Featuring: What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter … Continue reading

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Story Hour in the Library Rocking Chair Room Bedazzles All

On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at Collins Memorial Library, Karen Robbins, award-winning author and Puget Sound alum, had an audience of all ages – and plenty of children!  After reading her prize book “Care for Our World”, everyone had a … Continue reading

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