Category Archives: Events

It’s not too early to start thinking about the Collins Library Book Collecting Contest! Have you collected items on your favorite topic – mostly books, but maybe including materials like photos, illustrations, maps, ephemera, CDs, music scores, or posters?  Say … Continue reading →

“Food for Fines” November 12-25, 2012 In support of National Hunger Week, Collins Memorial Library and Spirituality, Service and Social Justice are co-sponsoring Food for Fines. Pay off your library fines with food instead of cash, November 12-25. Donate to … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Jesse Taylor-Vermont, winner of the Piece It Together at Collins Puzzle Challenge! His grand prize was a new Kindle ebook reader! 1.  What did you learn from completing the Piece it Together at Collins Puzzle Challenge? The puzzle … Continue reading →

Collins Library will be hosting an exhibit called Rewriting the Book of Nature: Charles Darwin and the rise of evolutionary theory during the month of November. This exhibit is partially developed by the National Library of Medicine, and supplemented with … Continue reading →

As an interdisciplinary artist, Rucker integrates live performance, sound, original compositions, and visual art.  His work has been supported by grants and residencies from 4Culture, Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, South Carolina Arts Commission, Washington State Arts … Continue reading →

“The 2012 May Day Immigrant Rights Rally and March in Seattle” exhibition is going to be held in the Collins Library lounge from Oct. 3rd, to Oct. 24th. This exhibition features the photos of the 2012 May Day Immigrant Rights … Continue reading →

Collins library is hosting the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Summer Research Symposium! Students and their research displays will be in the reading room, where you can learn more about them. Summer research programs offer students the opportunity to engage … Continue reading →

Sponsored by Collins Memorial Library and the Center for Writing, Learning, & Teaching. Find the most unusual, inspiring, secret, or cozy place in which you like to read, write, think, or study and capture it in a photo!  Each photograph … Continue reading →

Skyscrapers and Shadows – Labor and Migration in Doha, Qatar Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, 6 p.m. Aug. 17 – Sept. 30 Exploring the lives of the transnational labor migrants in the petroleum-rich states of the Arabian Peninsula. September 12th Presentation … Continue reading →