Category Archives: Recommended Reading

The Open Access movement promotes the availability of literature online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.  OA often removes cost barriers such as subscription and licensing fees that restrict individuals and organizations from accessing important … Continue reading →

We conclude our homage to Banned Books week with a final post.  Banned Books week celebrates the right to read what you want as well as access to information and publications without restrictions.  But sometimes choices are made about what … Continue reading →

Check out a sampling of Puget Sound Faculty Author publications from the past five years. We’ll be adding to the collection!

What intrigues me about this book on the open stacks is the history revealed in a note on the flyleaf. I have pasted below an extract from a handout I have given some of my classes, in order to illustrate … Continue reading →

This book caught my eye because of the beautiful image on the cover. The book was first published in 1909, but our copy is the first illustrated edition in 1925. Frank C. Pape was a well known illustrator whose work … Continue reading →

This is a little Chamber of Commerce booklet (Call No. F899.T2 T27) from the 1920s that I’ve used in teaching. It offers information about local attractions, as well as a stunning piece of PR called “Tacoma” by C.E. Stevens, featuring … Continue reading →

The Collins library really appreciates the addition of beautiful plants donated by the Garden Club and ASUPS. Take a look around next time you visit the library and enjoy the greenery!  Thanks Garden Club and ASUPS!

Dear Graffiti Artist, Please stop leaving your mark on our beautifully painted library walls. It is offensive and disrespectful. – Staff and Patrons of Collins Library

Find this lovely book in our stacks: call number PQ2627.E4 S8513 2006. The New York Times Book Review indicates that, “Nemirovsky wrote what may be the first work of fiction about what we now call World War II.” Irene Nemirovsky … Continue reading →

This is a slim little book (Christian Health Science [Flynn Vital Center System of Health Culture] vs. Christian Science“, Call no. RA776 .F65) by W. Earl Flynn, copyright 1907, which was written to instruct the reader on living a long … Continue reading →