Greetings! As the 2024/2025 academic year picks up steam, I want to personally welcome every member of the University of Puget Sound community to the Collins Memorial Library. Our dedicated professional Collins librarians and staff are here to help you find, access, and use our expansive collections, including over 500,000 print volumes, 1800 journal and magazine subscriptions, rare books and ephemera, archival materials that showcase the history of the University, and 130 subject-specific online search engines and databases of literature, scientific reports, newspapers, images, media, primary sources, and so much more. We are also your gateway to an additional 26 million items through the Orbis Cascade Alliance consortium of 38 academic libraries across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho through Summit. While our extensive resources will support you in your academic endeavors, we also hope you use them to support your hobbies, special interests, creative and artistic pursuits, and relaxation time.
I also want to invite you to use our spaces! Collins Library offers individual and group study spaces throughout our five floors. Our Makerspace and Book Arts Studios in the basement open endless possibilities for creativity and innovation. Archives and Special Collections on the second floor provide access to rare books, ephemera, and archival materials that showcase the history of the University. Our current Logger Lore exhibit on the first floor is a small sampling of the campus history held in our Archives. Our first floor Reading Rooms are beautiful spaces full of art and light and our Rocking Chair nook provides an excellent place to rest or read a book.
Most importantly, I invite you to connect with the most valuable resource we offer in Collins – the expertise of our staff. Liaison Librarians are available for research consultations, citation help, provide course instruction in collaboration with faculty, and support academic integrity. Public Services staff can help you check out books, borrow from other libraries, access course reserves, and book study space. We hope you will join us for one of the many programs we have planned for you for this academic year as we bring music, arts, games, reading, exhibits, contests, and more to you in Your Collins Library!