We hope you enjoy the day!
That’s right, this holiday season just got a whole lot brighter with 8 new Popular books that would love to go home with you over the break. From mystery to non-fiction to graphic novels, one of these titles is bound to entertain you. If they don’t, do not fear! Check out the rest of the collection located in the media room.
Full Ride by Margaret Peters Haddix
Little Fish by Ramsey Beyer
Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance
Swagger by Carl Deuker
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason
Careers in Online Gaming by J. Poolos
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
Introducing the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, John Mason Brown remarks on how Robert Louis Stevenson came to write the famous book: “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was dream-born… but in its case interrupted in the very act of dreaming. Born of a dream? No. Of a nightmare, of course.” Stevenson apparently took ill in Bournemoth, England, cried out in his sleep, remarked, “I dreamed a fine bogey tale,” and proceeded to write out the book in three days. Once published, the book gained much prestige as a seminal “psychological thriller” that explored the many contradictions and convergent identities within human nature.
Collins Library’s Shelmidine Room houses a 1952 rare edition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which was first published in 1886. Bound in a marbled paper hard cover, the writing in this edition is punctuated by charcoal illustrations highlighting some of the more gruesome or odd moments in the book. One, towards the beginning of the story, shows Mr. Hyde trampling a young girl, the first public showing of his evil nature. The illustrations beautifully transition between the different moods and events of the book. To find more rare editions such as this, visit Archives & Special Collections during our open hours on Wednesdays 1 – 7 pm, or Thursdays 9 – 11:30 am!
By Maya Steinborn
Donna Tartt fans around the world are saying, “finally!”
Tartt’s long-awaited novel, The Goldfinch is now at Collins in the Popular Reading Collection. A story about a young boy in New York City who miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother, The Goldfinch provides a journey through love, loss, obsession, and the power of art.
There are sure to be some great expectations for this title! Find it, and many others, in the Popular Reading Collection located in the Media room near the library entrance.
During the spring semester, the University has received a grant to explore digital humanities methods and tools in providing access to the Abby Williams Hill Collection. This position will digitize and map selected material while providing detailed descriptions for each item. Duties to include:
– Scan and edit photographs, paintings, artifacts, and documents
– Identify and research significant persons, places and events
– Create detailed descriptions for each item
– Create an interactive display using a web-based mapping tool
– Upload and edit material in web-based mapping tool
– Troubleshoot minor technology issues
– Create marketing material for the completed project
– Opportunity to present project and research to campus community
Qualifications:
– Attention to detail
– Self-motivated
– High level of comfort with and ability to troubleshoot technology
– Excellent oral and written communication skills
– Interest in the Abby Williams Hill Collection
This position is available to all students. Hourly salary is $11.26. To apply, submit a letter of interest detailing your experience and skills to Laura Edgar at ledgar@pugetsound.edu, by Friday, November 29, 2013.
Have you looked at our Tumblr recently? We are posting fun finds and fabulous images from our rare book, manuscript, and university archives collections every few days! Stop by, check them out, and tell us what you’d like to see…
This season, Collins Memorial Library and Backpacks of Hope are co-sponsoring Food for Fines.
Pay off your library fines with food instead of cash, November 18th – December 1st
Donate to a worthy cause AND clean up your library debt at the same time.
Bring in 1 can of food and we will waive $1.00 of your library fines. That’s right! $1 per can!
Welcomed Items:
You probably know Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson on NBC’s hit comedy Parks and Recreation and not as a serious, emotional, memoir-writing actor. Okay, so he may not be serious or emotional, but as of recently, he most definitely is a memoir-writing actor! Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living is a hilariously irreverent telling of Offerman’s life and machismo. From style, religion, family, and love, Offerman discusses it all in a way that will leave you laughing out loud.
Check out this title, now available in the Popular Reading Collection, if you want to know more about the man behind the moustache.
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys
http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a program sponsored by the American Library Association and National Endowment for the Humanities that brings together publications that provide new and diverse perspectives on the people, places, histories, beliefs, practices, and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Collins Library is fortunate to have been selected as one of the recipients of this grant, and pleased to provide additional information on the resources that are available to you, your students, and the general community.
A selection of resources by theme is included at the end of this email message. For additional information on individual titles and study guide materials, visit the Muslim Journeys site. All titles are listed in our library catalogs. In addition, the Muslim Journeys grant program provides free access for community members to the resource: Oxford Islamic Studies Online. The Muslim Journeys website also includes a wealth of additional information, including reference articles, images, spoken-word recordings, discussion guides, and annotated Web links. This is an exceptional resource that may be of value in a variety of classes, as well as for personal enrichment.
A selection of the diverse images and resources available to
Puget Sound faculty members and students from the program website.
List of resources arranged by theme – all available in Collins Catalog.
American Stories:
Connected Histories:
Literary Reflections:
Pathways of Faith:
Points of View:
http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/
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Questions? Contact your liaison librarian
Comments: Contact Jane Carlin, Library Director
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Fruits of War is a documentary following the experiences of Alex Sanchez, Victor Garcia, William Huezo, and Marvin Novoa with the Salvadoran Civil War, immigration to Los Angeles, California, involvement with the 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gangs, and deportation back to El Salvador. It sheds light on the human cost of U.S. immigration policies and provides a firsthand account of gang culture and violence. The story telling style gives you context to the inter-relatedness of civil war, government policy, and rise of gang influence on both the United States and El Salvador.
