Join us for a recital by Cellists Bronwyn Hagerty & Alana Roth for our Music in the Library series!
Friday, Apr.27, 2012
3:30- 4 p.m.
Collins Library Reading Room
Join us for a recital by Cellists Bronwyn Hagerty & Alana Roth for our Music in the Library series!
Friday, Apr.27, 2012
3:30- 4 p.m.
Collins Library Reading Room
Read the Library Snapshot Day 2012 results that took place on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 – on this special and typical day in Collins Memorial Library. We were one of many Washington libraries participating in this annual event demonstrating the significance and impact of libraries!
They say today is William Shakepeare’s birthday! Read Huffington Post’s Shakespeare article about the most famous and beloved dramatist of all time. And you can find even more intriguing information in our library resources for History and English. Check out more Shakespeare at Collins, or find literary criticism on Shakespeare’s plays through the ages.
Happy birthday, Shakespeare!
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 such lines as this: “When from out of chaos nature formed and shaped the earth she had in vision two wondrous creations: One, the Garden of Eden–Paradise Lost; The other, Puget Sound, the Garden of the Gods–Paradise regained.”
-Julie Christoph
Lucky were the library staff and student employees who had the thrill of Grizz’s visit during National Library Week, which also celebrates Library Workers Day! Some staff workers were appreciated with a hug from Grizz, a memorable snap shot, and a bright, yellow daffodil to liven up their day! Thanks workers in Collins library for all your hard work!
Griz and Ben Tucker
Griz and Acquisitions/Cataloging staff
Griz and circulation student staff
Griz and Peggy F., Lori R.
Titus Alone, is one of three tales in the Gormenghast Novels, An incredible find written by English Author Mervyn Peake, 1959. Find it in our library stacks, call number PR6031E183G65!
Amazon.com Review says, “Mervyn Peake’s gothic masterpiece, the Gormenghast trilogy, begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the first two years in the life of the heir to an ancient, rambling castle. The trilogy continues with the novels Gormenghast and Titus Alone, and all three books are bound together in this single-volume edition.”
It’s National Library Workers Day! Today is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Stop by the Collins Library and say hello to staff whose work keeps your library up and running with the quality and level of service you have come to expect! We’re at your service!
Then on Wednesday, April 11, we’re celebrating LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY 2012! You’ll get a chance to participate in action-shot photos, and comment on what you like best about the library! Got a story? Tell us!
March 2012 – library fun facts:
*The 25 most checked out titles this academic year:
Studying abroad next year, or just finishing up this semester, did you know that there are many services available to you provided by Collins Library.
Of course all of our online resources are available to all of our students from anywhere that they have an internet connection. Check out our Research by Subject pages to get started on whatever topic you’re interested in.
Have a question, you can take advantage of our 24/7 chat with a librarian service. Or email your subject liaison librarian for in-depth assistance with your research.
If you need a journal article, or a book chapter, that’s not available online you can place an interlibrary loan request for that material, and an electronic version can be sent to you.
This semester librarians have received many inquiries from students all over the world. Questions have ranged from a student in China asking about the history of beekeeping, to a student in Peru who is researching youth activism there, and a student in Malaysia who is researching how the news portrayal of Muslims in China and Malaysia has changed since 9/11 and the U.S. wars in the Middle East.
Liaison librarians have worked with students studying far and wide. See some of the countries represented this year in the image above!
Celebrate LIBRARY SNAPSHOT DAY 2012 with us on Wednesday, April 11, 2012! Hundreds of libraries throughout Washington are compiling a glimpse of a day in the life of a library to show together our valuable impact on the community! On this day, we will gathering memorable action-oriented snapshots, your comments, and statistics of library activity! Be on the lookout for a slideshow soon…Got a story? Tell us!
A new, free app for iPhones and iPads called Just Science jolts us back to reality by translating the science of climate change into layperson’s terms. The result, according to developer Nick Orenstein, is a gradual, everyday reminder of what’s happening to the planet. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/just-science/id480905653?mt=8