Take a journey through the deepest point on Earth in bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s latest book – Challenger Deep

ChallengerDeepCaden Bosch is a boy who is torn. A brilliant student with odd mannerisms, the resident artist on a ship bound for the deepest point on Earth in the Marianas Trench who vacillates between allegiance and mutiny, and a “pretend member” of the track team who’d prefer to take long walks while milling through the many convoluted thoughts in his head.

The author transports readers effortlessly into the tenuous psyche of this struggling teen. Brimming with heart-wrenching emotion and sprinkled with illustrations from Shusterman’s son Brendan, Challenger Deep is a frightening and powerful glimpse into a juvenile mind riddled with illness.

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Best of Luck on Finals!

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Image: Tours d’arithmetique by Jean Louis Bernard, 1810. This book is in the Archives & Special Collections.

Happy Holidays from the Collins Memorial Library.  And best wishes for the new year!

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Rocking Chair Room Story Hour, Saturday, December 12, 2015, 10-11 a.m.

StoryHour_Dec12Please join us in the Collins Library for some story fun!  Ben Johns & others from Greek Life will be reading.

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Dinner Break

dinner_archivesThis photo pretty much sums up going home for break. Thanksgiving was a success and with only a couple of weeks until Christmas, we will be stuffing our faces with home cooked food once more. This picture was taken in 1950 at a dinner sponsored by the German Club and the Home Economics Club. The man who looks like he hasn’t eaten in months is German club member John Rieman and the lady is Home Economics member Beverly Fox. Check out many more photos in the Archives & Special Collections or go online to view the digital images in A Sound Past. Hope your dinner break is as good as John’s!

The Archives & Special Collections is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. or by appointment.

By Sierra Scott

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New in the Popular Collection – Welcome to Night Vale, a novel based on the #1 international hit podcast.

NightValeBkNight Vale is a friendly desert community in the American Southwest. It’s a town like any other, except for the fact that ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are a parts of everyday life.

The lives of two women intertwine. Perpetually 19-year-old Jackie has a piece of paper that remains stuck on her hand, a mysterious gift from an unsettling man in a tan jacket. Diane, the mother of a shape-shifting son, begins to see the boy’s father everywhere she goes, looking the same as when he left years ago. Both are propelled to uncover the truth, that is, if they can find it.

Check out Welcome to Night Vale today, available in the Popular Collection.

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From the Archives & Special Collections: We want your photos!

Archives_ExploringNWExhibitWe want your photographs for our upcoming exhibit!

Exploring the Northwest features unique material from the Collins Memorial Library Archives & Special Collections along with contemporary material from the students, staff, and alumni of Puget Sound.  Join 200 years’ worth of adventurers as they explore all that the Northwest offers.

Submit as many as you’d like!

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December Calendar 2015 – View Images Daily!

CALLOUT_DecCalendarThis December calendar was originally developed by Jordan Ross (now the Technology Coordinator of CES) during her time as a student employee in the Collins Library and was recently updated by Jacob Imlay, past student employee and a 2015 graduate in Computer Science.

Based on the tradition of the advent calendar, each day a new image of Puget Sound is revealed. Enjoy these Collins Library book covers. Happy end of the semester.

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Get Ready for 24/7 Hours! Dec. 6-8 and 13-17, 2015

CALLOUT_24_7Here are the library hours during our  24/7 period. For your convenience, the Circulation Desk has laptop locks to check out for 6 hours and 1 renewal. Good luck on Finals!

Dec 6 – 8 Sun – Tues 9 a.m. – Open 24 Hours
Dec 13 – 17 Sun – Thur 9 a.m. – Open 24 Hours
Dec 18 Fri Closing 6 p.m.


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From the Archives & Special Collections: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is approaching, meaning we’ve all got food and family on our mind! But before you return home to your families for the holidays, enjoy a few holiday-inspired meals here with your UPS family! Do you ever wonder where UPS students used to sit down to eat before our Wheelock Student Center was built? Well, the dining facilities actually used to be in Kittredge Hall! See if you can recognize it in the pictures below, and come by the Archives & Special Collections to find more cool stuff just like it! Happy Holidays!

KitTDAY_1tredge Hall brand new, 1942

View northward from the second floor balcony of the Commons dining area and the student lounge and fireplace at the north end of the first floor of Kittredge Hall in Jan 1942 when the building opened as the College of Puget Sound’s first student center. Kittredge Hall became home to the art department in 1960 after the new student center (known today as Wheelock Student Center) opened in late 1959.”

Kittredge Hall brand new, 1942

“Kitchen aTDAY_2nd food preparation area on the east side of the first floor of Kittredge Hall in Jan. 1942 when the building opened as the College of Puget Sound’s first student center. The Commons dining area is visible through the opening in the wall. Kittredge Hall became home to the art department in 1960 after the new student center (known today as Wheelock Student Center) opened in late 1959.”

Images from A Sound Past

The Archives & Special Collections is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. or by appointment.

By Monica Patterson

 

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Bream Gives Me Hiccups & Other Stories

BreamIn his debut collection of short stories, already deemed one of the essential books of the year by The Guardian, Jesse Eisenberg showcases his true creative talent and knack for comedy.

Known primarily for his roles in popular films like The Social Network, Eisenberg gives people a taste for his literary ability in this new book. Bream Gives Me Hiccups is a delightful collection of stories that are witty, intelligent, and simply hilarious.

Readers are transported from modern-day L.A. to a college dorm room, to ancient Pompeii where social misfits, reimagined historical events, and hyperbolic overreactions inhabit each page. Within each of the 44 stories are elements of both personal experience and imagination, creating a subtle comedic poignancy.

Explore the insanities of the everyday world with Bream Gives Me Hiccups today. Available now in the Popular Collection.

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