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Realia: Objects from the Archives
August 4 – mid-November 2016. Flat and Wall Cases The new exhibit in the library’s flat and wall cases is “Realia: Objects from the Archives”. The Reed College Special Collections contain many objects from the history of the college, its founders, and its activities. These are documented and stored in the library’s many rooms devoted…
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New interface for Reed Digital Collections (RDC)
Reed Digital Collections (RDC) is getting a new interface! The Library and CIS have been working hard on rebuilding the software from the ground up to make it more functional, more intuitive, and more fun to work with. We will be moving to the new system slowly. As of today, the Art & Architecture collection,…
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End of semester library hours and information
Thursday, May 12 : closed at midnight – all senior books due Friday, May 13 : 8:00am – 5:00pm – all student books due Saturday, May 14 : 10:00am – 4:00pm Sunday, May 15 : CLOSED Monday, May 16, Commencement Day: 8:30am – 11:00am & 2:00pm – 5:00pm Reminders Seniors: Return all library books before…
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Senior books due Thursday, 5/12
Seniors – All Reed, Summit, and ILL books are due Thursday, May 12. You must return all books or pay for any missing before you receive your diploma. If you have any questions, please email library-circ@reed.edu.
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Library hours Renn Fayre
The Reed College Library will close at 8p on Fri/Sat, 4/29-4/30. Thesis parade in the library starts at 4p Friday (seniors only). Reference service will end at 5 pm on Friday, 4/29 and resume at 1 pm on Sunday, 5/1. The IMC will be closed Sat/Sun, 4/30-5/1 The PARC will close at 3p Fri, 4/29…
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Guerrilla Girls
April 11- May 3, 2016 Flat and Wall Cases The Guerrilla Girls are a small group of women outraged at the inequality in the art world over how few women are shown, reviewed, selected as playwrights, or accepted but also in the larger world of women’s rights, status, and politics. The library owns a large…
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The Book of Kells: Insular Script & Celtic Decoration
March 10 – May 31, 2016 Flat and Wall Cases The new exhibit focuses on the Book of Kells and its Insular Script, a half-uncial form of handwriting, and Celtic ornamentation. The library’s excellent facsimile of the Book of Kells (1990) is on display along with other research on the manuscript, a note about Celtic…
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Library hours spring break
The library will close at 8p on Friday, 3/18 and Saturday, 3/19. The IMC will be closed 3/19-3/20, and 3/26. Monday-Friday, open noon-5p. Regular hours resume Sunday, 3/27. All other library branches are open regular hours.
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IMC Feature – Happy Birthday Clara “Theremin” Rockmore!
3/9/16 would have been the inimitable Clara Rockmore’s 105th birthday. To celebrate, today’s Google Doodles features a virtual theremin with a lesson! If this piques your interest, check out our IMC feature on all things theremin.
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Spring thesis desk lottery
Thesis Desk Lottery Random numbers for the Senior thesis desk lottery will be drawn from the official 470 list. If you are a senior, but are not yet registered for 470, and want to be included in the drawing, please come to the circulation desk and have your name added to the lottery list by…
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