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  • Sage Campus Trial through 8/31

    Sage Campus Trial through 8/31

    This trial has been extended through 8/31. The library is running a trial of SAGE Campus, a module-based online learning platform. This product has full courses on Python, Data Management, statistics and research methods. If you would like to try out this product click the Register button on the site while on the Reed Campus…

  • New ILL interface (Interlibrary Loan)

    New ILL interface (Interlibrary Loan)

    The library recently upgraded our Interlibrary Loan system. The new interface has the same features with different navigation. The login is your Reed kerberos. Questions? Email interlibrary-loan@reed.edu

  • Reed, Summit, and ILL holds moved to lobby

    Reed, Summit, and ILL holds moved to lobby

    The holdshelf has moved to the lobby for summer intersession. You can pickup your Reed, Summit, and ILL holds from the shelves by the east entrance of the library. Items are already checked out. Questions? Email library@reed.edu.

  • Library catalog updates & your saved searches

    Library catalog updates & your saved searches

    We’ve made some updates to the library catalog! On May 23rd, Reed Library updated our catalog software. The updated version is much easier for us to manage and maintain, allows us to add content faster, and gives us more options to meet your needs. It also isn’t all that different! Most features will work the…

  • Checking out books over summer

    Checking out books over summer

    If you would like to checkout books over the summer or extend the ones you have, please stop by the circulation desk. A library staff member will update your account accordingly.

  • Tales From the Archives: Oh, the Humanities!

    Tales From the Archives: Oh, the Humanities!

    By Ronan Battistoni There are few things more iconic to Reed College than Humanities 110. At its best, the course defines the Reed experience: intellectual rigor, lively classroom discussions, and a preference for thoughtful feedback over grades. It is also one of the places where the conflict between Reed’s left-leaning student body and the institution’s…

  • End of semester library hours

    End of semester library hours

    Library hours through Monday, 5/16 as follows – Hauser Regular hours through Wed. 5/11Closed Thur. at midnight 5/12Closed Fri. 5p, 5/13Closed Sat/Sun, 5/14-5/15Open Commencement day Mon. 5/16, 8:30-11a, 2-5p. IMC Regular hours through Fri. 5/13 PARC Regular hours through Sat. 5/7Open 10a-5p, Sun. 5/7 – Thur. 5/12Closed Fri. 5/13 PLEASE NOTE: THE LIBRARY WILL BE…

  • Now hiring – Acquisitions Specialist

    Now hiring – Acquisitions Specialist

    Reed College seeks an innovative and service-oriented Acquisitions Specialist to procure current and out-of-print materials, in all formats and languages. In this position, you will collaborate with a team of library specialists and subject librarians to support students and faculty engaged in research, inquiry, and coursework throughout the curriculum.  Reed College offers an exceptional benefits…

  • Returning books over winter break

    Returning books over winter break

    Reed students, staff, and faculty can return books to the library lobby bookdrop during winter break. There is also a bookdrop on the loading dock behind the library for anyone without swipe access to the lobby. Questions? Email library-circ@reed.edu.

  • Lobby holdshelf begins Friday, 12/17

    Lobby holdshelf begins Friday, 12/17

    The library will be closed for the duration of winter break, 12/18-1/23. Requests for Reed Library books, Summit, and ILL will be fulfilled and placed in envelopes, sorted by preferred last name, on the library lobby shelves by the east entrance. Questions – email library-circ@reed.edu