The Reed Library is open regular hours fall break with the exception of Friday 10/12 and Saturday 10/13 – closing at 8p.
Hours for the IMC are
10/13-10/14 closed
10/15-10/19 open noon-5p
10/20 closed
10/21 resume normal hours
Special Collections and the Visual Resource Center are open regular hours.
The IMC now has iPhone/iPad chargers available for checkout. All chargers, laptops and headphones checkout to students for the day – due at closing. Other AV equipment including projectors, camcorders, audio recorders, screens, tripods and DVD/VCRs, checkout for 3 days and can be reserved by contacting Jim Holmes in the IMC.
(503)777-7352
August 28 – November 7, 2012
Many surprises lurk in the Reed library collections: books that have unexpected contents, hidden accessories or decoration, or are just downright unreadable. The long history of cyphers and steganography (concealed writing) attests to the appeal, and sometimes the necessity, of hiding meaning in communications and texts. A broader look at books— including artists’ books—containing secret surprises of any sort is currently on display in the flat library cases just beyond the entrance.
New to Reed? Please stop by the library’s open house this Thursday afternoon, 8/23, between 1:00 and 3:00. Meet library staff and learn about all of the library’s highlights, nooks and crannies.
Welcome new Reed faculty! Please join us for the new faculty orientation on Wed., Aug. 22 at 1:30 — meet Dena in the library lobby. If you need help with library services right now, please see our “services for faculty and staff” page, https://library.reed.edu/using/faculty.html.
The most frequent question in the Instructional Media Center is “What is this place?” The second most frequent question is “Can you recommend a movie?” While we love to talk film with our patrons, sometimes it’s not practical due to the long line of customers waiting eagerly to checkout one of many fantastic media resources. To that end, we created the IMC Film Guide. You may recognize this as the online version of that 3-ring binder by the kiosk we often point to when asked for such recommendations. It’s better though because it’s online.
The Origins, Glory & Decline of the Humanist Cursive in Italy 1400-1650 is a new title written by Reed alumnus Steve Herold ’63 about the Early Writing Collection in the Reed library’s special collections. Herold has traced the history of the italic cursive popularized by Professor Lloyd Reynolds in his calligraphy classes at Reed presented from 1938 until his retirement in 1969, when Robert Palladino continued the classes until 1984. For the last 8 years, Herold has been giving various documents to Reed’s special collections to join those collected by Reynolds. Heavily illustrated with wonderful historical examples, the title also reprints a difficult-to-find article by Stanley Morison on “Early Humanist Script and the First Roman Typeface.” It is available in the Reed bookstore ($24.95).
May 22 – August 2012
This exhibit sheds some light on the history of calligraphy at Reed and the impact of Lloyd Reynolds’ teaching, showing a selection of his letterforms, correspondence, and student work. The calligraphy that Reynolds taught at Reed from the late 1930s through 1969 remains a strong presence in college life. Robert Palladino continued teaching that course through 1984, and since then there have been Paideia classes, Reunion themes, major exhibits, catalogs, and classes taught through the Cooley Gallery to school children, Reed students, and others.
Flat cases and the wall case behind the reference desk in the Hauser Library
Summer break is here and it’s time to catch up on all that television you so dutifully disregarded due to your dedicated donnish diligence. The Reed library has a surprising number of TV series added mostly as a result of thesis projects and faculty requests – click below for a list of recommendations. Stop by the IMC Monday-Friday, noon-5p this summer to check out DVDs. While you’re at it, pick up a projector and screen and host your own backyard TV party!
Beginning Tuesday, May 15th, the library will move to a summer schedule.
Monday-Friday: 8:30a-5p
June 8 through August 10 the library will close at noon on Fridays.
Monday, May 14 – Commencement Day
8:30a-11a, 2p-5p
Closed – Memorial Day, May 28 & July 4.