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  • Continued Resistance: A Legacy of Activism in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Diaspora

    Continued Resistance: A Legacy of Activism in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Diaspora

    New exhibit now open in the library: Continued Resistance: A Legacy of Activism in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Diaspora. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen an influx of recent racist attacks targeting Asian Americans stigmatized by misinformation and xenophobia. 2021 was marked by slogans like “We are not the virus,” #StopAAPIHate, and racially motivated…

  • Zotero on Demand

    Zotero on Demand

    Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Need help with citation management? Want to learn more about Zotero? We’ve got you covered! Book an appointment with a librarian to find out how Zotero can help you cite and organize your research. Just give us a bit of…

  • Shelf space for seniors

    Shelf space for seniors

    Shelving units in the north reference room are available for seniors to store their books.  Shelves are assigned by a program that is linked from the main circulation desk kiosks.  Students will be instructed to provide an expected graduation date and a designated shelf will be assigned immediately. Questions – email library-circ@reed.edu.

  • Labor Day weekend hours

    Labor Day weekend hours

    The library will be closing at midnight on Sunday, 9/5. The library will be closed for Labor Day, 9/6. Regular hours resume Tuesday, 9/7.

  • Library holdshelf

    Library holdshelf

    On Sunday 8/29 the library holdshelf will move from the lobby back to the main circulation desk. To pick up your Reed, Summit, and ILL requests please bring your Reed ID to the main circulation desk. Questions? Email library-circ@reed.edu.

  • Book request changes

    Book request changes

    A couple of changes to book requests and the hold shelf as we head into fall semester – Beginning Saturday 8/21 the “Ship to” option will no longer be available. If you need books shipped to you, contact library-circ@reed.edu The library lobby holdshelf will be discontinued on Sunday 8/29. Holds will be moved back to…

  • Summer 2021: new open hours, due date extensions, and hold pickups

    Summer 2021: new open hours, due date extensions, and hold pickups

    Update June 8th: The Library is open Monday – Thursday 1pm-5pm for students, faculty, and staff. We are closed to alumni and members of the public. Need to keep your books over Summer 2021? Email library-circ@reed.edu to extend due dates for Reed books though the summer. Summit books can be renewed once via your library…

  • Library hours for April 12th-May 14th

    Library hours for April 12th-May 14th

    The library will be open reduced hours from April 12th through the end of the semester. Main Library:  open 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday. Library Lobby (hold shelf pick ups): open 7am-11pm, all days. Instructional Media Center (IMC): open 10a-1p April 12-16; open 10am – 4pm, Monday-Thursday; 10am-1pm Friday. Performing Arts Resource Center (PARC): open 11am to 3pm,…

  • SEEDS Collective Voices Series: HOLLA Mentors

    SEEDS Collective Voices Series: HOLLA Mentors

    Join SEEDS and the Library for a conversation with Campus Mentor & Latinx Support Fernando Ibanez and Match Coordinator Izear Smith of HOLLA Mentors. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 6:00pm to 7:00pm Register for the Zoom event HOLLA’s mission is to change the narrative of youth of color through culturally responsive relationships, and was founded…

  • Database Trial: South Asia Archive

    Database Trial: South Asia Archive

    In February and March, the library is trialing a new databases subscription to the South Asia Archive. Derived from original archive materials held by the South Asia Research Foundation, the collection includes journals, books, legislative acts, colonial and post-colonial reports, and film booklets. Note: you will not be able to save documents as PDFs during the…