A new Special Collections exhibition, Artistic Networks of the Centaur Press, is on display near the elevator on the third floor of Watzek Library.
Curated by Orion Whitcher (’24) and Juliana Wullenjohn (’24), this exhibition examines the Centaur Press, a small printing press active in San Francisco during the 1940s and 50s, which facilitated freedom of expression and the capacity for self-representation, particularly women and queer individuals. Drawing from the Kermit Sheets Collection, archival materials reveal the Press’s Oregon roots, prominent female authors, and its focus on sexual and queer themes.
Watzek invites graduating seniors to share their favorite books.
For this semester’s vinyl mix, Watzek Spins brings you some punky classics and not-so-classics from across the globe, plus krautrock and disco beats. It’s the best thing since microfilm. Check out Punky Highschool Love, digitized and compiled by Center for Cassette Studies. See you in the stacks!
Celebrate Black History Month by reading about Black experiences, past and present! You’ll find a small selection of books from our collection in the Watzek atrium, all available for you to borrow.
Grab a free, custom copy of this year’s Everybody Reads title at Watzek Library and Boley Law Library! In support of Multnomah County Library’s community reading project, copies of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin are available on campus. Read, reflect, and learn together in online and in-person activities outlined in the accompanying project guide. Everybody Reads is a community-wide project that promotes shared reading and discussion around a single book. Watzek and Boley will facilitate book discussions in March.
Wellness Kits are now available at the Library Service Desk! Each kit contains a light therapy lamp, a push pop sensory toy, and two hourglass timers. Kits are available for four hour check out.
Looking for extra quiet? There are ear plugs and noise canceling headphones available at the Service Desk too!
The Himes & Duniway Society, a rare and antiquarian bibliographic society in Portland, is bringing their book collection competition to Lewis & Clark again this year! Current undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply for the $500 prize, to be awarded to two students with the most compelling personal book collections and accompanying essays.
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Fortune and Glory, a collaborative faculty-student history exhibition, is on display in Watzek Library from now until June 2024.
This fall we’ve been delighted to feature the art of Alex Nash ’25 on the library’s lamp posts. Alex, a psychology major and art/art history minor from Pasadena, California, created Watzek’s first set of welcome banners, meant to welcome students to the library and campus at the start of the academic year. Alex’s design was inspired by their own experiences as a new student on campus…
In celebration of Queer History Month, a selection of books brought to you by Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME) and Watzek Library are on display in the library atrium. All titles are available to check out.
Head of Watzek Library Special Collections and College Archivist Hannah Crummé has secured a $150K National Historical Publications and Records (NHPRC) grant from the National Archives and Records Administration. Beginning in September 2023, this competitive grant will provide two years of support for Special Collections’ Vietnamese Portland: History, Memory, Community Project.
Check out most library materials for at least 12 weeks! Visit our Borrowing Information page for a complete list of available items and loan periods.
Celebrate the wonder of poetry with a book from Watzek’s new display, just inside the gates! All titles may be borrowed for a normal amount of time.