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- NEWS
Apply soon for Watzek’s library research award!
Are you proud of a research paper you’re working on? If it’s for a Bibliographic Research in Writing class, consider applying for the James J. Kopp Library Research Award. Applications will be accepted beginning on April 25.
libraryAward-Winning Academic Research from Dor Nadler BA ’24
Learn about research done by Dor Nadler BA ’24, winner of the James L. Kopp Library Research Award
current, special collectionsNew Exhibition: Artistic Networks of the Centaur Press
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.libraryClass of ’24, tell us about your favorite books!
Watzek invites graduating seniors to share their favorite books.
Watzek Spins: Punky Highschool Love (Spring 2024)
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!
libraryBooks for Black History Month
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.
Everybody Reads 2024 is here!
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 at Watzek
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!libraryLibrary research award winner spotlight: Ella Neff
One of two winners of last year’s library research award offers this encouragement: “Everyone is required to take a Bibliographic Research in Writing class at L&C, and the Kopp Award provides a little extra push to polish that final product and make it something you’re proud of!”
libraryAttention, book collectors!
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.
Schedule a Research Consultation
Need in-depth help with your research? Schedule a research consultation–a personalized session with a librarian on how to approach the research process for your project.
https://library.lclark.edu/help/consultationcurrent, special collectionsNew Exhibition Focuses on Narratives of Piracy, Exploration, and Criminality
Fortune and Glory, a collaborative faculty-student history exhibition, is on display in Watzek Library from now until June 2024.
Alex Nash ’25 welcomes you to Watzek
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…
Books for Queer History Month
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.
- EVENTSApril 15: 5:00pm
Earth Verse Poetry Reading and Discussion with Kim Stafford
Please join us for a poetry reading and informal writing discussion around nature and our connection to it, hosted by Kim Stafford.
Food, drinks and free Earth Verse books with be provided. Monday, April 15 at 5PM in Watzek Library Classroom 245.
April 17: 7:00pmWatzek Screens: Soviet Cinema
Join us this Wednesday, April 17th at 7 PM in Miller 105 for Larisa Shepitko’s film, The Ascent (1977), a masterwork of the Soviet era. Read more about it on the blog here
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