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cover page of Centaur Press book pamphlet

New 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. 

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Class 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! 

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Books 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!      

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Attention, 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/consultation

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Program cover for the exhibit

New 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.

Welcome banners designed by Alex Nash '25 hang in front of Watzek Library

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.

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Crummé secures additional federal funding for Vietnamese Portland Project

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.

Watzek Spins: Retro Synth Jams

Happy Fall! This semester, Watzek Spins dusts off some of our favorite retro synth jams from across the globe. Guaranteed to enhance your library study habits. Compiled and digitized by Center for Cassette Studies from analog sources.

New, Longer Loan Periods

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. 

Poetry Month!

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.

Honoring Black History Month through the Sciences

Students enrolled in CHEM 330 during Fall 2022 present their research in the poster exhibit “We are all the same, but we are all different”.  In collaboration with Dr. Jean-Philippe Gourdine, Mia Hernandez ’23 discusses the Diversity of Human Hair & Methods of Categorization, and Lara Koyshman ’23 and Maryam Al-Ghezi ’23 present on Tracing Human Migrations with the Microbiome, in and out of Africa.  The posters will be on display in the Watzek Library atrium through March 3.

Elliott Smith, Best-of Live

For the Spring 2023 term, Watzek Spins and Center for Cassette Studies presents a special set of Elliott Smith’s essential live recordings. Features both full-band lineups and solo shows, from 1994 to 2003. Enjoy!

Lewis & Clark Libraries support Everybody Reads 2023

Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being is the Multnomah County Library Everybody Reads 2023 title. In support of this community reading project, free custom copies are available for pick up at Watzek Library and Boley Law Library. Read, reflect, and participate in online and in-person activities outlined in Multnomah County Library’s accompanying project guide.  Explore the power of books to create a stronger community!

Noise Canceling Headphones

Watzek Library now has four pairs of noise canceling headphones that can be checked out for 4-hour loan.  They have cords so you can use them to listen to a device, or you can just turn the power button on to have silence. They are located at the library service desk.  

Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month

In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month, a selection of titles by and about Indigenous peoples are on display in the Watzek Library Atrium.  All titles are available to check out.

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Toad Digital Exhibit

Katherine Dunn died in 2016, leaving behind the unpublished manuscript of her novel, Toad, in the Special Collections of Lewis & Clark College.  The digital exhibit The Goldfish Won’t Complain explores Naomi Huffman’s editorial process as she worked to bring Dunn’s novel to life and to print.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Find a selection of borrowable books and a community created banner just inside the gates of the library from the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness and Watzek Library.
Books on display at Watzek Library

Books for Queer History Month!

Find a selection of books—all available to borrow—just inside the gates of the library.

Reserve a Study Room!

Need to focus?  Watzek Library has 10 study rooms that are available for reservation up to two weeks in advance.  A widescreen display monitor with connection for laptops is now available in Room 302.

Watzek Spins for Fall: Nigerian Disco and Boogie

Happy Fall 2022! This semester, Watzek Spins highlights the phenomenal disco and boogie scene that took Lagos by storm throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. Pictured is Joe Moks (a.k.a. Josephine Mokwunyei), from the front cover of her landmark 1979 album Boys and Girls. She is now a professor of musicology at the University of Benin, in Nigeria. Digitized and curated by Center for Cassette Studies from analog sources. 

New Kanopy Streaming Package

Check out Watzek’s new subscription to Kanopy BASE, a new academic package that provides streamable access to approximately 10,000 films across a wide variety of subject areas.  Watzek recommends The Exiles, Killer of Sheep, I Am Not Your Negro, and Shanghai Triad.

Overnight access to Watzek

Beginning September 6th, a Lewis & Clark ID card will be required for entry between 10 PM - 7 AM.  The library’s ID card reader does not support the magnetic stripe on student ID cards issued prior to Fall 2022. If you have an older ID card, please visit Campus Safety to request a free replacement that supports contactless reading.

Summer Soul Watzek Spins

In celebration of Summer, enjoy an all-vinyl mix of the Center for Cassette Studies’ go-to soul and R&B records by African-American artists.  https://soundcloud.com/watzekspins/soul-singles-for-juneteenth
Longing for Home -Bonnie Garlington.

Traveling art show at Watzek in June

Visit the main floor of Watzek to see the art show responding to this year’s Lake Oswego Reads selection, C. Pam Zhang’s How Much of These Hills Is Gold.
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