The UW Tacoma Library, in collaboration with UW Libraries Advancement, was thrilled to host a wonderful celebration in our Tioga Library Building on April 24th, 2023. The event — entitled Children Belong: Celebrating Our Library — was a joyous unveiling of our new caregiver-child study carrel, replete with ribbon cutting, champagne toasts, and a pizza Read More…
Category: Library Life
Denim Day – We Believe Survivors
Denim Day is an international awareness day that seeks to raise awareness of sexual assault, educates on consent and prevention strategies, and believes and celebrates survivors. Denim Day began in 1998 after the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have Read More…
Children Belong Here
If you’ve wandered into the Children’s Area in the Tioga Library Building hopefully you’ve seen shelves stuffed with books. This is mainly because of the Professor Belinda Y. Louie Children’s and Young Adult Literature Library Endowed Collection. This Endowment has also increased our collection of diverse books for the School of Education Students – Read More…
The Traveling Tree
If you’ve been in the Snoqualmie Powerhouse in the past day or two you’ve probably seen a giant tree in the middle of that quiet study space captivating your attention. That tree is part of the United Way of Pierce County’s newest campaign on “Tackling Poverty at Its Roots”. It will be in the Read More…
Student FAQs Spring Quarter 2023
On behalf of the entire UW Tacoma Library staff, welcome back for the Spring 2023 Quarter. We appreciate your efforts to keep our community safe by staying up-to-date on University health and safety protocols. All students and personnel are required to be vaccinated, with up-to-date boosters strongly recommended. While face coverings are no longer required, Read More…
UWT Library Student Advisory Board – by Liza Vykhovanets
This article was written by UW Tacoma student Liza Vykhovanets, whose biography is included below. Other library staff involved with the Student Advisory Board planning are Marcia Monroe, Kara Peters and Marisa Petrich. ~~~~~~~~~~~ The UWT Library is a central hub for faculty, students, and patrons to access resources, spaces, and research support. However, there Read More…
Meet our Staff: Megan Elizabeth Gregory
The amazing Megan Elizabeth Gregory has accepted the Learning Commons and Access Services Manager position with the UW Tacoma Library! Megan has been with the UW Tacoma Library for 13 years starting as a student employee in Access Services while she worked on her undergraduate degree in Psychology. She volunteered as a docent in Research Read More…
Meet Our Staff: Kara Peters
Please join the UW Tacoma Library in welcoming Kara Peters! We are delighted for Kara Peters to join us as our Operations & Strategic Programs Assistant. Born and raised in the Seattle area, Kara brings extensive knowledge and experience having worked in numerous roles for the Seattle Public Library. Kara will support students and faculty through Read More…
June 13 Library Closure
The software vendor for UW Libraries Search has scheduled an upgrade to the catalog on Monday, June 13th, 2022. The catalog will be offline the entire day, and all UW Libraries on all campuses with the exception of the Health Sciences Library, will be closed to implement the upgrade. Some changes will launch with the Read More…
Now Open: The Learning Commons’ Makerspace!
Visit the Makerspace 10am – 5pm, Monday through Friday Snoqualmie Building, First Floor https://tacomamakes.ds.lib.uw.edu/ Managed by UW Tacoma Library Information Technology, the Makerspace is an entirely new service for the UW Tacoma campus that provides students, faculty, and staff creative opportunities through reciprocal teaching and learning. It is intended to break down traditional power structures Read More…