Do you heart UW Libraries? In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we wanted to let you know that the UW Libraries annual video contest launched this week. The contest is open to students from ** Tacoma**, Bothell and Cascadia College, and Seattle! Videos celebrate the storytelling creativity of students and their expression of why Libraries Read More…
Category: Library Life
Library Happenings: February 2020
In December 2019, I stepped into the role of Interim Director of the UW Tacoma Library and Interim Associate Dean of the UW Libraries. One of the perks of my new job is that I get to learn about amazing work happening across the Library and see the ways that Library staff, spaces, events, Read More…
Finals week: Evening Hours at the Library
With finals on the horizon, you may soon find yourself looking for a place to study. The library has not only quiet study areas in both the Tioga Library Building and the Snoqualmie Building but also has reservable study spaces located in the Snoqualmie Building. So, whether you need a quiet place to read or Read More…
Thank you.
Today is my last day on the UW Tacoma campus as your Library Director, so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my past four years as a member of this community and share these thoughts with readers of this blog. Moving across the country to serve as your Library Director was a Read More…
Print from anywhere, pick it up in the Library
Need to print something on campus? You have a lot of options! In the Library, we have three print stations – two in the SNO Building and one in the TLB. We also offer Mobile Printing which allows you to send print jobs to these stations from anywhere with an internet connection! You can send Read More…
Meet Our Staff: Wade Haddaway
The UW Tacoma Library is happy to welcome Wade Haddaway! Wade is our new Library Technician, and he will be opening the library bright and early weekday mornings, at 7 am. Wade comes to us from the Art Library on the Seattle campus and brings with him years of experience and a great sense of Read More…
Tabling in the SNO
As one of the most trafficked passageways connecting upper campus to the main strip of academic buildings, the SNO lobby is an excellent place to spread the word about campus programs or even hold promotional events. Past and Recurring programs: The Library and TLC host “Sources and Citations” events every quarter to provide last minute Read More…
Fall Hours
Welcome to the first full academic year of the UW Tacoma Library’s new operating hours! In Winter 2018, the Library was able to expand our hours – something long requested by students. We expanded our evening and morning hours to provide support before classes and provide study space late at night. These hours apply to Read More…
Happy birthday, UW Tacoma Library Blog!
A year ago today, we launched this blog to help us share more library stories with our campus community. It’s been a great first year of sharing our work, and we’re enjoying taking a moment to look back at the things we’ve done, the people we’ve worked with, and the cool things on campus we’ve Read More…
Hats Off To Our Student Library Employee Graduates!
Summers end is an exciting time for our library student employees. But it’s also a bittersweet time for all library staff, as we say our final farewells to our graduated students who have contributed so much to the make up of our library’s daily operation and success. Even though they graduated this past June, students Read More…