In collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, the UW Tacoma Library is ecstatic to announce that our award-winning social justice book club, Real Lit[erature], will be reading Ander & Santi Were Here by award-winning author Jonny Garza Villa for Winter Quarter 2025! …a YA contemporary love story from Jonny Garza Villa, Ander & Read More…
Category: Events & Displays
The Sensory Friendly Space is Expanding!
This past summer, UW Tacoma Library opened its first ever Sensory Friendly Space to better address the barriers faced by our neurodivergent students and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in our library spaces! Although the room has been created with our neurodivergent community in mind, it is a space where everyone is welcome to Read More…
A look back at 2024
Our work is hardly all about the numbers, but let’s be honest — we do count things to help us keep track of how our services and resources are doing. Here’s a look at some library stats from the last year, mostly collected in early December 2024.
Short Days, Short Reads
As we near the winter solstice, we notice the days getting shorter and shorter. One way that we can embrace the darkness is through coziness: tea, baked goods, a (virtual) fire, and a good book. However, we know it can be hard or intimidating to pick up a book for pleasure when the pressures of Read More…
Food For Finals at UWT Library!
Join us Monday, 12/2 – Thursday, 12/12 (while supplies last) on the 1st floor of SNO & TLB for our Food For Finals (FFF) event. Finals are stressful enough–hit the books and grab some FREE snacks. All students are welcome! FFF was founded in AY22-23 by the inaugural Student Library Advocacy Board (SLAB) and was Read More…
UWT’s Halloween Costumes
Click here to learn more about We’re Listening: Whiteboard Conversations and find out how you can participate! We want to hear from you! The UWT community has spent the last few weeks writing, on our We’re Listening whiteboard at the SNO 1 entrance, answers to the question: What’s your Halloween costume? Your answers were both Read More…
Fall 2024: What Are You Most Excited For?
Click here to learn more about We’re Listening: Whiteboard Conversations and find out how you can participate! We want to hear from you! The UWT community has spent the last two weeks writing, on our We’re Listening whiteboard at the SNO 1 entrance, answers to the question: What are you most excited for this quarter? We’re Read More…
Real Lit Reads These Fleeting Shadows – Register now!
In collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, the UW Tacoma Library is ecstatic to announce that our award-winning social justice book club, Real Lit[erature], will be reading These Fleeting Shadows by local author Kate Alice Marshall for Fall Quarter 2024! The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an Read More…
UW Tacoma Library Autumn Quarter Book Displays
Welcome back to campus, Huskies!! We have a number new beautiful displays at the UW Tacoma Library to pique your reading interests, and we think there’s something here for everyone. All books are available for checkout, and we’re excited for you to explore our resources. This blog will be updated after we have put Read More…
Fantastically Diverse: The Newest YA Display at the UW Tacoma Library
Looking for your next fantastic read? The UWT Library has you covered! Our newest display, Fantastically Diverse, is now up in our young adult section on the first floor of TLB. Each book included in the display sits above a shelf talker (which includes a brief description of the book’s contents) and is available for Read More…