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…
Tag: library stories
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…
Stories from our users: UWT Library love, part 2
What a great quarter it has been here at the library! And now that finals are done (yay!), and our community is hopefully finding a little time for a break (whew!), we wanted to share some more UW Tacoma Library love. From technology to staff, from spaces to a feeling of home, here is what Read More…
Library Photo of the Week
#TBThursday: During our September retreat, we spent some time with the prompt “telling our story”. The result? A sticky note session that delved into social justice, community needs, and thinking about connecting people to resources. #UWTLibraryPics
Stories from our users: UWT Library love!
We love working with the students, staff, faculty, and surrounding community of UW Tacoma — and it’s always nice to hear about it when they love us, too! Here are some quotes from current and former UWT Library users about their favorite things about the library. Thanks a million to every one of you for Read More…
Library Staff Stories: What Working at the Library Means to Us
We are thrilled to bring you another “Library Staff Stories” blog post! From helping students to campus engagement, from enjoying the space to future library career plans, we all have different reasons for working here at the UW Tacoma Library. Two themes emerge, however: student success and being inclusive. These are values that are built Read More…
Library Staff Stories: From and To First Gen Students
Hey, UW Tacoma First Generation College Students! The library staff wants you to know that we’re proud of you — and at one time, some of us *were* you. For this year’s National First-Generation College Celebration, we collected some messages of support from our staff and words of wisdom from members who have been right Read More…
Launching the UW Tacoma Library blog
Over the Summer of 2018, the Library decided to launch a new platform so that we can better share all of the amazing ways we connect with our communities in support of the missions of UW Tacoma and the UW Libraries. Our goals with this blog are simple: Tell stories about the Library and its Read More…