Due to the current closure of UW Tacoma campus, the opening of the library sensory friendly space is on hold. We will update the blog as soon as we have a firm opening date. As a library one of the main values engrained in our work is accessibility; specifically accessibility to the information and resources Read More…
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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…
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…
Meet our Staff: Hannah Wilson
Hannah Wilson has been at UW Tacoma since 2014, and manages the Access Services Unit at the UW Tacoma Library, which is responsible for circulating materials, assuring access to the collection, reserves, equipment check out, and many of the other services available in the library! What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? In Read More…
Meet our Staff: Hawo Guyo
What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? I am majoring in Psychology. What drew you to working in libraries? Knowing how impactful libraries were in providing me with the resources that helped me find security within myself drew me to work in libraries. You see, I am no stranger to the power Read More…
Meet our Staff: Hallie Clawson
Some of us you see at a circulation desk, some of us you see at a research help desk. But the library is so much more than that. We have a number of awesome behind-the-scenes folks who do tremendous work. Case in point: meet Hallie! What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? Read More…
Meet our Staff: Johanna Jacobsen Kiciman
What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? I didn’t attend UW Tacoma, but got my library and information science degree (MLIS) at the iSchool at UW Seattle. My undergraduate degree in anthropology I earned from UC Berkeley, and I have a graduate degree from UPenn in Folklore and Folklife. I feel super fortunate Read More…
We love our student workers!
We’re wrapping up UW Libraries Student Appreciation Week here at the UW Tacoma Library, and we just can’t say it enough — our student employees are the best! We have more than 20 undergraduate and graduate students working in our campus Library who help make our staff what it is. Check out a few of Read More…
Meet our Staff: Zoeanna Mayhook
What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? I am currently an online student in the Masters of Library and Information Sciences program through UW Seattle. I also received a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in business administration through Gonzaga University. What’s your relationship to the UWT? In July 2018, I started working at the Read More…
Meet our Staff: Sarina Arbuckle
Our students inspire us daily, and keep the operations of the UW Tacoma Library running smoothly. Please meet Sarina, who is awesome! What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? I am majoring in Arts, Media and Culture with a focus on film. This is actually my last quarter! What drew you to working Read More…