Although so much has happened over the course of 4 months, and just when we thought we were all “zoomed” out, the UW Tacoma Library took time to celebrate our student employees, who graduated this June, with a virtual graduation party. Words of encouragement were given to our graduating class by our Interim Library Director Read More…
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Library Happenings: March 2020
This week the Library is recognizing and celebrating both Open Education Week and UW Libraries Student Employee Appreciation Week. I’m not sure if these two honorary weeks have occurred in the same week in years past, but for me, the coincidence seems apt. Thanks to these “two weeks in one,” I have an excuse to Read More…
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…
We’re hiring student assistants!
The library is hiring two new Access Services Assistants! These part-time, student positions are expected to work 10 to 19 hours a week at a rate of $12.35 an hour. Our Access Services Assistants help library users and staff in a wide variety of ways, from shelving books to answering questions at our service desks. Read More…
We’re hiring! Student Access Services Assistant positions available.
Come join our incredible team of student employees! The UW Tacoma library is hiring two or three Access Services Assistants, to start as soon as possible. These part-time positions are expected to work 10 to 19 hours a week at a rate of $12.35 an hour. Applications are due by April 15. For full details and 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…
Library Photo of the Week
Meet four out of our five University of Washington Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Winners for 2019! Kari, James, Risty, and Christy (and Erika, not pictured), all received a $1,000 Scholarship for their outstanding work at the UW Tacoma Library and their reflection essays about what working at the Library means to them. Student supervisors were 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…
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…