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New Books in the Recreation Collection

Posted on May 3, 2014 2391 views
We just got a fresh, new batch of books for the Recreation Collection on the first floor of Hamersly. We have something for everyone: Oprah book club picks, literary award winners, celebrity memoirs, historical fiction, and more. Below is just a sampling of our new arrivals. Browse the collection online or in-person to see all of our recreational [more…]
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Meet your Hamersly staff: Robert Monge

Posted on April 25, 2014 3749 views
Each term, we introduce you to a few of the people who work to make Hamersly your favorite place on campus to do research, study, print your papers, meet with a group, or simply kick back and read in a quiet place. This week, meet Robert Monge, one of our Instruction Librarians. If you take [more…]
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Stream videos for class or fun with ‘Films on Demand’

Posted on April 15, 2014 3907 views
Watch online streaming videos about everything from biographies of famous musicians to the history of unions in the U.S. to tips for writing fiction from famous writers (and much more!) for free. Use the videos in Films on Demand for class, to learn something new, or just to satisfy your curiosity. Films On Demand is almost like [more…]
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Meet your Hamersly staff: Jonathan Hillerich

Posted on April 2, 2014 2777 views
Each term, we introduce you to a few of the people who work to make Hamersly your favorite place on campus to do research, study, print your papers, meet with a group, or simply kick back and read in a quiet place. This week, meet Jonathan Hillerich, one of the friendly faces you will often [more…]
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Meet your Hamersly staff: Samrid Aryal

Posted on March 17, 2014 2753 views
Each term, we introduce you to a few of the people who work to make Hamersly your favorite place on campus to do research, study, print your papers, meet with a group, or simply kick back and read in a quiet place. This week, meet Samrid Aryal, the student employee who has been with us [more…]
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Get Spring Break reading suggestions

Posted on March 13, 2014 2487 views
Do your Spring Break plans include lying on a beach, couch, or [you fill in the blank] with a good book? Need some ideas for what to read? Fill out this short form and your WOU librarians will get back to you with a book or three you might like!       (Photo: “couple [more…]
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WOU’s history is at your fingertips!

Posted on February 17, 2014 2619 views
University Archives (located in Hamersly) houses a treasure trove of WOU materials dating back to our founding in 1856. Some of these items are digitized and available online, such as past yearbooks and letters from early Monmouth settlers. Some are physical and can be accessed by contacting Archives staff, such as student scrapbooks from the [more…]
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Scott Carter finalist for the Oregon Book Award–again!

Posted on January 7, 2014 1854 views
Congratulations to Scott Carter! He is a finalist for his 2nd Oregon Book Award for his book, Wooden Bones, which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2012.  The nomination is in the Children’s Literature category.  The awards are presented at a March 17th ceremony. By day, Scott is the Information Technologist in Hamersly Library’s [more…]
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New Fiction in our Recreation Collection

Posted on November 26, 2013 4101 views
The long Thanksgiving weekend is plenty of time to breeze through one of the new fiction books we’ve added to the Recreation Collection on the first floor of Hamersly. We have something for everyone: fast-moving thrillers, hair-raising horror, poetry about pups, romantic historical fiction, funny detective stories, dystopia science fiction, you name it. Below is [more…]