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Recognizing LGBTQ+ Voices in Honor of Pride Month with Special Collections

June 30, 2022

The month of June is recognized as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month (aka Pride Month). It is celebrated to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan; however, “Gay Pride Day” was also initially celebrated the last Sunday in June and was later expanded to include this month-long celebration. To recognize the.

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Honor Juneteenth with These Special Collections Materials

June 16, 2022

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state were free. This day came to be known as Juneteenth and is now officially a federal holiday. To honor the hardships and enduring spirit that led up to this historic day that.

Introducing New Special Collections Account Dashboard

June 14, 2022

All those with a Special Collections account with The Claremont Colleges Library can expect to have a more user-friendly experience beginning with their next login. While the main menu page previously listed a user’s active requests, it has now been updated to feature a dashboard allowing users to more easily utilize Special Collections and Denison.

Arts and Voices: Asian American Artists Books Exhibit

May 18, 2022

To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian Library and the Ella Strong Denison Library have co-curated an exhibit featuring selected Asian American book artists and their works, which are all available at the libraries of The Claremont Colleges. The exhibit aims to showcase a variety of work by Asian American book.

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Writing Religion: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Presented By Special Collections & Archives

May 12, 2022

Special Collections at The Claremont Colleges Library presents a special late spring exhibit, “Writing Religion: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at The Claremont Colleges Library.” The exhibit showcases the splendor of the Egerton Crispin collection with its unique devotional books and manuscripts while exploring the linguistic, cultural and textual complexities of religious practices and religiosity of.

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New Log-In Process For Claremont Graduate University Patrons

May 11, 2022

Claremont Graduate University (CGU) patrons wishing to access their WMS Library account, Resource Sharing (ILL) account or any of the library’s electronic resources will now do so by logging into CAS using their firstname.lastname@cgu.edu login/password combination. This change was made so that CGU students, faculty and staff would not have to remember two different login/password.

Night Owls is Back to Help You Through Spring 2022 Finals!

May 2, 2022

Hoot, hoot! The Claremont Colleges Library tradition of keeping the building open 24/7 to support students through finals week is back this semester! Visit and bookmark our Night Owls Guide to stay up-to-date on the various Library-hosted de-stressing events, food and beverage breaks and resources such as self-care tips, mindfulness and meditation tools, links to.

9th Annual LURA Ceremony

April 12, 2022

The Claremont Colleges Library has selected the winners of its 9th Annual Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA). Students who demonstrate exemplary original research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources, receive recognition and cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,500 for their work. “Despite the tumultuous past.

Mystery Date with a Book

April 4, 2022

We’re taking the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” seriously. Throughout the month of April 2022, in conjunction with the Queer Resource Center’s Gaypril programming, check out a book or zine based only on a few key details. The book will be wrapped in paper so you can’t see the title or author, but.

Update to Zotero

March 30, 2022

Are you or your students currently using Zotero? Then you may like to know that Zotero has recently released a free upgrade to Zotero 6.0 which includes bug fixes and some helpful new features such as: Open PDFs in a new built-in reader within the main Zotero window, in a new tabbed interface Clean up.