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Library Search Tips & Tricks: Find a specific title

October 12, 2018

One of the advantages of Library Search is that it searches not just what we own here at The Claremont Colleges Library, but also other libraries’ collections from around the world. If you need a specific item that we don’t own, you can request it from another library using Resource Sharing. Sometimes it can be hard.

Love's Labour's Lost: The hidden cost of bringing paradise to America's kitchen table

Notable citrus collection takes root at The Claremont Colleges Library

September 28, 2018

The Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections announces the opening of The David Boulé California Orange Collection. Ranging from colorful citrus advertisements to photographs of the farmworkers who harvested the crops, this vital collection covers both the dream and the reality of California through its citrus growing industry. This collection contains materials relating to the citrus.

Engage your creativity during “Cage at Claremont” Week – 9/24-9/28

September 18, 2018

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas, I’m frightened of the old ones.” John Cage John Cage’s new ideas are on display next week at The Claremont Colleges Library, as part of our “Cage at Claremont” series of events. Panels and lectures share Cage’s “new ideas” and their effect on the worlds of.

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Did You Know? Online Reservations for Group Study Rooms

September 4, 2018

Over the summer, the library implemented a new online reservation system to make planning easier. The recently renovated Group Study Rooms on the fourth floor and the Media Viewing Room on the third floor can now be reserved up to three days in advance. The Group Study Rooms on the third floor will be added.

Library Renovations Underway

August 31, 2018

While students are enjoying their summer, the library continues to update its facilities to provide the most dynamic and welcoming spaces possible. “Keck 3,” our third floor classroom, is currently under construction to bring it in line with our other active learning spaces, such as the second floor Keck Classroom. We’re adding flexible furniture and.

Cage at Claremont: September 24-28, 2018

June 29, 2018

The Claremont Colleges Library (TCCL) presents a concert of renowned composer John Cage. John Cage attended Pomona College from 1928 to 1930, and The Claremont Colleges have many connections to his groundbreaking art and music. In light of these connections, The Claremont Colleges Library presents a week of “Cage at Claremont” celebrations, including panels/lectures, artists’.

New Exhibit: Orange You Glad…

May 25, 2018

When: June 4 – August 17, 2018 Where: North Lobby, The Claremont Colleges Library From the newly-acquired David Boulé California Orange Collection comes this orange-y exhibition featuring souvenirs, advertisements, postcards, and photographs of yesteryear, as well as vintage juicers and a larger-than-life papier-mâché orange. Come learn about the sunny side of California’s citrus growing heritage.

New Resource: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990

May 25, 2018

Drawing from the records of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), this newly digital archive provides information relating to the civil battles of the twentieth Century through the lens of an organization at the center of some of the most contentious issues around race, gender, popular protest, the role of police, and the role of.

Spotlight Collection: The Charles S. Frey Memorial Bicycle Collection

May 25, 2018

Donated to The Claremont Colleges Library by Ruth Frey Axe in memory of her nephew, the Charles S. Frey Memorial Bicycle Collection features materials relating to bicycling and bicycle enthusiasm. Mrs. Axe and her husband developed a lifelong love of bicycling after responding to the U.S. government’s call to conserve gasoline during World War II,.

White text against a black background: "The Claremont Colleges Library: New Website Launching May 29, 2018."

Announcing The Claremont Colleges Library’s new website

May 25, 2018

On May 29, 2018, The Claremont Colleges Library officially launches its dynamic new and user-centered website. After nearly two years of work, including extensive user-testing from a wide cross-section of The Claremont Colleges’ community, the library’s new site has been completely redesigned. This update gives the site a more professional look—the first major change in.