24 April
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Oil Crayon Drawings by Claudia Muzychko is now hanging in the library. Claudia graduated with a BA in Environmental Science Resource Management and Global Environment from University of Washington and is now part of the MES program at Evergreen with her anticipated graduation being June 2019. Claudia creates these drawings by hand using an organic oil and oil crayon base, avoiding solvents, sprays, and other chemicals in her work. In her statement, Claudia mentions her source inspiration and how she hopes to inspire. “As a student in the Masters of Environmental Studies graduate program at the Evergreen State College, I am merging interdisciplinary factors thatRead More →

12 March
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The Algae of the Evergreen Beach features herbarium specimens of seaweeds collected along the shoreline and pressed by the students in the two-quarter program, The Nature and Culture of Natural History.The program focused in fall 2017 and winter 2018 on the historically complex and often problematic binary of nature and culture so common in colonial botany. The program was taught by botanist Frederica Bowcutt and historian of science Tamara Caulkins. As a part of the study of local history, the learning community studied and collected algae growing on the shoreline of Evergreen’s 1000 acres with phycologist Tom Mumford on February 16, 2018. Dr. Mumford teaches phycology at theRead More →

08 March
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Explore the art of the book with rare and unusual items. Named for the founding Dean of the Library, James F. Holly, this collection is focused around several formats — handmade and small press books, miniature books, and trade books that are both rare and beautiful to look at, touch, and read. In addition, we collect books with regional content and themes, including Northwest authors, Northwest history, and diverse antiquities donated by people who live in the Northwest region. Hours: Monday: 9:30 am – 6 pm Wednesday: 1 pm – 6 pm Thursday: 1 pm – 4 pm Friday: 10 am – 1:30 pm CheckRead More →

22 May
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Now Showing in the Evergreen Library The Lib+ is honored to present Carla Stehr’s Quilts and Molecule Photographs. Carla Stehr is a fiber artist influenced by a scientific career as a Marine Biologist. As a scientist, she studied cells and tissues of marine organisms and photographed the complexity and beauty of aquatic life with a scanning electron microscope. Several of Carla’s microscopic images have found their way into her fiber art. Carla Stehr was one of the first students to enroll at The Evergreen State College. The observation skills she learned through Evergreen’s science programs were indispensable for her work as a scientist and anRead More →