Events

Faculty: Apply to Attend Open Textbook Workshop

Registration is closed. Similar workshops may be offered in the future. The Portland State University Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Academic Innovation, and the University Library are pleased to announce a workshop led by the Open Textbook Network. This workshop introduces the concept of open textbooks, their benefits, and how to find and incorporate them … Continue reading the article: Faculty: Apply to Attend Open Textbook Workshop

Oregon Archives Month Celebration on Oct. 3

Join Portland State University Library Special Collections and University Archives and ten other local archives at the City of Portland Archives and Records Center for an Oregon Archives Month Celebration. History: Feed Your Head Saturday, October 3, 2015 11:00 am – 3:00 pm City of Portland Archives & Records Center PSU Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC) … Continue reading the article: Oregon Archives Month Celebration on Oct. 3

Upcoming Talk: Care & Repair of Books

Monday, October 26, 2015 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Library Room 160 Do you have a favorite book from childhood with a torn page? Or a hand-me-down cookbook that’s seen better days? Have you ever wondered how a book is physically put together? Join book repair expert Carolee Harrison from Portland State University Library Special Collections … Continue reading the article: Upcoming Talk: Care & Repair of Books

June Is GLBT Book Month

Starting in 2015, the American Library Association will mark GLBT Book Month™, a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. Originally established in the early 1990s by The Publishing Triangle as National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, this occasion is an … Continue reading the article: June Is GLBT Book Month

Texts of Time: The Portland State Book of Hours and the Medieval Manuscript Tradition

May 4 – July 17, 2015 First Floor Exhibit Space Please note: the Book of Hours manuscript will be on display Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The accompanying materials are on display whenever the Library is open. With support from the Gordon Hunter Fund, Portland State University Library Special Collections recently acquired … Continue reading the article: Texts of Time: The Portland State Book of Hours and the Medieval Manuscript Tradition

Primary Resources for Community Action: A Black History Forum at PSU Library

Thursday, May 21, 2015 6:00-8:00pm Library, 3rd Floor PSU Library Special Collections invites you to a free forum on the exciting community and history projects stemming from the archival collections of Senator Avel Gordly and Otto and Verdell Rutherford. Politician and educator Avel Gordly and community activists and historians Verdell and Otto Rutherford are key … Continue reading the article: Primary Resources for Community Action: A Black History Forum at PSU Library