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Board games can be checked out at the Circulation Desk

Come by the Valley Library’s Circulation Desk if you'd like to borrow a board game. All games check out for one week so that you can take one home to enjoy with friends, or play it in the building for a quick study break. Want more games? Fill out a...

Federal tax forms available at the library

The Internal Revenue Service and the state of Oregon encourage you to file your taxes electronically this year. However, for people who still prefer to use pen and paper to do their taxes, we have some options for you. We have a limited number of...

OSU Press author Max Geier will speak at library on 2-17

Max Geier, the author of The Color of Night: Race, Railroaders and Murder in the Wartime West, published by OSU Press, will talk about his book, the controversial murder trial that it covers, answer questions and do a book-signing on Wednesday,...

New journals available through the Elsevier Freedom Collection

OSU Libraries has been able to significantly increase the number of journals available from Elsevier by working with the University of Oregon and Portland State University and negotiating a favorable subscription to the ScienceDirect Freedom...

Download and have fun with the Valley Library’s new coloring book

Museums and libraries around the country are promoting their collections by capitalizing on the current craze for coloring books. Using the Twitter hashtag #ColorOurCollections, libraries from the Smithsonian to Oregon Health and Science...

Human Library event happening on 2/9 and 2/10

A human library functions similarly to a regular library; however, the books are real human beings, who teach others about themselves and their experiences through interpersonal dialogue. Experiencing a discussion with a human book creates an...

Grad student workshops offered on Zotero (2/8), Graduate Publishing Tips (2/10) and Linked Data (2/11)

The library’s winter workshops wind down with a repeat of Zotero (Intro and Intermediate/Advanced) on February 8; Zotero is an excellent online tool for capturing, managing and citing your research sources. On February 10, check out...

$1,000 scholarships available for a research paper or project — apply by 2/14

Have you done research at the library for a paper or project? Oregon State University Libraries is pleased to announce the annual Library Undergraduate Research Awards. There are two $1,000 scholarships awarded each year: one to an upper...

Grad student and faculty workshop on Digital Publishing with Scalar (2/18)

The final workshop in the library’s winter series is an Intro to Scalar, a digital platform for publishing multimedia content or building websites, and the workshop is on February 18. Registration is encouraged but not required, and you...

Lecture on the social network of early printed books (2/10)

"Hands-On Reading: What Manicules Tell Us About the Social Network of Early Printed Books," a lecture presented by Dr. Rebecca Olson, Associate Professor, Department of English  Wednesday, February 10, 4 p.m. at the Special Collections...

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