Mini-exhibit: Robert Ormes: Cartographer and Mountaineer 1904-1994

ColoradomountainsRobert Ormes, former Colorado College professor, made lasting contributions to the hiking and climbing community of Colorado.  Best known for his book, Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Bob produced several other guides and atlases to the region.  Never trained as a cartographer, his hand sketched trail notes reflect the basic mountaineering skills he used his entire life.  Worn wool pants and an old army pack worked for him all of his life. No need for gortex, ultralight equipment or a GPS.  Two exhibit cases in the Tutt 2nd floor atrium highlight a few examples of Bob's love of the mountains.

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Drill Team performing in Rodeo Parade

Dscn0788 The Tutt Library Tiger Tales Precision Book Truck Drill Team is performing in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday night.  Where: Downtown Colorado Springs on Tejon St. from St. Vrain to Colorado Blvd. Come watch the amazing moves, daring twirls, and more cowbell than you can imagine.

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Festival of the Arts at Colorado College

Colorado College's Summer Festival of the Arts - includes a cornucopia of musical events, guaranteed to satisfy broad musical tastes. Click on the links below for information on series and individual events.

SERIES:

Summer Music Festival

New Music Symposium

Vocal Arts Symposium

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:

Dos Américas Concert
Search under July 5

An Evening of Inspirational Song
Search under July 6

En Mis Palabras (In My Own Words)
Search under July 8

World Music Series Concert: Caji & Salome
Search under July 18

Tales of Shakespeare
Search under July 20

Tales of Shakespeare
Search under July 23

World Music Series Concert: Vagabond Opera
Search under August 9

Amateur Pianists International Seminar
Search under August 15

Amateur Pianists International Master Class
Search under August 15

Colorado Springs Guitar Society Members Concert
Search under August 15

Amateur Pianists International Carnegie Room Recital
Search under August 16

Dr. Fred Karpoff Recital
Search under August 16

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CC Librarian and Professor Book Award Finalists

Boylandcover Tutt Library is proud to note that our Special Collections Curator and Archivist, Jessy Randall, is a finalist for the Colorado Book Award for poetry. Her book, A Day in Boyland, is one of four finalists for this award which recognizes outstanding work by Colorado writers.

Jessy isn't the only Colorado College author who is a finalist for the poetry award. English professor David Mason is also being recognized for his verse novel, Ludlow. Winners in all categories will be announced at the 17th annual Colorado Book Awards on Wednesday, October 8 in Denver.

Both books are available at Tutt Library: A Day in Boyland; Ludlow.

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TIGER outage - May 27

TIGER will be down the morning of Tuesday, May 27 for a software upgrade. TIGER will be inaccessible beginning at about 8:30am, and we anticipate an outage of 2-3 hours. While TIGER is down, you may still look up our library holdings using Prospector, though you will be temporarily unable to request any items. 

TIGER also functions as our "proxy server," so the usual off-campus access to our licensed databases (i.e. Academic Search Premier, JSTOR) will be unavailable. If you are on-campus, you will still be able to access those databases using these direct database links.

If you have any questions about the upgrade, please contact Carol Ou, Systems Librarian at 389-6895. For help, you can also reach Circulation at 389-6184 or Reference at 389-6662.

Update (10:30am, May 27): TIGER is back up!  Thanks for your patience!

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Our year in 365 photos

At Tutt Library, we have been taking an average of a photo a day for the last year (actually a little longer--we gave ourselves an extension) and posting them to our Flickr account. There are photos of staff, students, faculty, books, Chas in funny outfits, etc.

Now we're done! Please take a look at our set of 365 Tutt Library Days.

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It's the Final Countdown

As the year draws to a close, we would ask all students to please remember to check your library account and return all material before you leave for the summer.  If you will be staying in the Springs over the summer, let us know at the circulation desk after 5/16/08 and we will adjust your account.

Graduates: If you are graduating and live in Colorado Springs, you can apply for an alumni card.  If you have been using a carrel, please clear it ASAP or talk to circulation staff about extending your carrel privileges over the summer.  Congratulations and we will miss you!  Good luck in all your future endeavors.

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Hours and closings for the end of the academic year

Tutt Library will have irregular hours following the end of the 2007-08 academic year. Full hours are on our website, but here are some of the important changes and closures.

  • Sat., May 17: CLOSED
  • Sun., May 18 (Baccalaureate): NOON – 5:00 p.m.
  • Mon., May 19 (Commencement): 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Tue., May 20: 8:00 a.m. – NOON
  • Wed., May 21 – Fri., May 23: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Sat., May 24 – Sun., May 25: CLOSED
  • Mon., May 26 (Memorial Day): CLOSED


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Haiku Contest Winners

Many thanks to everyone who entered the Tutt Library First Annual Haiku Contest.  Our panel of 22 judges made multi-tiered blind votes for their favorite haikus, and three prizes have now been awarded.  The winning haikus are:

Third place goes to the Thesis-Writing Senior Collective, for:

Where should I go now?
Your books make me feel at home
2 am, homeless

Second place belongs to Lynne Stahl, for:

more home than my house
forward all mail to carrel
seventy-three, please

And the first place winner of this year's Haiku Contest is David Cummings, whose winning haiku is:

Suddenly, darkness.
No escape.  You are crushed by
Moveable shelving.

Once again, our thanks to all poets and judges for making this contest a rousing success!  We're already looking forward to next year's entries.  And check out the next issue of the Chronicle to see even more of our favorite haiku submissions.

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Spring issue of The Chronicle, Tutt Library newsletter

Chronicle Spring 2008
Chronicle Spring 2008
The new issue of The Chronicle is available with articles on:
  • The plan to renovate and expand Tutt Library
  • The future of liberal arts college libraries
  • Web of Knowledge citation database
  • Prospector, the Colorado Union Catalog
  • 365 Tutt Library Days photo project
  • French war-time archive
  • And news about Special Collections and the future of library online catalogs.

Come by the library to get your printed copy, or download a PDF now.

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