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Stress Relief Table in the Library

Thunderbirds!

The Highline College Library invites you to stop by Building 25 (2nd floor) this week for a post-Thanksgiving break stress relief break! Our stress relief table will be open from Monday, December 1 through Friday, December 5, and again on Sunday, December 7. We’ll be sharing:

• Drinks from the Community Pantry (while supplies last)

• Hot tea and coffee (while supplies last)

• Mindful coloring pages

• Jigsaw puzzles

• Books and other self-care resources

Highline Library Customer Service Experience Survey

Your opinion matters!

Complete this anonymous survey to tell us about your recent customer service experience. It takes about 3 minutes. Library staff are dedicated to improving our services. 

Check out Free Speech Library Guide & Book Display

Check out our Free Speech library guide, or stop by our 2^nd (main) floor book display on the Freedom of Speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Grab a pocket U.S. Constitution and a book that can help you interpret it!

Recommended Reading: Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs

Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. What is the difference?

Biography: "the life story of a person written by someone else."
Example: Bruce Lee: a Life by Matthew Polly

Autobiography: "a book about a person's life, written by that person"
Example: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Memoir: "a book or other piece of writing based on the writer's personal knowledge of famous people, places, or events.”
Example: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Check out the current Recommended Reading to find biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs that interest you!

Highline Supports Our Campus Communities

Explore a collection of post-election resources for supporting our campus communities.

New EBSCO User Interface - Video Tutorial

Our library database vendor EBSCO launched an new interface designed to make your research experience even better. To learn more, watch a 3 minute video tutorial, or click on the QR code.

Fun Reads

Highline librarians have curated a collection of fun reads including memoir, graphic novels, humor, fiction, science fiction, and more.  Stop by the library and browse the display on the 2nd floor.

Land Acknowledgment

Highline College Library acknowledges the land we are located on are the appropriated homelands of the Puget Sound watershed Indigenous Peoples.

Lushootseed language tribes include the Duwamish, Muckleshoot and Puyallup. We express respect to these peoples past and present.

Find more about indigenous tribes of Seattle and Washington.

KCLS Online Library

All Highline College employees and students have free and automatic access to the entire KCLS Online Library.