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Independence Day
In observance of Independence Day, the ArtCenter Library will be closed on Monday, July 4th. As always, our online resources are available 24/7!
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Events
Zine Party
On July 7th, between 4 - 7 pm, the ArtCenter Library will host a drop-in Zine-making event! Feel free to bring a current project, take advantage of our low-tech copiers, and look at some of the zines we have for inspiration! Registration is not required, but recommended to ensure supplies if you don't bring your own.


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Online Resources
Introducing WGSN Consumer Tech Insights
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Hours & Services
Library Services: Summer 2022
Monday, May 16th - Saturday, August 20th.

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What’s the difference between Basic and Extended?
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Introducing O'Reilly Learning
Get ready to expand your technology skills, because the ArtCenter Library is subscribing to O’Reilly Learning!

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Did You Know?
Customize Your Library Account
Did you know that you can sign up for text alerts, change your email address, and designate your preferred pickup location? It's a cinch to turn on these features!

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Planned Outage
Library Mobile App Maintenance
Beginning Thursday, September 30th

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Library Tutorials on YouTube
The ArtCenter Library staff have created some quick video tutorials to show you how to how to navigate and search the library website, find e-books and streaming videos, access research guides and course reserves, login to your library account, and many other topics. Click to view a playlist.
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Virtual Library Workshop Videos
Now on Inside.

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Research Guides
To help get you started with your research, we've designed fantastic and easy-to-use research guides that will point you to the essential resources for your major and related topics. You'll find eBooks, books, magazines, image resources, subject-specific and industry databases, and more. Click for more information.
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Welcome to the online portal of the ArtCenter Library.
Here you can search our database of more than 97,000 volumes of books; subscriptions for 430 magazines; 13,300 films; and more as we add to the collection. We also have online resources for digital libraries and archives, and research guides for book collections and resources related to your subject(s) of interest. If you need help getting started, check out these search tips, review library policies, contact a librarian, or visit the library, where Liaison Librarians are available for research assistance. Pickup service available at the Hillside and South Campuses. Checked-out materials are due at the end of the term. There will be no overdue fines. Contact the library at library@artcenter.edu
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Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility
Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, and Johanna Burton
The Archivettes
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Queer: A Graphic History
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Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism
Uriel Quesada, Letitia Gomez, and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz
And Then We Danced
Levan Akin
Keep the Lights On
Ira Sachs
Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World
Tomás Prower
Queer Cinema in the World
Karl Schoonover and Rosalind Galt
Tangerine
Sean Baker
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
Nagata Kabi
Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation
Eli Clare
Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
Robert Alexander Innes and Kim Anderson
Female Trouble
Chris Holmlund
No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies
E. Patrick Johnson
Happy Together
Wong Kar-Wai
Queer in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out
Adelaida R. Del Castillo and Gibrán Güido
After the Party: A Manifesto for Queer of Color Life
Joshua Chambers-Letson
Axis Mundo : Queer Networks in Chicano L.A.
C. Ondine Chavoya and David Evans Frantz
True Homosexual Experiences: Boyd McDonald and Straight to Hell
William E. Jones
The Times of Harvey Milk
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06.22.2022
Zine Party in the Library
Join us in the ArtCenter Library on Thursday, July 7, at 4pm-7pm for a Zine Party! Check out our extensive display of zines, created by…
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Introducing WGSN Consumer Tech
The Library is excited to announce that we are expanding our WGSN platform to include Consumer Tech insights. This specialized platform…
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AAPI Artist Talk with Sally Deng & AJ Dungo
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, please join ArtCenter Library on Wednesday, May 18th at 7:00 PM PT for a one-hour virtual talk with…

Archives and Special Collections collects, preserves, and makes accessible ArtCenter’s history as well as rare and unique books, artwork and manuscript collections. As part of the ArtCenter Library, providing access to the materials we collect is an important part of our mission. In the Jules Bates Artrouble Center, students, faculty, alumni, staff, and researchers can explore the collections. In addition, our Virtual Archives contains finding aids to collections, as well as digital photographs, publications, and other materials.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm
archives@artcenter.edu
950 S. Raymond
Pasadena, CA 91105

Image: Students gather on the front lawn of ArtCenter's 3rd Street campus, c. 1950.
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Sat: 11am – 4pm
Sun: closed
Archives & Special Collections
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Pasadena, CA 91105
Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm
Sat – Sun: closed
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