Western Libraries

Today's Hours

Note: Western Libraries will be closed on Saturdays through spring quarter.

Main Library (Haggard & Wilson)

8am - 9pm

10am - 9pm

9am - 4pm

10am - 7pm

Goltz-Murray Archives Building

8:30am-12pm | 1pm-4:30pm | Appt. Required

8:30am-12pm | 1pm-4:30pm | Appt. Required

Music Library

8am - 5pm

News & Events

Cinema East Film 'Pompoko'

A group of animated Japanese racoon dogs from the film 'Pompoko.'
May 15 11AM & 7:45PM
| Pickford Film Center

The next film of the Cinema East film series at Pickford Film Center is 'Pompoko.'

Meet the Archivists: An Archives Building Open House

several people standing between and looking at two  rows of shelves containing archival materials.
May 22 3:30-5PM
| Goltz-Murray Archives Building

Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections and the Washington State Archives will host an Open House event in the Goltz-Murray Archives Building.

Displays & Exhibits

White flowers on colorful background
May 2025
| Online Only

Western Libraries celebrates Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Heritage Month, including an emphasis on voices and stories from the Pacific Northwest.

Three illustrations side-by-side showing a medieval manuscript with text in Latin script, an illustration of a human silhouette in a nature setting, and an Islamic manuscript with writing in Arabic.
January 7-September 5, 2025
| Special Collections | Wilson 6

Since 2018, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections has significantly enhanced its Rare Book Collection, largely through donations. Strengthening the diversity of the collection has been a top goal, and an impressive array of items from many different times and places have recently been added. A new exhibition features a sampling of these recent acquisitions.

Featured Topics

Haggard Hall Entrance

Having accessible, self-paced, 24/7 support for research and writing can help both busy students and instructors. Western Libraries has a suite of online resources created with this need in mind.

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The 2025 Whatcom READS selection 'No Two Persons' by Erica Bauermeister is the featured book for a series of events and programs open to the public and the WWU community.

Whatcom READS book "No Two Persons" by Erica Bauermeister

The zine collection at Western Libraries is located on the second floor of Wilson in 'The Corner,' and all zines can be borrowed for up to 3 weeks.  

Several zines on a shelf with titles like: "Imposter Syndrome," "Becoming Political: Finding Possibility within Community," and "Frannie the Feminist."

Looking for extra sources for that paper you’re writing? Reviewing materials for an upcoming syllabus? Try ordering what you need through Summit!

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