Western Libraries

Today's Hours

Main Library (Haggard & Wilson)

8:30am - 4:30pm

10am-4:30pm | Online Only

9am - 4pm

Closed

Goltz-Murray Archives Building

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

Music Library

Closed

News & Events

An open door of a library group study room with tables, chairs, and a whiteboard.

The new online reservation system that allows students to reserve library study rooms is now live!

Collage of people working on computers next to a large open laptop with the banner for SPOT, self-paced online tutorials, on the laptop screen.

Western Libraries has a plethora of teaching and learning resources available online 24/7, including a series of eLearning modules and easy-to-digest tutorials that support research and writing.

Displays & Exhibits

August is for Celebrating Women in Translation Month! WIT: Women in Translation
August 2024
| Online Only

Western Libraries celebrates Women in Translation Month by featuring poetry, novels, short stories, and other writing from women around the world, with work ranging from 11th century Japan to books published within the last year.  

Intersection Allies book cover.
August 2024
| Online Only

Western Libraries is pleased to celebrate Intersectionality and to highlight a selection of items in our collections and partner libraries through Summit, to give voice to the many identities in our community.

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Haggard Hall Entrance

Whether you need help with your thesis statement, finding sources for a research paper, or citations and proofreading, the Hacherl Research & Writing Studio is here for you.

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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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What was it like to be part of the counterculture in Western Washington in the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s? You can explore that question and much more through the local underground newspaper, 'Northwest Passage.'

Face with sunglasses and long wavy hair shaped looks like clouds above mountains and trees and the words "northwest perspectives," ink drawing.