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Western Libraries Give Day 4/8/2026

WWU Give Day is today! It is because of the generosity and support of donors like you that Western Libraries can meet the needs of WWU students, staff, and faculty—now and into the future.

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Skeleton model on reserve in the library offers students expanded opportunities for hands-on learning.

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Archives & Special Collections' Winter 2026 newsletter brings you staffing updates and features about our collections, programming, and instructional offerings.

This year's subscription review will identify which journal, database, and e-book subscriptions to cancel or renew, with significant cancellations required in order to address a budgetary shortfall.

Whatcom READS Event & Display of Student Art & Writing

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Students from English 347 & Ethnic Studies 314 to share their multimodal art & writing explorations of the Whatcom READS selected book, 'Solito.'

Wed Feb. 18
Wilson Reading Room

Subscriptions Open Forum

This forum will include an overview of the subscriptions landscape and provide an opportunity for questions and answers.

Thu Feb. 12
Online Only

The Western Libraries will be identifying approximately $102,000 in journal, database, and e-book subscriptions to cancel during the 2025-26 subscription review.

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Western Libraries is here to help you start the year off right with a wide range of services and support.

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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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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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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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Interested in learning more about this region where we live? The Northwest Collection contains over 15,000 items with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest region.

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