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Basic Needs Hub Tabling

"Basic Needs Hub Tabling in the Library," with icons of food and housing above a table.
May 29 11AM to 1PM
| The Corner

Creative Writing Workshops

A group of colored pencils with a card that says "Creative Writing" laying on top of them.
Mondays from 1-2 pm
| Kitto Graduate Student Hub

Cinema East Film 'July Rhapsody'

Still image from the film July Rhapsody; two people’s faces in profile
Apr 10 11AM & 7:45PM
| Pickford Film Center

Cinema East Film 'Mahjong'

Two people in a shadowy silhouette stand facing each other.
March 13 11am & 7:45pm
| Pickford Film Center

Pomodoro Technique Study Session

Tomato timer used for the pomodoro technique
| Haggard Hall 210

Douglass Day at WWU

The words "Douglass Day" above a picture of Frederick Douglass.
Feb 14 from 11am to 2pm
| Viking Union (VU)

Cinema East Film 'A Confucian Confusion'

Two people sitting at a table in a restaurant, each looking at the other as though deep in conversation.
Feb 6 11AM & 7:45PM
| Pickford Film Center

Subscription Review Open Forum

| Online Only

Cinema East Film 'Only the River Flows'

A man shines a flashlight in the dark outdoors and looks over his shoulder
Jan 16 11AM & 7:45PM
| Pickford Film Center

Treaty Day Map Collection Open House

Yellow, red, grey, and blue shading on map of the San Juan Islands show different rock types
| Map Collection

Portable Happy Lights

A smiling cartoon brain holding a book and sitting near a portable happy light surrounded by books.

Cinema East Film 'After Life'

Scene from the film 'After Life,' a young person seated at a table in a dimly lit room.
| Pickford Film Center

Displays & Exhibits

Arab American Heritage Month

Arab American Heritage Month
April 2025
| Online Only

Western Libraries celebrates Arab American Heritage Month with this collection of books highlighting the diverse contributions and stories of Arab Americans. 

A New Leaf: Building the Rare Book Collection at Western Libraries

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.

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Learning Resources for Students & Instructors

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.

computer keyboard with two hands placed over the keys

Whatcom READS "No Two Persons"

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

Zine Collection in 'The Corner'

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."

Requesting & Borrowing Using Summit

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

Blurred bookstacks in the background behind a logo banner that says "Orbis Cascade Alliance" in purple lettering.