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EWU Libraries is honoring Hispanic Latinx/e Heritage Month. We have a curated heritage resource display in the JFK Lobby. All materials are available to check out!

Need a very quiet place to study without phone calls, talking, or audible media use? Look for our silent study areas, located on each floor. Silent study areas are highlighted on building maps, and have posted wall and standing signs throughout the JFK library. Need assistance? Contact the Circulation Desk, open during all hours of operation.…

The JFK Library has undergone a transformation over the summer. Returning students, faculty, and staff visiting the library can look forward to expanded resources, improved organization, greater access to collections, and more designated quiet study and collaborative spaces.  Many of the changes are in response to feedback from the campus community, including faculty who requested…

Looking for an engrossing summer reading adventure? Check out curated highlights from our Graphic Novels collection! Can’t get enough? Visit the entire collection on our lower level.

We are shifting our collections at the JFK Library in an access-improvement project that runs through August 15. If you need assistance locating materials at JFK, please visit the circulation desk on the main floor. We are happy to help! circulation@ewu.edu | 509.359.7888  

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. EWU Libraries is proud to offer a collection of titles that showcase the triumphs and raise awareness of the struggles of the LGBTQA+ community. This PRIDE Month, we invite you to celebrate and learn…

Organized by the EWU Veterans Resource Center with support from EWU ROTC & EWU Libraries. We encourage everyone to remember the fallen, honor their service and sacrifice, and rejoice in our freedoms. This display, which runs from May 20 to May 31, honors the sacrifices made by all. Open during library hours. People needing accommodations…

EWU Libraries, with support from the Chertok Memorial Endowed Professorship, invites you to join us for this awareness-raising event at the JFK Library. Kassahun Kebede will speak about representation issues related to immigration and refugees and his experience growing up in a book-scarce environment. Ellenore Angelidis will discuss representation and global experiences in children’s literature,…

Expo at Eastern: World’s Fair Collections from the EWU Archives | Monday, April 15 – Friday, April 26 | JFK Secrist Gallery Visit an exhibit in the JFK Secrist Gallery to see how a World’s Fair in Spokane spurred the use of an Eastern dorm to house visitors, featured a Folklife Festival next to the…

About National Poetry Month National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Read more from poets.org.   About Get Lit! 2024 Each year Get Lit! brings a diverse lineup of highly sought-after authors to our region, while also highlighting our local literary talent. This…