Archive: stories

Despite limited hours and barriers to physical access during the pandemic, our collections and services were readily available during the 20-21 school year. Users took full advantage!  228,763 online journals, magazines, & newspapers viewed or downloaded 114,195 library research subject or course guides visits 5,436 ebook chapters downloaded 14,748 Kanopy streaming videos played 5,102 books…

See how library and learning commons services paused, powered back on, and continue to evolve during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Beginning Monday, June 21, all three floors of the JFK Library will be open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. While our materials reserve & pickup services will continue throughout Summer Quarter, we invite you to come browse and select materials from the shelves, and enjoy your favorite study spaces! (Single occupant study rooms will…

University Archives at EWU Libraries launched a project on March 16, 2021 to create a digital archive detailing how COVID-19 has impacted, and continues to impact, the EWU community. Students, staff, faculty and alumni can share submissions that capture how life has changed as a result of the pandemic. Topics can include commentary on remote…

Continuing to Adapt to a Changing New Normal -Interim Dean Justin Otto Many people talk about the past year as adapting to “the new normal,” but in EWU Libraries we’ve found the new normal to be a constantly evolving state. March 19, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of when the JFK Library ceased in-person operations…

As the pandemic emerged as our reality in March, we negotiated the numbness along with the rest of humankind. We sensed a directive to close the library’s doors was imminent, but receiving the news on March 18 to close JFK Library was still surreal. JFK Library the facility fell into an unfamiliar repose beginning March…

We are introducing a new texting feature as an additional way to find help and resources for your class assignments! Here are all the ways that you can get help from librarians: Chat or send us a text message (509-383-8677) via Ask a Librarian.  The chat service is staffed 24/7 (EWU librarians during normal business…

For the past few months, the term “uncertain times” has been used to describe the world we’re in right now, and rightly so. Many aspects of our lives have been drastically changed in a short period of time. But what is certain is that I’m proud of how EWU Libraries and Learning Commons has responded…

The EWU Libraries & Learning Commons joins our fellow Orbis Cascade Alliance members affirming our commitment to equity and inclusion.  Statement issued June 4, 2020: The Orbis Cascade Alliance Board of Directors joins our voices in unanimity with those of many others across our nation who are deeply committed to creating a just and humane…

A group of men gathered at a United States Forest Service station near Winthrop, Washington to test a theory. Was it practical to deliver trained wildland fire fighters and their equipment via air? Smokejumping was born from these experiments. The Eastern Washington University Libraries, through a partnership with the National Smokejumper Association, is pleased to host the Smokejumper Digital Archive, which contains…