Get a free book at the Washington State University Libraries on Wednesday, April 23, and be part of an international event to promote reading. The giveaway is part of World Book Night 2014. During the daylong event, 25,000 volunteers from across the United States each will give away 20 copies of a specially printed book […]

One of Lorena O’English’s favorite poems from her “misspent youth” is a cautionary tale about two maiden sisters, one of whom falls under the spell of goblin merchants selling fruit too good to be true. Only the strength of her sister’s love saves her. Creepiness factor aside, “Goblin Market,” composed by English poet Christina Rossetti […]

Back by popular demand, Washington State University students will have round-the-clock access to Holland and Terrell libraries during the last two weeks of the semester. The libraries will open at noon Sunday, April 27, and remain open 24/7 through 10 p.m. Friday, May 9. “We heard from quite a few students who were grateful for […]

Lotus Development Corp. founder Mitch Kapor spoke for the majority of uninitiated Web users when he said, “Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.” Washington State University Libraries and the Office of Undergraduate Education are bringing back a class this fall that will teach university students to moderate […]

A faculty author’s road to publication may only be fully appreciated by the librarians who, whether offering information or an ear, walk the same road to bring that book to light. Trevor Bond, head of WSU’s Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections, followed one faculty member’s progress for eight years. For the full WSU News story, […]

Posted: March 27, 2014 — merrilla There will be two short maintenance periods for Search It this weekend.   On Saturday 3/29 between 12pm – 1pm Search It will be accessible, but users may experience intermittent issues accessing databases and articles from off-campus.  On Sunday 3/30 between 1am – 3am Searchit It will be accessible, but […]

The impact of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration often is measured by the millions of jobs it created, the billions of dollars spent on national public works projects and even a song about the Grand Coulee Dam by folksinger Woody Guthrie. In the Pacific Northwest, one WPA project had a different benchmark: the column inch. […]

Washington State University Libraries will hold free, public training 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Terrell 20E about e-readers, tablets and other handheld devices – how they work, what they have in common and basic tips. WSU Libraries’ staff, in an earlier session in the same room, will learn troubleshooting and ways to help patrons […]

Spring 2014 Atrium Music Series Schedule    (Most Fridays from 12:15 – 1:00pm) February 14 Nathan Straub, tenor February 21 George Fricks and Jason McDougall, piano February 28 Mel Rice Perez, clarinet March 7 Lindsey Smith, soprano March 14 Rodrigo Cortes, baritone March 21 No concert scheduled March 28 Senior showcase April 4 MTNA Pianists April […]

From sewing a miniature book binding to watching a demonstration of shaping a stone tool, nearly 200 eighth-graders from Lincoln Middle School recently took a whirlwind tour of library sciences and anthropological research at Washington State University to prepare for their final history project this spring. The teens visited the WSU Libraries and the WSU […]