{"id":10,"date":"2019-04-25T20:09:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T20:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/134.121.197.165\/friends\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:34:58","slug":"friends-of-the-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/friends\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section id=\"builder-section-1559160598381\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre><style>\r\n.friend-button {\r\n  box-shadow: 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.19);\r\n  border: none;\r\n  color: black;\r\n  padding: 15px 32px;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n  text-decoration: none;\r\n  display: inline-block;\r\n  font-size: 16px;\r\n  margin-left: 0 auto;\r\n  margin-right: 0 auto\r\n}\r\n<\/style><\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/ThankYoupostcardfront.jpg\" alt=\"Several students standing around Book Man in front of Terrell Library\" width=\"432\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/ThankYoupostcardfront.jpg 432w, https:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/ThankYoupostcardfront-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/ThankYoupostcardfront-396x264.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>The Heart of Washington State University<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.<strong>\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2013Shelby Foote<strong>, <\/strong>author and historian <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Every land-grant institution is committed to accessibility and public service; the WSU Libraries, open to all students, faculty, and staff, embody this commitment.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3>WSU Libraries as keepers of knowledge<\/h3>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u201cAcademic library collections are designed to support critical thinking, skepticism about the known, and curiosity about the unknown.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211;Wayne Bivens-Tatum, Librarian, Princeton University<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>more than 3 million books<\/li>\r\n<li>30,000 journal subscriptions<\/li>\r\n<li>electronic search and training databases<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/masc\">Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections <\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<div class=\"friend-button\" style=\"text-align: center; width: 300px; margin: 0 auto;\"><a href=\"\/friends\/give\/collections-acquisitions\"><strong>Give Now<\/strong><br \/>\r\nto support collections and acquisitions<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3>WSU Libraries as a physical space<\/h3>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u201cThe only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>access to technology not widely available on campus: \u00a0photogrammetry, 3-D printers, high-tech computers, and discipline-specific software<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.wsu.edu\/services\/study-spaces\">study rooms and collaborative work spaces<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/events\">lectures, receptions, concerts, exhibits, and more<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<div class=\"friend-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/friends\/give\/technology-space-events\/\"><strong>Give Now<\/strong><br \/>\r\nto support technology, space upgrades, and events<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3>WSU Libraries as people<\/h3>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u201cGoogle can bring you back 100,000 answers.\u00a0 A librarian can bring you back the right one.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211;Neil Gaiman, author<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>WSU librarians teach students how to sort through the overwhelming amount of information available with the click of a mouse and analyze it effectively so students can be successful in the classroom and beyond.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWorking at the library has taught me many valuable life skills that I can carry on to my career.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8212; Rachelle Muzones, WSU \u201918, recipient of the Philip and Elaine Barden Student Employment Endowment<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Employment with the Libraries helps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgzSqnjxeAQxHfyreqJzDW_GKTUvEaAn2\">students<\/a> pay for their educations and gives them valuable work experience.\u00a0 The Libraries couldn\u2019t open its doors without them.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<div class=\"friend-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/friends\/give\/libraries-faculty-student-employees\"><strong>Give Now<\/strong><br \/>\r\nto support libraries faculty\/staff development and student employees<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Heart of Washington State University \u201cA university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013Shelby Foote, author and historian Every land-grant institution is committed to accessibility and public service; 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